# Paint and related items (UN1263) — lacquer, varnish, shellac, etc. — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Paint and related items (UN1263), item category is Paint and related items (UN1263) — lacquer, varnish, shellac, etc; carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic mail via surface transportation; conditions is Mailable if qualify as Limited Quantity surface material and meet quantity limitations and packaging requirements; Packaging Instruction 3A or 3B as applicable, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** Paint and related items (UN1263) — lacquer, varnish, shellac, etc.
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** domestic mail via surface transportation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Mailable if qualify as Limited Quantity surface material and meet quantity limitations and packaging requirements; Packaging Instruction 3A or 3B as applicable _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Paint and Related Items (UN1263): A flammable or combustible liquid, which includes items such as lacquer, paint-thinning or paint-drying compounds, shellac, varnish, liquid aluminum, liquid bronze, liquid gold, liquid wood filler, and liquid lacquer base. They are mailable if they qualify as Limited Quantity surface material

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_022.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/).