If your shipment cannot be sorted on mail processing equipment because of its size, shape, or contents, then additional charges may apply.

Select the "Irregular package” option if you are shipping via U.S. Postal Service Parcel Post and any of the following applies to your package:

• A parcel longer than 34 inches

• A parcel higher or wider than 17 inches

• A glass container with more than 24 ounces of liquid

• A plastic container with one or more gallons of liquid

• A metal container with one or more gallons of liquid

• An insecurely wrapped parcel

• A metal banded parcel

• A can, roll, or tube

• A wooden or metal box

• Books, printed matter, or business forms weighing more than 25 pounds.

• A high-density parcel weighing more than 15 pounds and exerting more than 60 pounds per-square-foot pressure on its smallest side.

• A film case weighing more than 5 pounds or with strap-type closures, except any film case the USPS authorizes to be entered as a machinable parcel and to be identified by the words "Machinable in United States Postal Service Equipment" permanently attached as a nontransferable decal in the lower right corner of the case.

• Parcels with characteristics (such as inadequate packaging) that could result in damage to the contents of the mailpiece, other parcels, or postal machinery if mechanical sortation is used.

Note: If you ship with UPS, you may be charged a $5 surcharge by the carrier if any of the following applies to your package:

• The longest side of your package is over 60 inches or the second longest side is over 30 inches.

• The package is encased in an external shipping container made of metal or wood

• The package is a cylindrical item, such as a barrel, drum, pail, or tire that is not fully encased in a corrugated cardboard shipping container.