Bladed items · Royal Mail / Post Office
What is the restriction type for Bladed items · Royal Mail / Post Office?
For Bladed items, carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK only (international mail prohibited), recorded from its source on 2026-08-30.
Bladed items Bladed articles and bladed products as defined by the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, including but not limited to, any knife (including a folding pocket knife), any knife blade, cutlery knife, scissors with sharp edges or points and sporting equipment with a blade International – not allowed in the mail UK – can't be sent via a Post Office counter. Go to Royal Mail's website for details on how items can be sent. Prohibited from all Parcelforce Worldwide services
— postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-30
- Item or substance
- Bladed items verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Post Office our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- UK only (international mail prohibited) our reading
- Conditions
- UK – can't be sent via a Post Office counter. Go to Royal Mail's website for details on how items can be sent. Prohibited from all Parcelforce Worldwide services verified
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Source
- postoffice.co.ukhttps://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send