Radioactive instruments and articles (UN2911) — clocks, electronic tubes · USPS
What is the item or substance for Radioactive instruments and articles (UN2911) — clocks, electronic tubes · USPS?
For Radioactive instruments and articles (UN2911), carrier is USPS; item or substance is Radioactive instruments and articles (UN2911) — clocks, electronic tubes; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic mail via surface transportation; conditions is Mailable if activity does not exceed limits in Exhibit 347.22; classified as excepted package for simplified handling per 49 CFR 172.101; must follow Packaging Instruction 7A, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.
UN2911: Low-risk items like clocks, electronic tubes, or similar devices with radioactive materials in gas or solid form, classified as "excepted package" for simplified handling under 49 CFR § 172.101.
— pe.usps.com, retrieved 2026-08-04
- Item or substance
- Radioactive instruments and articles (UN2911) — clocks, electronic tubes
- Carrier
- USPS our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- domestic mail via surface transportation our reading
- Conditions
- Mailable if activity does not exceed limits in Exhibit 347.22; classified as excepted package for simplified handling per 49 CFR 172.101; must follow Packaging Instruction 7A
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Source
- pe.usps.comhttps://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_026.htm