Valuable items (coins, banknotes, precious metals, jewels) · Royal Mail / Parcelforce
What is the restriction type for Valuable items (coins, banknotes, precious metals, jewels) · Royal Mail / Parcelforce?
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.
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
- Item or substance
- Valuable items (coins, banknotes, precious metals, jewels)
- 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.
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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