# Cultural goods (works of art, antiques, collectors' items) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Cultural goods (works of art, antiques, collectors' items), 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 Licences may be required on works of art such as paintings, sculptures, statues, antiques and collectors' items, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Cultural goods (works of art, antiques, collectors' items) _(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:** Licences may be required on works of art such as paintings, sculptures, statues, antiques and collectors' items. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Licences may be required on works of art such as paintings; scultures; statues; antiques and collectors items

## 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/).