Do UPS packages get checked?


Do UPS packages get checked? Right of Inspection UPS reserves the right to open and inspect any package tendered to it for transportation.


What are 3 examples of a suspicious package?

Identifying suspicious packages and envelopes
  • Excessive postage.
  • Handwritten or poorly typed addresses.
  • Misspellings of common words.
  • Strange return address or no return address.
  • Incorrect titles or title without a name.
  • Not addressed to a specific person.


Do all packages get searched?

Under the USPS Inspection Service inspection guidelines, first-class letters and packages are protected under the Fourth Amendment. This means that they cannot be searched or seized. The only way that an item sent through USPS can be seized and searched is with a search warrant.


What cannot be shipped by UPS?

Prohibited and Restricted Items for U.S. Import/Export
  • Alcoholic beverages*
  • Animal products, non-domesticated (e.g. mother of pearl inlay, snakeskin watchband)
  • Articles of unusual value.
  • Biological substances, Category B and exempt human or animal specimens.
  • Dangerous goods.
  • Electronic cigarettes.
  • Firearms and weapons.
  • Furs.


What happens if you get caught mailing cigarettes?

Any cigarettes or smokeless tobacco made nonmailable by this subsection that are deposited in the mails shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture, pursuant to the procedures set forth in chapter 46 of this title.


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