Batteries classed as dangerous goods (lithium ion/polymer/metal/alloy, lead acid) · Royal Mail Wholesale (Access customers)
What is the restriction type for Batteries classed as dangerous goods (lithium ion/polymer/metal/alloy, lead acid) · Royal Mail Wholesale (Access customers)?
For Batteries classed as dangerous goods (lithium ion/polymer/metal/alloy, lead acid), carrier is Royal Mail Wholesale (Access customers); restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK; conditions is Batteries classed as dangerous goods by the latest ICAO Technical Instructions are prohibited, including lithium batteries sent in isolation, with or contained in electronic equipment; lead acid and sealed lead acid batteries also prohibited; new alkaline, NiMH and NiCd batteries in original packaging may be sent, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
Batteries that are classed as dangerous goods by the latest edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Technical Instructions are prohibited. This includes lithium ion/polymer/metal/alloy batteries sent in isolation, with or contained in electronic equipment such as mobile phones or digital cameras.
— royalmailwholesale.com, retrieved 2026-08-10
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- Batteries classed as dangerous goods (lithium ion/polymer/metal/alloy, lead acid)
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- Royal Mail Wholesale (Access customers) our reading
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- prohibited our reading
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- UK our reading
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- Batteries classed as dangerous goods by the latest ICAO Technical Instructions are prohibited, including lithium batteries sent in isolation, with or contained in electronic equipment; lead acid and sealed lead acid batteries also prohibited; new alkaline, NiMH and NiCd batteries in original packaging may be sent.
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