---
type: restriction
id: royal-mail-post-office-perishable-items
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Perishable items — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send
source_quote: "Packages must be clearly labelled \"PERISHABLE\""
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-08-03
item_category: "Perishable items"
carrier: "Royal Mail / Post Office"
restriction_type: "allowed"
scope: "UK"
conditions: "Packages must be clearly labelled \"PERISHABLE\""
verified: false
unverified_fields: carrier, item_category, restriction_type, scope
---
**Item category:** Perishable items

**Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office

**Restriction type:** allowed

**Scope:** UK

**Conditions:** Packages must be clearly labelled "PERISHABLE"

> Packages must be clearly labelled "PERISHABLE"

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