# Perishable Items — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Perishable Items, carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic; conditions is must be specially packaged and mailed so that they arrive before they begin to deteriorate, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Item category:** Perishable Items
- **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:** must be specially packaged and mailed so that they arrive before they begin to deteriorate

## What the source says

> Perishable items are materials that can deteriorate in the mail, such as live animals, food, and plants. Permissible perishable items are sent at the mailer’s own risk. These items must be specially packaged and mailed so that they arrive before they begin to deteriorate.

## Source

- https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm

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/).