Biological substances (diagnostic specimens) · Royal Mail / Parcelforce
What is the restriction type for Biological substances (diagnostic specimens) · Royal Mail / Parcelforce?
For Biological substances (diagnostic specimens), carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK (Post Office counter); conditions is Total sample volume/mass in any parcel must not exceed 50ml/50g; must be posted in packaging complying with Packaging Instruction 650, such as the Safebox product, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
Packaging guidelines: The total sample volume/mass in any parcel must not exceed 50ml/50g. All biological substances must be posted in packaging that complies with Packaging Instruction 650, such as our Safebox product.
— corporate.postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-10
- Item or substance
- Biological substances (diagnostic specimens)
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Parcelforce our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- UK (Post Office counter) our reading
- Conditions
- Total sample volume/mass in any parcel must not exceed 50ml/50g; must be posted in packaging complying with Packaging Instruction 650, such as the Safebox product.
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- corporate.postoffice.co.ukhttps://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/media/w5dlus1c/foia-response_foi2025_00179_appendix-d_rm-dangerous-goods-and-prohibited-and-restricted.pdf