# Cigarette lighters charged with fuel (NA1057) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Cigarette lighters charged with fuel (NA1057), carrier is USPS; restriction type is prohibited; scope is all mail; conditions is Lighters charged with fuel and having an ignition system are nonmailable; may seek DOT approval number for mailability ruling, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Cigarette lighters charged with fuel (NA1057) _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** all mail _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Lighters charged with fuel and having an ignition system are nonmailable; may seek DOT approval number for mailability ruling

## What the source says

> Cigarette Lighters (NA1057): Generally classified as Class 3 flammable liquid, lighters charged with fuel and having an ignition system (or similar heating, lighting, or ignition device) are nonmailable.

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_021.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).