USPS announced changes to shipping hazardous materials. These changes limit the services that can be used when shipping pre-owned, damaged, or defective electronic devices with lithium batteries.
Lithium batteries in these devices pose a particular hazard, and have been associated with a surge in fires and other incidents reported to USPS. To reduce the risk of such incidents occurring on air transportation, USPS will restrict pre-owned, damaged, and defective electronic devices containing or packaged with lithium batteries to domestic services that use surface transportation. Acceptable services include USPS Retail Ground or Parcel Select.
USPS requires that packages with these devices be marked “Restricted Electronic Device” and “Surface Transportation Only” in addition to any other applicable markings.
USPS has also published new requirements for separation of packages containing hazardous materials. As USPS provides additional details and FAQs on the recent changes, we will update this post.
Smart Ship Tip: Remember, pre-negotiated rates for a full-range of shipping options, including USPS Parcel Select Ground service, are available on eBay Labels for all eBay sellers.
As always, thank you for selling on eBay.
The Shipping Team
