---
type: restriction
id: usps-lighters-lighter-refills
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Lighters / lighter refills — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/
source_quote: "Lighters / lighter refills | Flammable gas | UN1057"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Lighters / lighter refills"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic US"
conditions: "Classified as flammable gas. Requires hazmat declaration. $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026."
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, scope
---
**Item category:** Lighters / lighter refills

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic US

**Conditions:** Classified as flammable gas. Requires hazmat declaration. $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026.

> Lighters / lighter refills | Flammable gas | UN1057

Source: <https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/>