---
type: restriction
id: usps-portable-chargers-power-banks
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Portable chargers / power banks — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/
source_quote: "Portable chargers / power banks | Lithium battery (standalone) | UN3480"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Portable chargers / power banks"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic US"
conditions: "Standalone lithium batteries require hazmat declaration at label creation. Must carry lithium battery mark (Class 9). $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026."
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, scope
---
**Item category:** Portable chargers / power banks

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic US

**Conditions:** Standalone lithium batteries require hazmat declaration at label creation. Must carry lithium battery mark (Class 9). $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026.

> Portable chargers / power banks | Lithium battery (standalone) | UN3480

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