Girth measurement: Carrier Size Weight Service Limits
The Carrier Size Weight Service Limits carries 6 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 20 to 5,000 GBP, read 12 October 2026.
9 of the 31 named sources read in full publish a figure; 22 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
By service
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| serviceParcelforce large parcel, delivery days per week | 5day | 5 to 5day | 1 |
| serviceDHL Express UK, jewellery and precious metal value limit | 4,000GBP | 4,000 to 4,000GBP | 1 |
| serviceInPost locker, collection window | 72hour | 72 to 72hour | 1 |
| serviceRoyal Mail Signed For 1st Class, compensation ceiling | 20GBP | 20 to 20GBP | 1 |
| serviceInPost, label drop-off window | 30day | 30 to 30day | 1 |
| serviceRoyal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, additional compensation ceiling | 2,500GBP | 2,500 to 2,500GBP | 1 |
| serviceRoyal Mail, loss claim deadline | 80day | 80 to 80day | 1 |
| serviceRoyal Mail Special Delivery, fee refund claim window | 14day | 14 to 14day | 1 |
| serviceDHL Express UK, electronic devices shipment value limit | 5,000GBP | 5,000 to 5,000GBP | 1 |
| serviceDHL Express UK, antiques and fine art individual value limit | 5,000GBP | 5,000 to 5,000GBP | 1 |
| serviceDHL Express UK, commemorative coins and collectables value limit | 1,800GBP | 1,800 to 1,800GBP | 1 |
| serviceUSPS First-Class Package International Service, maximum value | 400USD | 400 to 400USD | 1 |
| serviceRoyal Mail retail, delay claim window from posting | 3month | 3 to 3month | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send | 5,000GBP | DHL Express UK, electronic devices shipment value limit | 2026-10-12 |
| DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send | 5,000GBP | DHL Express UK, antiques and fine art individual value limit | 2026-10-12 |
| DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send | 4,000GBP | DHL Express UK, jewellery and precious metal value limit | 2026-10-12 |
| Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm | 2,500GBP | Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, additional compensation ceiling | 2026-10-12 |
| DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send | 1,800GBP | DHL Express UK, commemorative coins and collectables value limit | 2026-10-12 |
| USPS preparing international shipments | 400USD | USPS First-Class Package International Service, maximum value | 2026-10-12 |
| Royal Mail retail compensation policy for loss | 80day | Royal Mail, loss claim deadline | 2026-10-12 |
| InPost parcel lockers | 72hour | InPost locker, collection window | 2026-10-12 |
| InPost send | 30day | InPost, label drop-off window | 2026-10-12 |
| Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class | 20GBP | Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class, compensation ceiling | 2026-10-12 |
| Royal Mail retail compensation policy for delay | 14day | Royal Mail Special Delivery, fee refund claim window | 2026-10-12 |
| Parcelforce large parcel service | 5day | Parcelforce large parcel, delivery days per week | 2026-10-12 |
| Royal Mail retail compensation policy for delay | 3month | Royal Mail retail, delay claim window from posting | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (13)
- DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send, read 2026-10-12:
Your total shipment value can be up to £5,000
- DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send, read 2026-10-12:
with an individual value over £5,000
- DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send, read 2026-10-12:
Jewellery, costume jewellery, watches, watch parts and objects constructed of precious metal and / or stones with a total shipment value of over £4,000
- Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm, read 2026-10-12:
Guaranteed Saturday delivery for an extra fee* Additional compensation available up to £2,500
- DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send, read 2026-10-12:
with an individual or total shipment value over £1,800
- USPS preparing international shipments, read 2026-10-12:
There are also limits around the type of things you can send to certain destinations (like just printed material or correspondence) and limits on monetary value (for example, things you send using First-Class Package International Service have a maximum value of $400).
- Royal Mail retail compensation policy for loss, read 2026-10-12:
Royal Mail has no legal liability for any loss if at the time of the claim 80 days has expired from the date of posting.
- InPost parcel lockers, read 2026-10-12:
You’ve got three days (72 hours) to grab your parcel once it lands in the locker.
- InPost send, read 2026-10-12:
Once you've bought your digital label, you have 30 days to drop off your parcel.
- Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class, read 2026-10-12:
Aim to deliver next working day, including Saturdays Compensation cover up to £20**
- Royal Mail retail compensation policy for delay, read 2026-10-12:
*Claims for a refund of the Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed® fee must be submitted within 14 days of posting.
- Parcelforce large parcel service, read 2026-10-12:
We deliver our two day large parcel service to the majority of UK destinations 5 days a week
- Royal Mail retail compensation policy for delay, read 2026-10-12:
In assessing lateness, postal packets conveyed to addresses designated by the regulator as exempted from a daily delivery obligation shall be examined on a case by case basis, taking into account the delivery arrangements. Claims for delay must be made within 3 months of the date of posting or one month of the date of receipt.
Read in full, publishes no figure
22 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Parcelforce size and weight limits, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Parcelforce how to measure a parcel for international delivery, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Parcelforce packaging guidelines, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Parcelforce redelivery, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Evri parcel size and weight guide, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Evri parcel size and weight guide (modal), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Evri what can I send, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Evri how to send a heavy package, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- DPD Online FAQ (weights and dimensions), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- UPS GB parcel dimensions, size limits and weight guide, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- DHL eCommerce UK prohibited items, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- DHL sending restrictions, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Packlink volumetric weight calculator, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Australia Post size and weight guidelines, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Transglobal Express FAQs, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Eurosender standard shipping, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- USPS shipping restrictions, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Parcel2Go large parcel delivery (limits), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Royal Mail Tracked 24 (service definition), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Evri how to weigh a parcel, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Royal Mail help: size and weight limits, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Parcel2Go guide to Royal Mail parcel sizes and weights, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
9 of the 31 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 22 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 6 figures, never sentences; 33 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per operator per service: maximum length, maximum length-and-girth (with the operator's OWN girth formula, which differs - 2x(w+h) at Parcelforce, length+2h+2w at DPD, length+circumference at Evri), maximum weight, the volumetric divisor, the compensation ceiling and the delivery promise; the derivation is the comparison nobody publishes - which carriers will accept a given box at all, and the cheapest that will, computed across the whole table
33 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (32)
- Parcelforce size and weight limits(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Parcelforce how to measure a parcel for international delivery(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Parcelforce packaging guidelines(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Parcelforce large parcel service(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Parcelforce redelivery(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Evri parcel size and weight guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Evri parcel size and weight guide (modal)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Evri what can I send(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Evri how to send a heavy package(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DPD Online FAQ (weights and dimensions)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- UPS GB parcel dimensions, size limits and weight guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DHL Express UK what you can and cannot send(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DHL eCommerce UK prohibited items(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DHL sending restrictions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Royal Mail retail compensation policy for loss(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Royal Mail retail compensation policy for delay(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Packlink volumetric weight calculator(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Australia Post size and weight guidelines(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- USPS preparing international shipments(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- InPost parcel lockers(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- InPost send(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Transglobal Express FAQs(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Eurosender standard shipping(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- USPS shipping restrictions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Parcel2Go large parcel delivery (limits)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Royal Mail Tracked 24 (service definition)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Evri how to weigh a parcel(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Royal Mail help: size and weight limits(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Parcel2Go guide to Royal Mail parcel sizes and weights(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- google.com(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Carrier Size Weight Service Limits carries 6 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 20 to 5,000 GBP, read 12 October 2026.
9 of the 31 named sources read in full publish a figure; 22 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service Parcelforce large parcel, delivery days per week: median 5 day across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service DHL Express UK, jewellery and precious metal value limit: median 4,000 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service InPost locker, collection window: median 72 hour across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class, compensation ceiling: median 20 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service InPost, label drop-off window: median 30 day across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, additional compensation ceiling: median 2,500 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service Royal Mail, loss claim deadline: median 80 day across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service Royal Mail Special Delivery, fee refund claim window: median 14 day across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service DHL Express UK, electronic devices shipment value limit: median 5,000 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service DHL Express UK, antiques and fine art individual value limit: median 5,000 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service DHL Express UK, commemorative coins and collectables value limit: median 1,800 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service USPS First-Class Package International Service, maximum value: median 400 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Carrier Size Weight Service Limits, service Royal Mail retail, delay claim window from posting: median 3 month across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Cite as: "Send A Parcel Compare Carrier Size Weight Service Limits", updated 2026-10-25, https://sendaparcelcompare.com/datasets/carrier-size-weight-service-limits/.
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