Liquids over 1 litre · Royal Mail / Post Office
What is the item category for Liquids over 1 litre · Royal Mail / Post Office?
For Liquids over 1 litre · Royal Mail / Post Office, item category is Liquids over 1 litre; carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK only (international mail prohibited); conditions is Items must be securely closed and placed in a leak-proof inner liner, such as a sealed polythene bag, and in a leak-proof outer Mark as "FRAGILE" when sending glass bottles Customers posting via Parcelforce Worldwide, maximum 5 litres per container, must be sent using express48, recorded from its source on 2026-08-30.
Liquids not classified as dangerous goods Liquids over 1 litre International – not allowed in the mail UK – allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Items must be securely closed and placed in a leak-proof inner liner, such as a sealed polythene bag, and in a leak-proof outer Mark as "FRAGILE" when sending glass bottles Customers posting via Parcelforce Worldwide, maximum 5 litres per container, must be sent using express48
— postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-30
- Item category
- Liquids over 1 litre verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Post Office our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- UK only (international mail prohibited) our reading
- Conditions
- Items must be securely closed and placed in a leak-proof inner liner, such as a sealed polythene bag, and in a leak-proof outer Mark as "FRAGILE" when sending glass bottles Customers posting via Parcelforce Worldwide, maximum 5 litres per container, must be sent using express48 verified
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Source
- postoffice.co.ukhttps://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send