# Electronic devices with lithium batteries (battery not connected) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Electronic devices with lithium batteries (battery not connected), carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK; conditions is Maximum number of lithium batteries is minimum required to power device plus two spares; Wh rating must not exceed 20Wh per cell or 100Wh per battery; prohibited internationally, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Item category:** Electronic devices with lithium batteries (battery not connected) _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** UK _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Maximum number of lithium batteries is minimum required to power device plus two spares; Wh rating must not exceed 20Wh per cell or 100Wh per battery; prohibited internationally _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Electronic devices sent with lithium batteries (including mobile phones, digital cameras, etc) where the battery is not connected to the device

## 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/).