# Bladed items — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Bladed items, carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK and International; conditions is Cannot be sent via a Post Office counter with Royal Mail; prohibited from all Parcelforce Worldwide services UK and International, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Bladed items _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** Royal Mail / Parcelforce _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** UK and International _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Cannot be sent via a Post Office counter with Royal Mail; prohibited from all Parcelforce Worldwide services UK and International. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Royal Mail: cannot be sent via a Post Office counter. Visit www.royalmail.com for full details including how restricted items can be sent. Parcelforce Worldwide: Prohibited from all Parcelforce Worldwide services UK and International.

## Source

- https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/media/w5dlus1c/foia-response_foi2025_00179_appendix-d_rm-dangerous-goods-and-prohibited-and-restricted.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/).