# Hoverboards (self-balancing, mono-wheel, stand-up, unicycle or electric skateboards) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Hoverboards (self-balancing, mono-wheel, stand-up, unicycle or electric skateboards), carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK and International (Post Office counter); conditions is Includes any type of rechargeable battery-powered self-balancing, mono-wheel, stand-up, unicycle or electric skateboard, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Hoverboards (self-balancing, mono-wheel, stand-up, unicycle or electric skateboards) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** Royal Mail / Parcelforce _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** UK and International (Post Office counter) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Includes any type of rechargeable battery-powered self-balancing, mono-wheel, stand-up, unicycle or electric skateboard. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Hoverboards (including any type of rechargeable battery-powered: self-balancing, mono-wheel, stand-up, unicycle or electric skateboard

## 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/).