Defence mail
Our Defence Mail service is a specialised service for sending mail to defence personnel within Australia and overseas.
While normal rates apply to articles being sent within Australia and overseas, articles addressed to HMA ships (irrespective of location) or an overseas Australian Forces Post Office (AFPO) attract a concessional rate.
Postage rates
- Free postage applies for all mail up to 2kg (cubed) to all AFPOs, with the exception of AFPO2 (Malaysia)
- Mail to AFPO2 (Malaysia) and mail over 2kg (cubed) to all other AFPOs will attract the domestic rate of postage for the total item weight (calculated from the point of lodgement to Sydney).
- The maximum weight for an item sent to AFPO15 is 2kg. Mail over 2kg will not be accepted in any circumstance.
- Postage is assessed on the post office shown in the address.
| For delivery to: | Address on item: |
|---|---|
| An AFPO | Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of unit AFPO [insert number of AFPO] AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES NSW 2890 |
| An HMA ship in NSW | Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES NSW 2890 |
| An HMA ship in VIC | Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship MELBOURNE VIC 3000 |
| An HMA ship in SA | Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship ADELAIDE SA 5000 |
| An HMA ship in QLD | erial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship BRISBANE QLD 4000 |
| An HMA ship in TAS | Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship HOBART TAS 7000 |
| An HMA ship in WA | Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship PERTH WA 6958 |
| A west-coast based HMA ship at an unknown Australian location |
Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship PERTH WA 6958 |
| An HMA ship at an unknown Australian location (based on any coast other than the West) |
Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES NSW 2890 |
| An HMA ship overseas | Serial number, rank and name of recipient Name of HMA ship AUSTRALIA DEFENCE FORCES NSW 2890 |
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