# Human or animal ashes — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Human or animal ashes, carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is Royal Mail only; prohibited by Parcelforce Worldwide; conditions is Volume per item must not exceed 50g; ashes in a sift-proof container, securely closed, in strong outer packaging; can only be sent using a Royal Mail service and are prohibited by Parcelforce Worldwide, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Human or animal ashes _(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:** Royal Mail only; prohibited by Parcelforce Worldwide _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Volume per item must not exceed 50g; ashes in a sift-proof container, securely closed, in strong outer packaging; can only be sent using a Royal Mail service and are prohibited by Parcelforce Worldwide. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Human or animal ashes can only be sent using a Royal Mail service and must not exceed 50g in weight. These items are prohibited by Parcelforce Worldwide.

## 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/).