# Perfumes and aftershaves (counter guidance) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Perfumes and aftershaves (counter guidance), carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK (Post Office counter); conditions is Volume per item must not exceed 150ml; no more than four items in any one parcel; must be in original retail packaging, in strong outer packaging, cushioned; must be presented at the counter, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Perfumes and aftershaves (counter guidance) _(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:** UK (Post Office counter) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Volume per item must not exceed 150ml; no more than four items in any one parcel; must be in original retail packaging, in strong outer packaging, cushioned; must be presented at the counter. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Perfumes and aftershaves (including eau de parfum and eau de toilette) Packaging guidelines: Volume per item must not exceed 150ml. No more than four items in any one parcel.

## 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/).