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
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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
Source
- postoffice.co.ukhttps://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send