USPS Media Mail Eligibility Checker 2026: Qualifies or Not?

Check books, DVDs, CDs, sheet music, charts, comics, magazines, blank media, games, and mixed bundles against USPS Media Mail eligibility rules before you buy the label.

Primary parcel contents

Printed pages (when applicable)

Advertising in printed item

Recorded-media status

Other items in the parcel

USPS rule check

Choose the exact contents

Select the primary item in the parcel.

Comics and graphic novels

Do not decide by format alone. Check the eight-page book rule and every advertisement; ad-heavy or periodical-style issues fail.

Games and blank media

USPS separately states that video games do not qualify. Blank discs, drives, tapes, and normal games are not prerecorded informational media.

Mixed lots

One nonqualifying extra can make the parcel unsafe for Media Mail. Split the order or choose another service.

Media Mail is not sealed against postal inspection and has no guaranteed delivery time. Record the contents and compare Ground Advantage when speed or eligibility is uncertain.