---
type: restriction
id: usps-used-health-care-products-not-suspected-to-contain-category-a
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Used health care products (not suspected to contain Category A) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_025.htm
source_quote: "a used health care product not suspected to contain an infectious material, or that is known or suspected to contain a Category B infectious substance and is being returned to the manufacturer or manufacturer&lsquo;s designee, is mailable with Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Used health care products (not suspected to contain Category A)"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic mail via Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express only"
conditions: "Mailable with Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express when being returned to manufacturer or manufacturer's designee; must meet specific packaging requirements"
verified: false
unverified_fields: conditions, item_category, restriction_type
---
**Item category:** Used health care products (not suspected to contain Category A)

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic mail via Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express only

**Conditions:** Mailable with Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express when being returned to manufacturer or manufacturer's designee; must meet specific packaging requirements

> a used health care product not suspected to contain an infectious material, or that is known or suspected to contain a Category B infectious substance and is being returned to the manufacturer or manufacturer&lsquo;s designee, is mailable with Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_025.htm>
