Valuable items (coins, banknotes, precious metals, jewels)
For Valuable items (coins, banknotes, precious metals, jewels), carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is International; conditions is Must be sent using International Tracked and Signature services where applicable; maximum compensation for an item containing money is £100; some destinations do not accept valuable items, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item category
- Valuable items (coins, banknotes, precious metals, jewels) verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Parcelforce our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- International our reading
- Conditions
- Must be sent using International Tracked and Signature services where applicable; maximum compensation for an item containing money is £100; some destinations do not accept valuable items. verified
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What the source says
Gold or silver whether manufactured or not and other precious stones, jewels and other valuables must be sent using one of the International Tracked and Signature services where applicable.
— corporate.postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- corporate.postoffice.co.ukhttps://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/media/w5dlus1c/foia-response_foi2025_00179_appendix-d_rm-dangerous-goods-and-prohibited-and-restricted.pdf