Bladed items (knives, axes, swords, machetes, open razors)
For Bladed items (knives, axes, swords, machetes, open razors), carrier is International mail to the United Kingdom (UPU list); restriction type is prohibited; scope is inbound international mail to the United Kingdom; conditions is Includes any knife blade, any kitchen knife regardless of size or design, gardening and farming tools with a blade, butcher's knives including meat cleavers, scissors with sharp edges, replica and antique knives, open razors, any axe, any sword, survival knives or machete, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item category
- Bladed items (knives, axes, swords, machetes, open razors) verified
- Carrier
- International mail to the United Kingdom (UPU list) our reading
- Restriction type
- prohibited our reading
- Scope
- inbound international mail to the United Kingdom our reading
- Conditions
- Includes any knife blade, any kitchen knife regardless of size or design, gardening and farming tools with a blade, butcher's knives including meat cleavers, scissors with sharp edges, replica and antique knives, open razors, any axe, any sword, survival knives or machete. verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Bladed Items; including but not limited to, any knife blade, any kitchen knife (regardless of size or design), bread knives, knives that can be used for hobbies and trades, gardening and farming tools that have a blade, any trade tool that could be described as a knife, butcher’s knives (including meat cleavers), cutlery knives, scissors with sharp edges, sporting equipment with a blade, replica and antique knives, handmade and bespoke knives, open razors (where the blade is exposed), any axe, any sword, survival knives, or machete.
— upu.int, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- upu.inthttps://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/postalSolutions/programmesAndServices/postalSupplyChain/customs/prohibitedArticles/ListOfProhibitedArticles.pdf