# Nonspillable wet batteries (UN2800) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Nonspillable wet batteries (UN2800), carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is all mail; conditions is Acceptable if completely sealed to prevent liquid corrosive from spilling; must follow Packaging Instruction 8B, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Nonspillable wet batteries (UN2800)
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** all mail _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Acceptable if completely sealed to prevent liquid corrosive from spilling; must follow Packaging Instruction 8B _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Nonspillable Wet Batteries (UN2800): Acceptable if completely sealed to prevent the liquid corrosive from spilling during handling

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_027.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/).