Weapons · Royal Mail / Post Office
What is the restriction type for Weapons · Royal Mail / Post Office?
For Weapons, carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK & International; conditions is (including Section 5 firearms, CS gas and pepper sprays, flick knives and other knives that are banned under UK laws, tasers and stun guns) Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays, recorded from its source on 2026-08-30.
Weapons (including Section 5 firearms, CS gas and pepper sprays, flick knives and other knives that are banned under UK laws, tasers and stun guns) Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays International – not allowed in the mail UK – not allowed in the mail
— postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-30
- Item or substance
- Weapons verified
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Post Office our reading
- Restriction type
- prohibited our reading
- Scope
- UK & International our reading
- Conditions
- (including Section 5 firearms, CS gas and pepper sprays, flick knives and other knives that are banned under UK laws, tasers and stun guns) Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays verified
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Source
- postoffice.co.ukhttps://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send