# Worked ivory, bone, tortoiseshell, horn, antlers and mother of pearl — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Worked ivory, bone, tortoiseshell, horn, antlers and mother of pearl, 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 May be subject to CITES (Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species), recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Worked ivory, bone, tortoiseshell, horn, antlers and mother of pearl _(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:** May be subject to CITES (Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Worked ivory; bone; tortoiseshell; horn; antlers; mother of pearl and other animal carving material and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by moulding; works of art; colelctors pieces and antiques)

## 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/).