# Lighters and refills containing flammable liquid or gas — Postal shipping restrictions by item category For Lighters and refills containing flammable liquid or gas, carrier is Royal Mail Wholesale (Access customers); restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK; conditions is Including used butane and petrol cigar and cigarette lighters; new and unused empty lighters are allowed, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10. - **Item category:** Lighters and refills containing flammable liquid or gas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Carrier:** Royal Mail Wholesale (Access customers) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Scope:** UK _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Conditions:** Including used butane and petrol cigar and cigarette lighters; new and unused empty lighters are allowed. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > Lighters and refills containing flammable liquid or gas Including used butane and petrol cigar and cigarette lighters. New and unused empty lighters are allowed. ## Source - https://www.royalmailwholesale.com/mint-project/uploads/233157117.pdf Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10. Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).