Explosives
What is the carrier for Explosives?
For Explosives, carrier is USPS; restriction type is prohibited; scope is domestic; conditions is Completely forbidden in the U.S. mail, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.
an't send these items in the U.S. mail: Air Bags Ammunition Explosives Gasoline Liquid Mercury Marijuana (medical or otherwise); hemp/CBD is allowed, but restricted Domestically Restricted Items You can send the following items if you follow all the rules and restrictions. See a more complete list in <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/index.htm> USPS Publicatio
— usps.com, retrieved 2026-08-03
- Item category
- Explosives verified
- Carrier
- USPS our reading
- Restriction type
- prohibited our reading
- Scope
- domestic our reading
- Conditions
- Completely forbidden in the U.S. mail
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Scope
usps.com says scope is domestic, as of 2026-08-03.
an't send these items in the U.S. mail: Air Bags Ammunition Explosives Gasoline Liquid Mercury Marijuana (medical or otherwise); hemp/CBD is allowed, but restricted Domestically Restricted Items You can send the following items if you follow all the rules and restrictions. See a more complete list in <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/index.htm> USPS Publicatio
https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm
ecommercebytes.com says scope is all mail, as of 2026-08-04.
Note the USPS never allows explosives or metal mercury (such as mercury thermometers, mercury barometers, mercury blood pressure monitors) to be mailed.
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/
Conditions
usps.com says conditions is Completely forbidden in the U.S. mail, as of 2026-08-03.
an't send these items in the U.S. mail: Air Bags Ammunition Explosives Gasoline Liquid Mercury Marijuana (medical or otherwise); hemp/CBD is allowed, but restricted Domestically Restricted Items You can send the following items if you follow all the rules and restrictions. See a more complete list in <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/index.htm> USPS Publicatio
https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm
ecommercebytes.com says conditions is USPS never allows explosives to be mailed, as of 2026-08-04.
Note the USPS never allows explosives or metal mercury (such as mercury thermometers, mercury barometers, mercury blood pressure monitors) to be mailed.
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/
Sources
- usps.comhttps://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm
- ecommercebytes.comhttps://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/