# Dairy produce, birds' eggs, natural honey and edible products of animal origin — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Dairy produce, birds' eggs, natural honey and edible products of animal origin, 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 Milk and milk products, eggs and egg products, apiculture products such as honey, processed animal protein, gelatin, lard and fats are subject to animal and/or health import controls — check with DEFRA, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Dairy produce, birds' eggs, natural honey and edible products of animal origin _(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:** Milk and milk products, eggs and egg products, apiculture products such as honey, processed animal protein, gelatin, lard and fats are subject to animal and/or health import controls — check with DEFRA. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Milks and milk product for human consumption; eggos and egg products; apiculture products (eg honey); processed animal protein for human consumption gelatin lard and fats are subject to animail and/or helath import controls - check with DEFRA

## 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/).