---
type: restriction
id: royal-mail-post-office-balloons-filled-with-non-flammable-gases
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Balloons filled with non-flammable gases — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send
source_quote: "ensure adequate cushioning material and place in a suitable rigid outer container"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-08-03
item_category: "Balloons filled with non-flammable gases"
carrier: "Royal Mail / Post Office"
restriction_type: "allowed"
scope: "UK"
conditions: "ensure adequate cushioning material and place in a suitable rigid outer container"
verified: false
unverified_fields: carrier, item_category, restriction_type, scope
---
**Item category:** Balloons filled with non-flammable gases

**Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office

**Restriction type:** allowed

**Scope:** UK

**Conditions:** ensure adequate cushioning material and place in a suitable rigid outer container

> ensure adequate cushioning material and place in a suitable rigid outer container

Source: <https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send>