# Bladed items (knives, axes, swords, machetes, open razors) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** International mail to the United Kingdom (UPU list) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** inbound international mail to the United Kingdom _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## 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/).