Spirited Enterprise
Why We Cannot Ship Oils Overseas
Many household items can't go in the mail.
Hazardous materials come in a wide variety of forms and can be chemical, biological, radioactive, or a combination thereof.
The Postal Service's definition of a hazardous material includes many common household and consumer products. They may not be dangerous on your shelf at home, but they can become a hazard when shaken or when the temperature or pressure changes.
Class 1: Explosives | Fireworks, ammunition, fuses, model rocket engines, automobile air bags |
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Class 2: Gases | Aerosols, hairspray, scuba tanks, compressed gas containers, lighters, butane, propane |
Class 3: Flammable Liquids | Fuels (gasoline), items that contain or used to contain fuel (lighters, propane cylinders, used gasoline tanks), some paints and inks, furniture varnishes, perfumes |
Class 4: Flammable Solids | Matches, signal flares |
Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides | Oxidizing liquids, swimming pool chemicals, peroxides |
Class 6: Toxic Materials and Infectious Substances | Insecticides, pesticides, pepper spray, infectious substances, sharps, patient specimens |
Class 7: Radioactive Materials | Scientific instruments, products requiring a radioactive warning label |
Class 8: Corrosives | Bleach, ammonia, batteries, drain cleaners, mercury, oven cleaners |
Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials | Magnets, dry ice, self-inflating lifesaving devices, lithium and lithium-ion batteries |