# Dry ice — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Dry ice, carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK & International; conditions is Not allowed in the mail, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Item category:** Dry ice
- **Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** UK & International _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Not allowed in the mail _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> on 650, such as our Safebox product (note: frozen water and dry ice are prohibited) The sender's name and return address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging 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, cutl

## Source

- https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send

Last verified: 2026-08-03. Review by: 2027-08-03.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).