# Lighters / lighter refills — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lighters / lighter refills, carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic US; conditions is Classified as flammable gas. Requires hazmat declaration. $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Lighters / lighter refills
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** domestic US _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Classified as flammable gas. Requires hazmat declaration. $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026. _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Lighters / lighter refills | Flammable gas | UN1057

## Source

- https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/

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/).