# switchblade knife - to government procurement officials — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For switchblade knife - to government procurement officials, carrier is USPS; restriction type is allowed; scope is domestic mail - to government supply or procurement officials only; conditions is Mailable only to designated government officers or employees ordering or procuring switchblade knives in connection with government activities, including federal civilian and armed forces, National Guard, Air National Guard, militia, and municipal government supply or procurement officers, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** switchblade knife - to government procurement officials _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** domestic mail - to government supply or procurement officials only _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Mailable only to designated government officers or employees ordering or procuring switchblade knives in connection with government activities, including federal civilian and armed forces, National Guard, Air National Guard, militia, and municipal government supply or procurement officers _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Government Supply or Procurement Officials: Designated officers or employees ordering, procuring, or purchasing switchblade knives in connection with the activities of their respective governments or organizations

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_015.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/).