Allowed

• Books on fireworks, including books on how to make fireworks

• Chemistry books

Restricted

• Combustible items that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has identified as ORM-D (Other Regulated Materials-Domestic) have to include specific shipping restrictions in an eBay listing. (See the USPS website for mailing requirements.)

• Dummy fireworks that have no combustible components

• Firework labels that are no longer attached to a firework

• Model rockets that have no engines

• Pyrotechnic devices that have no combustible materials (such as control devices, launchers, or tubes)

Not allowed

• Black powder

• Caps for toy guns

• Combustible materials that the USPS has prohibited for shipping

• Explosive fuses

• Fireworks such as:

  • Aerial bombs

  • Booby traps

  • Bottle rockets

  • Party poppers

  • Roman candles

  • Smoke bombs

  • Snap caps

  • Sparklers

• Flares (both projectile and road flares)

• Flash paper

• Gasoline

• Information on how to make explosive devices like bombs

• Red phosphorous

• Thermite

• Used oil (such as cooking oil or motor oil)

Allowed

• Empty fire extinguishers or grenades

• Fire extinguishers that don't contain carbon tetrachloride

• Information on how to use a fire extinguisher

Restricted

• Antique fire extinguishers or grenades need to clearly state in a listing what substance they are filled with

Not allowed

• Fire extinguishers (including glass bulb fire extinguishers and brass fire extinguishers with a T-shaped handle) or grenades that contain carbon tetrachloride. (Contact your local fire department for tips on safe disposal.)

Allowed

• Refrigerants contained within a household appliance or a vehicle

Restricted

• To list a refrigerant, you have to include the following information in your description:

  • The buyer has to be EPA-certified.

  • The buyer has to show proof of certification before paying and before the item is shipped.

• Used refrigerants can be sold only if all of these requirements are met:

  • The seller can show proof that the substance has been reclaimed by a person certified by the EPA.

  • The refrigerant is part of a household appliance that is being sold.

  • The refrigerant will be used only in a household appliance.

Not allowed

• Non-EPA approved refrigerants (see the EPA website for more info)

Allowed

• Information on the use of pesticides

• Snakebite kits

Restricted

• Flea and tick medications that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are sealed in their original packaging (see also our prescription drugs policy)

• Pesticides can be listed if all of the following conditions are met:

  • The pesticide is registered by the EPA and the U.S. state where the buyer is located.

  • The registration hasn't been suspended or canceled by the EPA or the U.S. state where the buyer is located.

  • The pesticide is not classified as restricted by the EPA or the U.S. state where the buyer is located.

  • The container or original packaging is unopened and intact.

  • The pesticide’s package labeling complies with all federal and state requirements. A seller's item description on eBay has to be consistent with the product's label.

  • The container can be shipped in a way that complies with U.S. postal regulations.

  • The buyer has been certified to purchase the pesticide under federal and state laws.

  • The seller clearly states both of the following details in a listing:

    • The seller complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations and ensures that the buyer satisfies all applicable laws and regulations.

    • The seller won't accept bids from, sell to, or ship to buyers located in a U.S. state where the item is not registered as a general-use pesticide.

Not allowed

• EPA-restricted, suspended, or canceled pesticides

• Flea and tick medications that are:

  • Purchased in another country and shipped to the U.S.

  • Repackaged flea and tick medication that was approved by the FDA. (By repackaging the item, it loses its approval and becomes a violation of federal law.) See also our prescription drugs policy.

• Opened containers or packages of pesticides

• Poisonous or toxic substances that the U.S. Postal Service has prohibited for shipping

• Snake venom

Allowed

• Geiger counters

• Information about atomic or nuclear testing or energy

• Warning badges for radioactive material

• Warning signs for radioactive material

Restricted

• Items containing only a trace amount of radioactive material (such as watches or gunsights)

• Medical devices

• Natural ore samples that have trace amounts of radioactivity

• Tritium personal markers

Not allowed

• Atomic or nuclear blast items (such as hot rocks, items from a blast or testing zone, and Trinitite)

• Items considered problematic by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and that the NRC has asked to be removed from eBay

• Items described in a listing as radioactive

• Nuclear materials

• Radioactive waste or contaminated materials

• Radium

• Raw depleted uranium

• Tritium in large amounts (such as certain types of glow sticks and exit signs)

• Troxler moisture density gauge

Allowed

• Disco or show lasers

Restricted

• Elemental iodine (250 grams or less)

• Fuel additives, though sellers have to include a health disclaimer and can't make performance claims in their listing

• Handheld lasers with 5 milliwatts (mW) of power or lower

• Hazardous materials and explosives that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has identified as ORM-D (Other Regulated Materials-Domestic) have to include specific shipping restrictions in an eBay listing. (See the USPS website for mailing requirements.)

• Iodine solutions (including tinctures of iodine) may be restricted by federal and state laws, including California state law.

Not allowed

• Ammonium nitrate

• Hazardous materials that the USPS has prohibited for shipping

• Iodine products, including:

  • Iodine azide

  • Iodine monochloride

  • Iodine pentafluoride

• Items containing mercury such as thermometers and the following batteries:

  • Alkaline-manganese batteries

  • Mercuric oxide button batteries (button-shaped batteries typically used in vintage camera equipment)

  • Zinc-carbon batteries

• Items that pose a health or safety hazard as specified by government agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), EPA, FDA, and NRC. (We will remove listings at the request of any government agency.)

• Lice and nit destroyer kits

• MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) heaters (see our military items policy for details)

• Potassium chlorate

• Potassium perchlorate