Explosives
For Explosives, carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK; conditions is UK – not allowed in the mail, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.
- Item category
- Explosives
- Carrier
- Royal Mail / Post Office our reading
- Restriction type
- prohibited our reading
- Scope
- UK our reading
- Conditions
- UK – not allowed in the mail unconfirmed
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What the source says
not allowed in the mail UK – not allowed in the mail Explosives (including fireworks, flares, blasting caps, party poppers, Christmas cracker snaps) Any chemical compound, mixture or device capable of producing an explosive or pyrotechnic effect with substantial instantaneous release of heat and gas is prohibited eg ammunition, blasting caps, Christma
— postoffice.co.uk, retrieved 2026-08-03
Source
- postoffice.co.ukhttps://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send