Human or animal samples · Royal Mail / Parcelforce
What is the restriction type for Human or animal samples · Royal Mail / Parcelforce?
For Human or animal samples, carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is Royal Mail only; conditions is May only be sent at the specific request of a qualified medical practitioner, dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, registered nurse or a recognised laboratory; total sample volume/mass must not exceed 1kg, solids only, in Packaging Instruction 650 compliant packaging, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
Packaging Guidelines: the total sample volume/mass in any parcel must not exceed 1kg. Solids only can be sent. All human or animal samples must be posted in packaging that complies with packaging instruction 650, such as Royal Mail Safebox product.
— corporate.postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-10
- Item or substance
- Human or animal samples verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Parcelforce our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- Royal Mail only our reading
- Conditions
- May only be sent at the specific request of a qualified medical practitioner, dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, registered nurse or a recognised laboratory; total sample volume/mass must not exceed 1kg, solids only, in Packaging Instruction 650 compliant packaging.
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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