Mike Barnes wrote:
That would be because many people have a poor appreciation of what's
worth insuring and what isn't. Swayed by insurance companies'
advertising, I'd wager.

The overhead of courier insurance is often about 1% (1 pound insurance for
100 pound value parcel). Given that courier companies are incentivised to
throw the boxes about (the job would be quicker), the industry is very
competitive (hence corners are cut) and the staff are paid low wages (so
theft is attractive) it's a pretty small price to pay.

Unless the uninsured loss would be catastrophic, self-insurance is the
way to go. Especially in this group.

In this case, it's not just about insurance, the courier won't take them at
all. If they discover that 'dangerous goods' are being shipped, they'll
just confiscate them - never mind voiding the insurance. The risk of
confiscation is high - and there's no insurance to protect you against it.

To the OP, I think UPS will ship lithium batteries. Perhaps you can
organise shipping via one of the brokers like parcel2go which counts as a
business account.

Theo