# Soil samples — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Soil samples, carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is allowed; scope is UK; conditions is Soil samples sent for analysis are permitted provided they are packaged so that any leaks and spills are contained in the outer packaging, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Item category:** Soil samples
- **Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** UK _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Soil samples sent for analysis are permitted provided they are packaged so that any leaks and spills are contained in the outer packaging

## What the source says

> Soil samples sent for analysis are permitted provided they are packaged so that any leaks and spills are contained in the outer packaging

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-03. Review by: 2027-08-03.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).