Electronic devices sent with lithium batteries (battery not connected)
For Electronic devices sent with lithium batteries (battery not connected), carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK (Post Office counter); conditions is Maximum lithium batteries per parcel is the minimum needed to power the device plus two spares; lithium ion max 20Wh per cell or 100Wh per battery; lithium metal max 1g per cell or 2g per battery; max net quantity 5kg per parcel; defective or damaged cells forbidden, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item category
- Electronic devices sent with lithium batteries (battery not connected) verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Parcelforce our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- UK (Post Office counter) our reading
- Conditions
- Maximum lithium batteries per parcel is the minimum needed to power the device plus two spares; lithium ion max 20Wh per cell or 100Wh per battery; lithium metal max 1g per cell or 2g per battery; max net quantity 5kg per parcel; defective or damaged cells forbidden. verified
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The maximum number of lithium batteries allowed in each parcel is the minimum number required to power the device plus two spares. For lithium ion/polymer batteries the Watt-hour rating must not exceed 20Wh per cell or 100Wh per battery. For lithium metal/alloy batteries the lithium content must not be more than 1g per cell or 2g per battery.
— corporate.postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-10
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