---
type: restriction
id: usps-used-damaged-or-defective-electronic-devices
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_028.htm
source_quote: "Used, Damaged, or Defective Electronic Devices: Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices in international mail or domestic air transportation, except for new devices in original packaging or manufacturer-certified new or refurbished devices."
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "prohibited"
scope: "international mail and domestic air transportation"
conditions: "Prohibited from international mail and domestic air transportation; exceptions for new devices in original packaging or manufacturer-certified new/refurbished devices; surface transport must mark with 'Restricted Electronic Device' and 'Surface Transportation Only'"
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, restriction_type
---
**Item category:** Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** prohibited

**Scope:** international mail and domestic air transportation

**Conditions:** Prohibited from international mail and domestic air transportation; exceptions for new devices in original packaging or manufacturer-certified new/refurbished devices; surface transport must mark with 'Restricted Electronic Device' and 'Surface Transportation Only'

> Used, Damaged, or Defective Electronic Devices: Used, damaged, or defective electronic devices in international mail or domestic air transportation, except for new devices in original packaging or manufacturer-certified new or refurbished devices.

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_028.htm>