# Valuable items (coins, banknotes, precious metals, jewels) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

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: 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:** International _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## 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/).