---
type: restriction
id: royal-mail-post-office-liquids-not-classified-as-dangerous-goods
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Liquids not classified as dangerous goods — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send
source_quote: "Customers posting via Parcelforce Worldwide, maximum 5 litres per container, must be sent using express48"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-08-03
item_category: "Liquids not classified as dangerous goods"
carrier: "Royal Mail / Post Office"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "UK"
conditions: "Customers posting via Parcelforce Worldwide, maximum 5 litres per container, must be sent using express48"
verified: false
unverified_fields: carrier, item_category, scope
---
**Item category:** Liquids not classified as dangerous goods

**Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** UK

**Conditions:** Customers posting via Parcelforce Worldwide, maximum 5 litres per container, must be sent using express48

> Customers posting via Parcelforce Worldwide, maximum 5 litres per container, must be sent using express48

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