Firearms classified as weapons of war (Section 5) and ammunition · Royal Mail / Parcelforce
What is the restriction type for Firearms classified as weapons of war (Section 5) and ammunition · Royal Mail / Parcelforce?
For Firearms classified as weapons of war (Section 5) and ammunition, carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is prohibited; scope is all Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide services; conditions is May not be sent by any Royal Mail or Parcelforce Worldwide service under any circumstances; airguns, Section 1 and Section 2 firearms may be sent as guns for sporting use; deactivated, antique and imitation firearms are allowed, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
Firearms and their component parts classified as weapons of war (e.g. Section 5 firearms), ammunition of any kind and firearms prohibited under the Firearms Acts l968-l997 may not be sent by any Royal Mail or Parcelforce Worldwide service under any circumstances.
— corporate.postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-10
- Item or substance
- Firearms classified as weapons of war (Section 5) and ammunition
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Parcelforce our reading
- Restriction type
- prohibited our reading
- Scope
- all Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide services our reading
- Conditions
- May not be sent by any Royal Mail or Parcelforce Worldwide service under any circumstances; airguns, Section 1 and Section 2 firearms may be sent as guns for sporting use; deactivated, antique and imitation firearms are allowed.
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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