Sending guidelines

View information to send a parcel or letter within Australia and overseas, including size and weight, international customs requirements and addressing guidelines.

Guides to help send your item here and overseas

Prohibited and restricted items

Check which items can’t be posted within Australia and oversea, including gases and some batteries.

Size and weight guidelines

View size and weight limits for sending parcels and letters within Australia and overseas.

Sending rules and special services

Check what you can and can’t send, how to send it, and view our special services.

Valuable items

Addressing guidelines

Underpaid mail and counterfeit products

Mail for the vision impaired

Mail for defence personnel

Information for sending overseas

International post guide

Check the rules and guidelines for sending to a particular overseas destination.

Check postal restrictions
International customs

Find out which customs forms you need to complete before sending your parcel overseas.

Check customs regulations

Are you a business customer?

Find information to help you ship a parcel or send a business letter within our guidelines.

View business shipping guidelines