# Lithium metal (non-rechargeable) batteries without equipment (individual batteries) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lithium metal (non-rechargeable) batteries without equipment (individual batteries), carrier is USPS; restriction type is prohibited; scope is domestic mail via air transportation; conditions is Individual lithium metal batteries without equipment are prohibited from domestic air transportation; mailable via surface only in sealed packaging up to 5 lbs with proper markings, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Lithium metal (non-rechargeable) batteries without equipment (individual batteries) _(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:** domestic mail via air transportation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Individual lithium metal batteries without equipment are prohibited from domestic air transportation; mailable via surface only in sealed packaging up to 5 lbs with proper markings _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Without the equipment they operate (individual batteries in originally sealed packaging)

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_028.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/).