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Line caps and forced splits

The per-line limits as the official estimator returned them on 2026-10-10, and the rules that split a box no matter what.

Three splits the system will make for you

These are not tips; two of them are enforced at submission and the third is enforced at a border.

The 90-centimetre tag
Any item with a side of 90 cm or more is tagged 'individually packaged' and must travel alone (article 10089). The tag appears on the item card before you ever tick it.
The mailing restriction
Inspectors set restrictions at stock-in based on brand, category and size; a restricted item cannot be submitted together with others, and the route menu filters itself around it (articles 10087, 10090). When no route shows at all, the 'View Reason' link on the route is the official next step (10088).
The commercial read
Over 10 kg, or many identical pieces, raises the odds customs treats the box as a business shipment (article 10057). Two clean parcels beat one suspicious one.

three labelled slips describing cut-down boxes, packing order and sealing from the official packing standard — The packing standard, article 10062: donor boxes are cut down and gaps filled, which is volume you do not pay for.

Per-line caps, read 2026-10-10

A reference extract for ten of the 37 lines the estimator returned for a US, 1 kg, general query that day. This table ages; the official Estimation page is the live source, and it asks for length, width and height for a reason.

two shipping line cards with prices, transit times and restriction notes, each with a select button — Each line card carries its own conditions note and the dimensions asterisk. Prices shown are 2024-09 operator example values.

Line	Transit	Weight cap	Size caps	Billing basis
Love-US (General)	8-15 days	max chargeable 5 kg	longest 55 cm, shortest 25 cm, second 40 cm, (W+H)x2+L 120 cm	actual weight
LOVE-UNIUNI+USPS	11-20 days	-	longest 55 cm, shortest 25 cm, second 38 cm, girth 120 cm	actual weight
GD - EUB	8-25 days	0-2 kg	longest 60 cm, L+W+H 90 cm, liquid under 150 ml	actual weight
GD - EMS	8-15 days	0-25 kg	longest 105 cm, girth 200 cm	volumetric /6000 once a side reaches 60 cm
FEDEX	5-8 days	0-35 kg	longest 120 cm, second 75 cm, girth 260 cm	carrier terms
Love-EU Tax free	8-17 days	0-3 kg	longest 60 cm, L+W+H 90 cm	actual weight
Love-EU (Electronic) Tax free	8-15 days	0-2 kg	-	volumetric /8000
UK-RoyalMail	8-15 days	-	-	volumetric /7000
DPD Line	8-15 days	0-15 kg	longest 60 cm, second 50 cm, liquid under 150 ml	volumetric /8000
DE-Liquid	7-20 days	15 kg	max 45 x 45 x 35 cm	actual weight

Lines, caps and divisors change without notice; nothing in this table is a quote. Source: the operator's own estimator response, archived 2026-10-10.

Liquids, batteries and the quota nobody reads

Liquids and medicines should stay around a tenth of the items in a parcel, the operator's own recommended ceiling (article 10058). The 2026-10-10 line list backs that up structurally: liquid goods get their own entries, USA-Liquid and DE-Liquid among them, with DE-Liquid capped at 45 x 45 x 35 cm and 15 kg.

Electronics ride the same logic: 'Electronic' variants of lines exist precisely because batteries narrow the menu. Mixing one powered find into a clothing box can re-route the whole parcel.

four labelled slips covering liquids, batteries, declared value and the counterfeit ban — Four published rules that decide hauls quietly.

When the route menu comes up empty

A parcel with no selectable route is not broken, it is filtered: the restriction set at inspection did its job. The official answer is the 'View Reason' control on the greyed route and a word with support, who can adjust a restriction at your own risk when the product's nature allows it (article 10088).

Plan around it instead: check a category's usual restrictions before buying six of anything, and keep one flexible item out of every submission so a stuck box can be re-cut.