Guns for sporting use · Royal Mail / Post Office
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For Guns for sporting use · Royal Mail / Post Office, item category is Guns for sporting use; carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK & International, recorded from its source on 2026-08-30.
Guns for sporting use International – allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes – including Section 1 and Section 2 firearms, low-powered air guns and their component parts – may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to applicable export controls on the shipment of firearms Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel UK – allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes – including Section 1 (eg hunting rifles) and Section 2 (eg shotguns) firearms, low-powered air weapons and their component parts – may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms Antique, deactivated and imitation firearms are also permitted. When sending deactivated firearms include proof of deactivation Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays Use 1st Class as the minimum service Only low-powered air weapons are accepted by Parcelforce Worldwide and must be sent using express48 via the Post Office Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel
— postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-30
- Item category
- Guns for sporting use verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Post Office our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- UK & International our reading
- Conditions
- Guns intended for sporting purposes – including Section 1 and Section 2 firearms, low-powered air guns and their component parts – may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to applicable export controls on the shipment of firearms Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel UK – allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes – including Section 1 (eg hunting rifles) and Section 2 (eg shotguns) firearms, low-powered air weapons and their component parts – may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms Antique, deactivated and imitation firearms are also permitted. When sending deactivated firearms include proof of deactivation Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays Use 1st Class as the minimum service Only low-powered air weapons are accepted by Parcelforce Worldwide and must be sent using express48 via the Post Office Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel verified
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Source
- postoffice.co.ukhttps://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send