# Hand Sanitizer — Postal shipping restrictions by item category For Hand Sanitizer, carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic; conditions is It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03. - **Item category:** Hand Sanitizer _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_ - **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Scope:** domestic _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Conditions:** It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations. ## What the source says > It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations. ## Sources disagree More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from. ### Item category usps.com says item category is **Hand Sanitizer**, as of 2026-08-03. > It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations. Source: https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm selleressentials.com says item category is **Hand sanitizer**, as of 2026-08-04. > Hand sanitizer | Flammable liquid (alcohols) | UN1987 Source: https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/ ecommercebytes.com says item category is **Hand sanitizer**, as of 2026-08-04. > Essential oils, nail polish (and nail polish remover), perfumes and colognes, hand sanitizer, inks, stains and varnishes, hairspray, and electronics with a lithium battery are among the products listed by the Department of Transportation as posing a significant safety risk while being transported. Source: https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/ ### Restriction type usps.com says restriction type is **restricted**, as of 2026-08-03. > It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations. Source: https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm selleressentials.com says restriction type is **restricted**, as of 2026-08-04. > Hand sanitizer | Flammable liquid (alcohols) | UN1987 Source: https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/ ecommercebytes.com says restriction type is **hazmat declaration required**, as of 2026-08-04. > Essential oils, nail polish (and nail polish remover), perfumes and colognes, hand sanitizer, inks, stains and varnishes, hairspray, and electronics with a lithium battery are among the products listed by the Department of Transportation as posing a significant safety risk while being transported. Source: https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/ ### Scope usps.com says scope is **domestic**, as of 2026-08-03. > It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations. Source: https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm selleressentials.com says scope is **domestic US**, as of 2026-08-04. > Hand sanitizer | Flammable liquid (alcohols) | UN1987 Source: https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/ ecommercebytes.com says scope is **commercial package shipments**, as of 2026-08-04. > Essential oils, nail polish (and nail polish remover), perfumes and colognes, hand sanitizer, inks, stains and varnishes, hairspray, and electronics with a lithium battery are among the products listed by the Department of Transportation as posing a significant safety risk while being transported. Source: https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/ ### Conditions usps.com says conditions is **It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations.**, as of 2026-08-03. > It is prohibited to send these materials by International Mail including APO/FPO/DPO (military) destinations. Source: https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm selleressentials.com says conditions is **Classified as flammable liquid (alcohols). Requires hazmat declaration and compliant packaging. $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026.**, as of 2026-08-04. > Hand sanitizer | Flammable liquid (alcohols) | UN1987 Source: https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/ ecommercebytes.com says conditions is **Listed by the Department of Transportation as posing a significant safety risk while being transported; $7.50 hazmat handling fee for Priority Mail; $50 noncompliance fee for packages not properly declared and labeled across all commercial packages including Ground Advantage (effective July 12 2026)**, as of 2026-08-04. > Essential oils, nail polish (and nail polish remover), perfumes and colognes, hand sanitizer, inks, stains and varnishes, hairspray, and electronics with a lithium battery are among the products listed by the Department of Transportation as posing a significant safety risk while being transported. Source: https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/ ## Source - https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm - https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/ - https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2026/07/05/new-usps-noncompliance-fee-could-take-sellers-by-surprise/ Last verified: 2026-08-03. Review by: 2027-08-03. Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).