# Passports and other official forms of identification — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Passports and other official forms of identification, carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is Parcelforce Worldwide international services; conditions is Must be classified as Proof of Identity on the customs declaration; sent by globalexpress they can be delayed at least 24 hours, are not covered by the delivery guarantee and no compensation is available for delay, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Passports and other official forms of identification _(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:** Parcelforce Worldwide international services _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must be classified as Proof of Identity on the customs declaration; sent by globalexpress they can be delayed at least 24 hours, are not covered by the delivery guarantee and no compensation is available for delay. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> These must be classified as Proof of Identity and shown clearly on the relevant customs declaration.

## 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/).