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Publication 52 - Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail
  • Publication 52 - Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail

  • Transmittal Letter
  • 1 Introduction
    • 11 Purpose
      • 111 General
      • 112 Use
      • 113 Other Reference Sources
    • 12 Scope
      • 121 General
      • 122 Definitions
      • 123 Mailability Premise
    • 13 Safety and Protection of Postal Personnel
    • 14 Military Postal System
    • 15 Wire Communication Devices
  • 2 General Guidelines
    • 21 Mailability
      • 211 General
      • 212 Mailer Responsibility
      • 213 Authority
      • 214 Appeals
      • 215 Requests for Rulings
      • 216 Nonmailable Matter Found in the Mail
    • 22 Marking Requirements
      • 221 General
      • 222 Other USPS Labels and Tags
      • 223 Orientation Markings for Packages and Containing Liquids
      • 224 Old Markings
    • 23 Handling Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Materials
    • 24 Emergency Procedures
      • 241 General Requirements
      • 242 Harmful Matter Exposure
      • 243 Precautions
      • 244 Incident Response Procedures
      • 245 Hazardous Chemical Emergencies
      • 246 Emergency Telephone Numbers
    • 25 Basic Guidelines for Acceptance and Dispatch
      • 251 Guidelines for Acceptance Personnel
      • 252 Guidelines for Dispatch Personnel
      • 253 Guidelines for Delivery and Collection Personnel
  • 3 Hazardous Materials
    • 31 Definition
    • 32 General
      • 321 U.S. Department of Transportation
      • 322 Postal Service
      • 323 Mailer Responsibility
      • 324 Mailability Rulings
      • 325 DOT Hazardous Materials Warning Labels
      • 326 Shipping Papers
      • 327 Transportation Requirements
      • 328 Postal Service Hazardous Materials Table
      • 329 Presentation of Hazardous-Materials Mailings
    • 33 Hazard Classes
      • 331 Nine Classes
      • 332 Limited Quantity
      • 333 Consumer Commodity
      • 334 USPS Limited Quantity Air Materials
      • 335 ID8000 Materials
      • 336 USPS Limited Quantity Surface Materials
      • 337 Excepted Quantity
      • 338 Small Quantity
      • 339 Packaging Requirements for Hazardous Materials
    • 34 Mailability by Hazard Class
      • 341 Explosives (Hazard Class 1)
      • 342 Gases (Hazard Class 2)
      • 343 Flammable and Combustible Liquids (Hazard Class 3)
      • 344 Flammable Solids (Hazard Class 4)
      • 345 Oxidizing Substances, Organic Peroxides (Hazard Class 5)
      • 346 Toxic Substances and Infectious Substances (Hazard Class 6)
      • 347 Radioactive Materials (Hazard Class 7)
      • 348 Corrosives (Hazard Class 8)
      • 349 Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials (Hazard Class 9)
  • 4 Restricted Matter
    • 41 General
      • 411 Definition
      • 412 Mailer Responsibility
      • 413 Rulings
      • 414 Nonmailable Matter Found in the Mails
    • 42 Intoxicating Liquors
      • 421 Definition
      • 422 Mailability
      • 423 Packaging and Marking
      • 424 Nonmailable Intoxicating Liquors
    • 43 Firearms
      • 431 Definitions
      • 432 Mailability
      • 433 Legal Opinions on Mailing Firearms
      • 434 Replica or Inert Explosive Devices
      • 435 Nonmailable Firearms Found in the Mails
    • 44 Knives and Sharp Instruments
      • 441 Definitions
      • 442 Mailability
      • 443 Packaging and Marking
      • 444 Nonmailable Knives in the Mails
    • 45 Other Restricted Materials
      • 451 Liquids, Powders, and Odor-Producing Materials
      • 452 Motor Vehicle Master Keys and Locksmithing Devices
      • 453 Controlled Substances and Drugs
      • 454 Unsolicited Promotional Samples
      • 455 Building Construction Material
      • 456 Lottery
    • 46 Animal-Fighting Ventures
      • 461 Definitions
      • 462 Mailability
    • 47 Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco, and ENDS
      • 471 Definitions
      • 472 Covered Products Generally Nonmailable
      • 473 Mailability Exceptions
      • 474 Additional Guidance
  • 5 Perishable Matter
    • 51 Definition
      • 511 General Definitions
      • 512 Federal Statutes
      • 513 Live and Perishable Handling Fee
    • 52 Animals
      • 521 General Requirements
      • 522 Packaging and Markings
      • 523 Acceptance for Mailing
      • 524 Disposal
      • 525 Nonmailable Live Animals
      • 526 Mailable Live Animals
      • 527 Dead Animals or Parts of Animals
    • 53 Fresh Foods and Other Perishables
    • 54 Eggs
    • 55 Meats and Meat Products
    • 56 Plants
      • 561 General
      • 562 Quarantines
      • 563 Packaging and Marking
      • 564 Further Information
    • 57 Nonmailable Plant Pests, Injurious Animals, and Illegally Taken Fish or Wildlife
      • 571 General
      • 572 Criminal Penalties
  • 6 International Mail
    • 61 General
      • 611 APO/FPO/DPO Mail
      • 612 U.S Possessions, Territories, and Freely Associated States
    • 62 Dangerous Goods: International Mail
      • 621 General Requirements
      • 622 Mailable Dangerous Goods
      • 623 Nonmailable Dangerous Goods
    • 63 Restricted Matter: International Mail
      • 631 Firearms
      • 632 Inter Replica and Explosive Devices
      • 633 Knives and Sharp Instruments
      • 634 Drugs
      • 635 Controlled Substances
      • 636 Other Restricted Matter
    • 64 Perishable Matter: International Mail
      • 641 Animals
      • 642 Eggs
      • 643 Plants
      • 644 Fresh Foods and Other Perishables
  • 7 Air Transportation Requirements
    • 71 General
      • 711 Mailer Responsibility
      • 712 Refusal by Air Carrier or Pilot
    • 72 Hazardous Materials: Air Transportation
      • 721 General Requirements
      • 722 Additional Requirements
      • 723 Consumer Commodity and Mailable Limited Quantity Materials
      • 724 Postal Service Handling
    • 73 Restricted Matter: Air Transporation
    • 74 Perishable Matter: Air Transportation
      • 741 General Requirements
      • 742 Live Animals
      • 743 Perishable Matter with Dry Ice
      • 744 Air Transportation Prohibitions
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
    • USPS Packaging Instruction 1-3
      • 1A Toy Propellant Devices
      • 1B Safety Fuse
      • 2A Flammable Gases
      • 2B Nonflammable Gases
      • 2C Fire Extinguishers
      • 2D Foodstuffs and Soap Products
      • 2E Audible Fire Alarm Systems
      • 2F Biological Products or Medical Preparations
      • 3A Flammable Liquids
      • 3B Combustible Liquids
      • 3C Cigarette Lighters
      • 3D Ethanol-based Flammable Liquids and Solids
    • USPS Packaging Instruction 4-6
      • 4A Flammable Solids
      • 4B Safety Matches
      • 5A Oxidizing Substances, Organic Peroxides
      • 6A Toxic Substances
      • 6B Toxic Substances With LD50 Oral Toxicity of 50 mg/kg or Less
      • 6C Category B Infectious Substances
      • 6D Sharps Waste and Other Regulated Medical Waste
      • 6E Used Health Care Products
      • 6F Forensic Material
      • 6G Nonregulated Infectious Materials
      • 6H Exempt Human or Animal Specimens
    • USPS Packaging Instruction 7-10
      • 7A Radioactive Materials
      • 8A Corrosives
      • 8B Nonspillable Wet Battery
      • 8C Manufactured Devices that Contain Small Amounts of Mercury
      • 9A Dry Ice (Carbon Dioxide Solid)
      • 9B Magnetized Materials
      • 9C Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
      • 9D Lithium Metal and Lithium-ion Cells and Batteries Domestic
      • 9E Lithium Metal and Lithium-ion Cells and Batteries International and APO/FPO/DPO
      • 10A Small Quantity Provision
      • 10B - Excepted Quantity Provision
      • 10C - Cremated Remains
      • 10D - Adult Bird Boxes
  • Appendix D
  • Appendix E
    • Postal Service Publications and Reference Materials
    • Other Publications
  • Appendix F
  • Appendix G
    • STCs Domestic Outbound (Required)
    • STCs Domestic Outbound (Optional)
    • STCs Domestic Returns (Required)
    • STCs Domestic Outbound (Optional)
    • ESCs Domestic (Optional)
    • ESCs Domestic and International, including APO/FPO/DPO (Required)
    • ESCs International and APO/FPO/DPO (Required)
  • Index

Publication 52 - Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail > Appendix G

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Appendix G

Appendix G

STCs Domestic Outbound (Required)

G01 STCs Domestic Outbound (Optional)

G02 STCs Domestic Returns (Required)

G03 STCs Domestic Returns (Optional)

ESCs Domestic (Optional)

ESCs Domestic and International, including APO/FPO/DPO (Required)

ESCs International and APO/FPO/DPO (Required)




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