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Sending a laptop overseas

mcng7000 — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:18:13 GMT

Does a package with a laptop have to be marked 'dangerous goods' on the declaration because it contains lithium batteries? I am allowed to send it, but Australia Post is giving me conflicting info when I ask them about the form.

Re: Sending a laptop overseas

sugar249 — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:12:12 GMT

https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/documents/dangerous-goods-guide.pdf

Re: Sending a laptop overseas

etb321 — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:28:24 GMT

I don't sell internationally. In Australia I sell a reasonable number of notebooks. I run the battery down before packaging and (rightly or wrongly) don't declare the packages as 'dangerous goods'. While it's not relevant to your case I also don't offer express post on notebooks which in Oz keeps the packages in the back of a truck rather than the hold of a plane. No problems so far.

Re: Sending a laptop overseas

sugar249 — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:10:42 GMT

@etb321 wrote:
I also don't offer express post on notebooks which in Oz keeps the packages in the back of a truck rather than the hold of a plane.

Ah, yes but no, oz post actually sends normal parcels by air as well, if they have capacity on pre booked planes, normal parcels also go, up up and away.