# knives and sharp instruments - general — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For knives and sharp instruments - general, carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is all domestic mail; conditions is Sharp instruments include all sharp-pointed or sharp-edged implements such as knives, tools, ice picks, razor blades, stilettos, or similar devices, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** knives and sharp instruments - general _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** all domestic mail _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Sharp instruments include all sharp-pointed or sharp-edged implements such as knives, tools, ice picks, razor blades, stilettos, or similar devices

## What the source says

> Sharp instruments include all sharp-pointed or sharp-edged implements, such as knives, tools, ice picks, razor blades, stilettos, or similar devices.

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_014.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).