# E-cigarettes (vapes) with nicotine concentrates of 5% or less — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

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.

- **Item category:** E-cigarettes (vapes) with nicotine concentrates of 5% or less _(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; check country guides for International _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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.

## 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/).