Domestic Mail

Cell Phone Battery Recall

Beginning September 7, 2007, consumers may mail recalled cell phone batteries using Parcel Return Service (PRS).

Consumers must package these batteries in the con­tainers provided by the manufacturer (or its agent) and send them only by surface transportation using PRS. The label on each box is marked “Surface Mail Only, Package Contains Lithium-ion Batteries (no lithium metal)” on the address side.

The batteries can be mailed only where surface trans­portation is assured. Postage is paid by the PRS agent.

Postal Service™ personnel may accept these bat­teries for mailing when properly prepared as described above.

— Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 9-27-07