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Batteries (dangerous goods, not connected to device)

For Batteries (dangerous goods, not connected to device), carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK & International; conditions is Batteries classified as dangerous goods including wet spillable lead acid, used alkaline metal, NiMH, NiCd, zinc-air, solo lithium batteries, power banks and damaged batteries are not allowed, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

Item category
Batteries (dangerous goods, not connected to device) unconfirmed
Carrier
Royal Mail / Post Office our reading
Restriction type
prohibited our reading
Scope
UK & International our reading
Conditions
Batteries classified as dangerous goods including wet spillable lead acid, used alkaline metal, NiMH, NiCd, zinc-air, solo lithium batteries, power banks and damaged batteries are not allowed
Sourcepostoffice.co.uk
Verified2026-08-03
Review by2027-08-03
DatasetPostal shipping restrictions by item category

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What the source says

Batteries that are classified as dangerous goods and certain used batteries (including wet spillable lead acid/lead alkaline batteries [such as car batteries], used alkaline metal, nickel metal hydride [NiMH], nickel cadmium [NiCd], zinc-air batteries, solo lithium batteries, power banks and damaged batteries of any type) International – not allowed in the mail UK – not allowed in the mail

postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-03

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Last verified against source: 2026-08-03. Scheduled for re-check by: 2027-08-03. This page as Markdown · OKF concept · full dataset as JSON.