The following terms may indicate hazardous materials or dangerous goods:
| Specific Item | Potential Hazard |
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| Specific ItemAir Bags | Potential HazardMay contain Air Bag Inflators, or Air Bag Modules or Seat-Belt Pretensioner. |
| Specific ItemAir Conditioning Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain gases under pressure. |
| Specific ItemAircraft Parts | Potential HazardMay contain such items as fuel control devices which cannot be fully purged of fuel and must be shipped regulated. |
| Specific ItemAuto Parts | Potential HazardMay include carburetors, gas lines, or gas tanks which may contain gasoline. |
| Specific ItemBarometers | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of mercury. |
| Specific ItemBatteries | Potential HazardCome in a variety of sizes and types. Several types of batteries are regulated as hazardous materials, including spillable lead-acid batteries, many lithium batteries, etc. Positive protection against short circuits is essential, even for batteries that are not subject to applicable Hazardous Materials Regulations. (See Additional Battery Guidance below) |
| Specific ItemBreathing Apparatus | Potential HazardMay mean oxygen cylinders under pressure. |
| Specific ItemBull Semen | Potential HazardMay signal the presence of dry ice or liquefied gas. |
| Specific ItemCamping Gear/Equipment | Potential HazardMay include many different dangerous items such as: ammunition, batteries, cooking stoves, flammable gas, fire starting pastes, flammable liquids, heat producing packets, lighters, matches (both strike anywhere and safety type), signal flares, STERNO cooking/heating fuel (the structural tubing on certain types of back packs contains liquid fuels). |
| Specific ItemChain Saws and Other Powered Tools | Potential HazardWill most likely contain a residue of fuel. |
| Specific ItemChemical Oxygen | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of an oxygen generator. |
| Specific ItemCigarette Lighters | Potential HazardIncluding Lighters or Lighter Refills or Torches may contain flammable gas or flammable liquid. |
| Specific ItemComputer Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain uninterruptible power supplies with electrical storage batteries, magnets in speakers and printing ink. |
| Specific ItemConstruction Equipment | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of batteries, CO2 cartridges, and other power devices, gasoline powered saws or generators and space heaters all possibly containing fuel, Liquified Petroleum gas torches, paints, drying agents and thinners. |
| Specific ItemCosmetics | Potential HazardMay contain flammable liquids. |
| Specific ItemCryogenic (liquid) | Potential HazardMeans a liquefied gas of very low temperature, which must be shipped as a regulated item. |
| Specific ItemCylinder/Container/Tank | Potential HazardMay contain flammable or non-flammable compressed gases. |
| Specific ItemDental Apparatus/Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain hazardous chemicals such as resins, solvents, or gases. |
| Specific ItemDrilling and Mining Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain explosives, acids, lubricants, mercury or other dangerous goods. |
| Specific ItemElectrical/Electronic Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain powerful magnets, mercury in switches, any one of a variety of batteries and uninterruptible power supplies containing electrical storage batteries. (See Additional Battery Guidance below) |
| Specific ItemElectrically Powered Apparatus | Potential HazardMay contain wet electric storage batteries, or lithium batteries. Even if batteries are excepted from regulations, they must be positively protected against short circuits. |
| Specific ItemEngine Parts | Potential HazardMay include carburetors, gas lines, or gas tanks which may contain fuel or fuel residue. |
| Specific ItemFertilizer | Potential HazardAmmonium nitrate, may be an oxidizer. |
| Specific ItemFire Extinguishers or Fire Fighting Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain gases under pressure or gasoline engine powered equipment. |
| Specific ItemFrozen Food | Potential HazardMay contain dry ice. |
| Specific ItemGas | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of a flammable liquid, such as gasoline, a flammable gas or nonflammable gas. |
| Specific ItemHousehold Goods | Potential HazardMay include paints, bleaches, spray cans under pressure, and numerous other dangerous items. |
| Specific ItemHunting Supplies | Potential HazardMay contain small arms ammunition or other camping related items. |
| Specific ItemIce Maker | Potential HazardMay contain gases under pressure. |
| Specific ItemLaboratory or Testing Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain assorted dangerous materials. |
| Specific ItemLaundry Supplies | Potential HazardMay mean strong bleaches or oxidizing fabric treatments. |
| Specific ItemLawn Equipment | Potential HazardSuch as, but not limited to, lawn mowers and weed trimmers may contain hazardous materials in the form of fuels and/or batteries. |
| Specific ItemLighters | Potential HazardIncluding Cigarette Lighters or Lighter Refills or Torches may contain flammable gas or flammable liquid. |
| Specific ItemMachinery Parts | Potential HazardMay include adhesives, paints, sealants, solvents or other chemicals and gases. |
| Specific ItemMedical Supplies | Potential HazardMay contain flammable or corrosive chemicals, infectious substances or radioactive materials. |
| Specific ItemMercury | Potential HazardOr the term "mercurial" may indicate a shipment that is regulated. |
| Specific ItemMotorized Equipment | Potential HazardWhich may contain gasoline or electric batteries. |
| Specific ItemMSDS or Material Safety Data Sheet | Potential HazardMay indicate a product is hazardous. Ensure that the shipment receives expert analysis before being advanced. |
| Specific ItemOffice Supplies | Potential HazardMay contain aerosols, both flammable and non-flammable printing ink, uninterruptible power supplies containing electrical storage batteries. |
| Specific ItemOxygen Generator | Potential HazardMeans a prohibited chemical device that generates oxygen and a large amount of heat. |
| Specific ItemPassenger Service Unit (PSU) | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of an oxygen generator as utilized in an aircraft. |
| Specific ItemPerfume | Potential HazardMay contain flammable liquids. |
| Specific ItemPharmaceuticals | Potential HazardMay include flammable liquids, radioactive medicines, or other hazardous chemicals. |
| Specific ItemPhotographic Supplies | Potential HazardCould contain acids, corrosive materials, bleaches, or poisonous materials. |
| Specific ItemRechargeable Drills, Screwdrivers and Other Hand Tools | Potential HazardMay contain lithium batteries. (See Batteries for additional information) |
| Specific ItemRefrigeration Equipment | Potential HazardMay contain gases under pressure. |
| Specific ItemRepair Kits | Potential HazardMay contain adhesives, paints, solvents, flammable gases, or other dangerous goods. |
| Specific ItemSamples for Testing | Potential HazardMay contain any number of dangerous goods. |
| Specific ItemSurvey Equipment | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of electrical equipment, batteries, power cartridges, and other regulated materials. |
| Specific ItemSwimming Pool, Jacuzzi Chemicals or Parts | Potential HazardMay contain oxidizers or other dangerous goods. |
| Specific ItemThermometers | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of mercury. |
| Specific ItemTool Boxes | Potential HazardMay contain explosives (power rivets), compressed gases (spray cans), flammable adhesives or paints, corrosive liquids, etc. |
| Specific ItemVaccines | Potential HazardMay be packed in dry ice. |
| Specific ItemVenom | Potential Hazard(Liquid, powder or otherwise) may be poisonous. |
| Specific ItemWeather Equipment | Potential HazardMay indicate the presence of devices containing mercury. |
| Types of Batteries | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers. |
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| Types of BatteriesLead-Acid Batteries | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.Common in cars, electric wheelchairs, some continuous computer power sources, and other applications. These batteries contain highly corrosive acid and can cause fires from short circuits. |
| Types of BatteriesNon-Spillable Batteries | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.Tested, proven non-spillable batteries are allowed to be shipped as non-hazardous within the U.S. Batteries and packaging must be marked "NONSPILLABLE" or "NONSPILLABLE BATTERY". |
| Types of BatteriesLithium and Lithium Ion Batteries | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.Both rechargeable and non-rechargeable power sources, common in computers, cell phones, cameras and other small electronic devices. If dropped, crushed or short-circuited, these batteries can release dangerous amounts of heat and may ignite, and are dangerous in fires. Special regulations apply to shipping these batteries. Shipments requiring hazardous materials shipping papers are accepted from contract hazmat shippers only, and certain lithium batteries may not qualify for UPS service. |
| Types of BatteriesOther Batteries | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.Although common dry cell (e.g., AA, C, D batteries) may not be regulated as hazardous materials, all batteries can cause fires from short circuits if batteries and terminals are not protected. |
| Types of BatteriesProtect Batteries and Terminals | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.When shipping batteries, you must protect all terminals against short circuits by completely covering the terminals with an insulating material (e.g., by using electrical tape or enclosing each battery separately in a plastic bag).
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| Types of BatteriesPrevent Fires | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.Any device with installed batteries must not turn on while in transport. Protect switches that can be accidentally activated, or remove the batteries and protect the terminals.
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| Types of BatteriesRecalled or Recycled Batteries | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.Never ship recalled or recycled batteries by air. Air level services include UPS Next Day Air®, UPS 2nd Day Air®, UPS 3 Day SelectSM, UPS Worldwide ExpressSM, and UPS Worldwide ExpeditedSM. No recycled or recalled batteries are allowed to be shipped between the continental U.S. and Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, where aircraft always must be used. |
| Types of BatteriesElectronic Items for Repair | There are many kinds of batteries available today and several are regulated as hazardous materials in transportation that may only be shipped by contract hazmat shippers.Repair items, such as computers and cell phones, should be sent without batteries. |
