# Sharp or pointed items (inbound to the UK) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Sharp or pointed items (inbound to the UK), 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 Folding pocket knives where the cutting edge does not exceed 3 inches (7.62cm), or razor blades permanently enclosed in a cartridge with less than 2mm exposed, can be sent, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Sharp or pointed items (inbound to the UK) _(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:** Folding pocket knives where the cutting edge does not exceed 3 inches (7.62cm), or razor blades permanently enclosed in a cartridge with less than 2mm exposed, can be sent. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Folding pocket knives where the cutting edge of its blade does not exceed 3 inches (7.62cm) or razor blades permanently enclosed in a cartridge or housing where less than 2mm is exposed can be sent.

## 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/).