E-cigarettes (vapes) with nicotine concentrates of 5% or less · Royal Mail / Parcelforce
What is the restriction type for E-cigarettes (vapes) with nicotine concentrates of 5% or less · Royal Mail / Parcelforce?
For E-cigarettes (vapes) with nicotine concentrates of 5% or less, carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK; check country guides for International; conditions is Nicotine concentrates of 5% or less can be sent because the e-liquid is not classified as dangerous; anything over 5% nicotine is prohibited; products marked 'toxic' or bearing the skull and crossbones symbol are prohibited; loose lithium batteries on their own are prohibited, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
E-Cigs - Electronic cigarettes - (Vape) containing nicotine concentrates of 5% or less can be sent with Royal Mail. This is because the e-liquid at this percentage is not classified as a dangerous product.
— corporate.postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-10
- Item or substance
- E-cigarettes (vapes) with nicotine concentrates of 5% or less
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Parcelforce our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- UK; check country guides for International our reading
- Conditions
- Nicotine concentrates of 5% or less can be sent because the e-liquid is not classified as dangerous; anything over 5% nicotine is prohibited; products marked 'toxic' or bearing the skull and crossbones symbol are prohibited; loose lithium batteries on their own are prohibited.
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Source
- corporate.postoffice.co.ukhttps://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/media/w5dlus1c/foia-response_foi2025_00179_appendix-d_rm-dangerous-goods-and-prohibited-and-restricted.pdf