# Live creatures, insects and invertebrates — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Live creatures, insects and invertebrates, carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK; conditions is The sender's name and address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Item category:** Live creatures, insects and invertebrates _(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:** The sender's name and address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging

## What the source says

> The sender's name and address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging

## 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/).