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Link to "Permitted in USPS Networks" Link to contents for "Domestic Hazardous Materials Warning Labels and Markings"     

Examples of Properly Prepared Mailpieces

Surface Transportation Only

Box with USPS IM Barcode Parcel Select Ground label and a limited quantity black and white label.

Box with USPS IM Barcode Retail Ground label and a lithium battery label properly numbered.

Air or Surface Transportation

Box with USPS IM Barcode Priority Mail label marked Dry Ice – UN1845 (Frozen Steaks, 5 lbs.), a Class 9 label and a Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods.

Box with USPS IM Barcode Priority Mail label marked Sodium hydroxide solution – UN1824, a Class 9 Y limited quantity label, a Class 8 Corrosive label and a Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods.

*To access Publication 52, scan the QR code.

https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/welcome.htm

https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/welcome.htm

Poster 298

January 2021

PSN 7690-05-000-4227




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