Sending a laptop overseas

[mcng7000]

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.

[sugar249]

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

[etb321]

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.

[sugar249]

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@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.  

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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.