# Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices, carrier is USPS; restriction type is prohibited; scope is international mail and domestic air transportation; conditions is Prohibited from international mail and domestic air transportation; exceptions for new devices in original packaging or manufacturer-certified new/refurbished devices; surface transport must mark with 'Restricted Electronic Device' and 'Surface Transportation Only', recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** international mail and domestic air transportation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Prohibited from international mail and domestic air transportation; exceptions for new devices in original packaging or manufacturer-certified new/refurbished devices; surface transport must mark with 'Restricted Electronic Device' and 'Surface Transportation Only' _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Used, Damaged, or Defective Electronic Devices: Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices in international mail or domestic air transportation, except for new devices in original packaging or manufacturer-certified new or refurbished devices.

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_028.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/).