Sharps and regulated medical waste containing Category B infectious substance (UN3291)
What is the carrier for Sharps and regulated medical waste containing Category B infectious substance (UN3291)?
For Sharps and regulated medical waste containing Category B infectious substance (UN3291), carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic mail via USPS Ground Advantage only; conditions is Permitted via USPS Returns Service via USPS Ground Advantage only; vendor must obtain prior authorization; strict packaging, testing, labeling requirements apply, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.
Regulated medical waste and sharps medical waste as defined in 346.12 ( f ) and 346.12 ( g ) and containing materials classified as Category B infectious substances must be marked UN3291 and are permitted for mailing only using USPS Returns Service (refer to DMM 505.3) via USPS Ground Advantage service.
— pe.usps.com, retrieved 2026-08-04
- Item category
- Sharps and regulated medical waste containing Category B infectious substance (UN3291)
- Carrier
- USPS our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- domestic mail via USPS Ground Advantage only our reading
- Conditions
- Permitted via USPS Returns Service via USPS Ground Advantage only; vendor must obtain prior authorization; strict packaging, testing, labeling requirements apply
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Source
- pe.usps.comhttps://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_025.htm