---
type: restriction
id: royal-mail-post-office-lighters-empty-new-or-unused
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Lighters (empty, new or unused) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send
source_quote: "Must be unopened and in their original retail packaging"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-08-03
item_category: "Lighters (empty, new or unused)"
carrier: "Royal Mail / Post Office"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "UK & International"
conditions: "Must be unopened and in their original retail packaging; lighters considered to contain residual fuel may be disposed of"
verified: false
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, item_category, scope
---
**Item category:** Lighters (empty, new or unused)

**Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** UK & International

**Conditions:** Must be unopened and in their original retail packaging; lighters considered to contain residual fuel may be disposed of

> Must be unopened and in their original retail packaging

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