731 Refusal by Air Carrier | Postal Explorer

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731 Refusal by Air Carrier

Certain restricted articles, as described in 49 CFR 100-185 and the operator variations of the air carriers, may be accepted for air transportation if properly packaged. These articles must be labeled and bear a shipper‘s declaration in triplicate, as required by 49 CFR 172.204, or must be marked according to the air carrier‘s operator variations. Refer to the technical instruction of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for air carrier operator variations.

Mailpieces refused by an air carrier that contain restricted matter, or are suspected to contain hazardous matter, must be handled in accordance with 711.

ARCHIVED PUB 52 - SEP 07, 2023