---
type: restriction
id: royal-mail-post-office-frozen-water-and-dry-ice
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Frozen water and dry ice — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send
source_quote: "Must be suitably sealed to prevent leakage or tainting of other items such as in sealed vacuum packs"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-08-03
item_category: "Frozen water and dry ice"
carrier: "Royal Mail / Post Office"
restriction_type: "prohibited"
scope: "UK & International"
conditions: "Must be suitably sealed to prevent leakage or tainting of other items such as in sealed vacuum packs"
verified: false
unverified_fields: carrier, item_category, restriction_type, scope
---
**Item category:** Frozen water and dry ice

**Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office

**Restriction type:** prohibited

**Scope:** UK & International

**Conditions:** Must be suitably sealed to prevent leakage or tainting of other items such as in sealed vacuum packs

> Must be suitably sealed to prevent leakage or tainting of other items such as in sealed vacuum packs

Source: <https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send>
