Dangerous Goods

Australia Post publishes a Dangerous Goods guide which lists in detail all items which will not be accepted. The Dangerous & Prohibited Goods & Packaging Guide is available online. The following list provides examples only, and is not a complete list:

• Explosives - ammunition, fireworks, igniters.
• Compressed Gas - aerosol products, carbon dioxide gas, cigarette lighter, butane.
• Flammable liquids - alcohol, flammable paint and thinners, flammable varnish removers.
• Flammable solids - metallic magnesium, matches, zinc powder.
• Oxidising material - some adhesives, some bleaching powders; hair or textile dyes made of organic peroxides, fibreglass repair kits.
• Poison including drugs and medicines - although some are acceptable in prescription quantities, and non-infectious perishable biological substances are accepted when packed and transmitted appropriately.
• Radioactive material
• Corrosives - corrosive cleaning liquid, paint or varnish removers, mercury filled thermometer.
• Miscellaneous - magnetised materials, oiled paper, polymerisable materials.

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