# Animal furs and skins — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Animal furs and skins, carrier is International mail to the United Kingdom (UPU list); restriction type is restricted; scope is inbound international mail to the United Kingdom; conditions is Fur and skin of endangered animals or fish, or goods made from them, are banned for trade import into the UK unless you have a valid permit; furs of animals caught in leg-hold traps are prohibited unless accompanied by approved-source certification or a valid permit, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Animal furs and skins _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** International mail to the United Kingdom (UPU list) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** inbound international mail to the United Kingdom _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Fur and skin of endangered animals or fish, or goods made from them, are banned for trade import into the UK unless you have a valid permit; furs of animals caught in leg-hold traps are prohibited unless accompanied by approved-source certification or a valid permit. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The fur and skin of endangered animals or fish; or goods made from them; such as jewellery; shoes; bags and belts are banned for trade import into the UK unless you have a valid permit.

## Source

- https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/postalSolutions/programmesAndServices/postalSupplyChain/customs/prohibitedArticles/ListOfProhibitedArticles.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).