Can I send a lithium battery by Australia Post?

Lithium batteries and items containing lithium batteries are dangerous goods and can not be carried by Australia Post by air. Such items will be carried in the mail by road transport only within Australia via Australia Post’s parcels service.

Can you ship batteries Auspost?

No more than four cells or two batteries may be mailed in any single package. Lithium metal batteries contained in equipment meeting the provisions of Section II of Packing Instruction 970 of the IATA Regulations. No more than four cells or two batteries may be mailed in any single package.

Can you post tobacco within Australia?

You must be 18 years of age or older. Applicable tobacco products can only be imported through air or sea cargo and cannot be imported through international mail (post)

Can you post rechargeable batteries?

The equipment sent with cells or batteries must be packed in strong rigid packaging and must be secured against movement within the outer packaging and packed to prevent accidental activation. These items must be presented at a Post Office® counter.

Can I send a lithium battery in the post?

Can lithium batteries be sent on their own through the post? No – you are not able to send lithium batteries on their own through domestic or international post. You can only send lithium batteries in the UK or international post only when they’re contained in a device (although some services allow for exceptions).

Can I send lithium batteries in the post?

You cannot send lithium batteries on their own through domestic or international post. You can send lithium batteries in the UK or international post only when they’re contained in a device (except in their Business Response, Freepost, Packetpost and Packetsort services).

Can you send lithium batteries by post?

UK – Allowed in the mail, with restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Cells or batteries that are defective or damaged are forbidden. The maximum number of lithium batteries allowed in each parcel is the minimum number required to power the device plus two spares.

Can I send a charger by post?

UK & International – Allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Must be new and sent unopened in their original retail packaging. Surround with sufficient cushioning material to protect each item from damage. Wrap each item, including plugs, individually.

Can I send rechargeable batteries through the post?

Lithium metal (nonrechargeable) cells and batteries and lithium-ion (rechargeable) cells and batteries are mailable in limited quantities domestically via air or surface transportation when they are installed in or packed with the equipment they are intended to operate.

Can Australia Post detect drugs?

Australia’s largest mail processing centre is using a new forensics lab to detect and test for illegal items sent in the mail, such as drugs and weapons.