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Section D - Domestic Express Post Service Rates for Parcels

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Item 5 Express Post

(1) Express Post parcel.

(a) Express Post parcel up to 500g: $7.70 per parcel

(b) Express Post parcels over 500g -

(i) Lodged for intra state delivery other than to Norfolk Island - the sum, per Express Post parcel, of an amount of $9.90 and the amount indicated in Table 7 for each kilogram, or part thereof, in the mass of the parcel, up to a maximum mass of 20kg, according to the zones (the postcodes of which are specified in Table 4, representing the places between which carriage is required;

(ii) Lodged for interstate delivery - the sum per parcel, of an amount of $10.80 and the amount indicated in Table 7 for each kilogram or part thereof, in the mass of the parcel, up to a maximum of 20kg, according to the zones (the postcodes of which are specified in Table 4 representing the places between which carriage is required; and

(iii) Lodged for delivery to Norfolk Island - the sum per parcel, of an amount of $9.80 and the amount indicated in Table 7 for each kilogram or part thereof, in the mass of the parcel, up to a maximum of 20kg, according to the zones (the postcodes of which are specified in Table 4 representing the places between which carriage is required; and

 

(c) For parcels over 1kg that are square or rectangular in shape, Australia Post will assess charges according to their actual weight or cubic weight equivalent, whichever is greater. The cubic weight is the parcel's volume in cubic metres multiplied by 250. Australia Post reserves the right to also apply cubic charge to a parcel weighing less than 1kg, and to parcels that are irregular or cylindrical in shape.

(2) For the purpose of this item, a parcel lodged in, or addressed to, the Australian Antarctic Territory or the Territory of Heard and McDonald Islands shall be deemed to have been lodged in, or addressed to, zone T1.

(3) For charging purposes

(a) a parcel lodged in, or addressed to, postcode 2880 (Broken Hill area) shall be deemed to have been lodged in, or addressed to, zone S2; and

(b) a parcel lodged in, or addressed to, postcodes 2648, 2715, 2717-2719 and 2731-2739 shall be deemed to have been lodged in, or addressed to, zone V2;

(4) A parcel lodged for carriage between a place in (A) of Table 8 and a place in a zone in (B) of that table shall be deemed to have been lodged in, or addressed to, a zone in (C) of that table.

Table 7 - Domestic Express Post Parcel Transit Charge Per Kilogram

Zone

N1

N2

V1

V2

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

S1

S2

NT1

W1

W2

W3

T1

NF

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

N1

0
2.2
3.6
4.2
3.7
4.5
6.6
8.6
4.9
5.7
10.7
9.4
10.7
15.9
3.7
6.8

N2

2.2
3.2
5.7
6.4
5.8
6.6
8.7
11.3
7
7.8
12.8
11.5
12.8
18
5.8
8.9

V1

3.6
5.7
0
0.65
4.9
5.7
7.8
10.4
3.1
3.9
10.7
7.6
8.9
14.1
2.9
8.3

V2

4.2
6.4
0.65
0.8
5.6
6.4
8.5
11.1
3.8
4.6
11.4
8.3
9.6
14.8
3.6
9

Q1

3.7
5.8
4.9
5.6
0
0.75
2.8
5.3
5.1
5.9
9.9
10.5
11.8
17
6.1
6.8

Q2

4.5
6.6
5.7
6.4
0.75
1
3.1
5.5
5.9
6.7
10.7
11.3
12.6
17.8
6.9
8.9

Q3

6.6
8.7
7.8
8.5
2.8
3.1
2.7
5.9
8
8.8
12.9
13.9
15.2
20.4
9.3
10.6

Q4

9.2
11.3
10.4
11.1
5.3
5.5
5.9
5.1
10.6
11.4
13.4
16.5
17.8
23
11.9
12.3

S1

4.9
7
3.1
3.8
5.1
5.9
8
10.6
0
0.75
9.3
6.7
8
13.2
4.1
9.1

S2

5.7
7.8
3.9
4.6
5.9
6.7
8.8
11.4
0.75
0.9
10.1
7.5
8.8
14
4.9
9.9

NT1

10.7
12.8
10.7
11.4
9.9
10.7
12.9
13.4
9.3
10.1
4.7
14.6
15.9
11.5
12.9
15.3

W1

9.4
11.5
7.6
8.3
10.5
11.3
13.9
16.5
6.7
7.5
14.6
0
1.3
6.4
10.3
13.8

W2

10.7
12.8
8.9
9.6
11.8
12.6
15.2
17.8
8
8.8
15.9
1.3
1.6
7.7
11.6
15.1

W3

15.9
18
14.1
14.8
17
17.8
20.4
23
13.2
14
11.5
6.4
7.7
1.5
16.8
20.3

T1

3.7
5.8
2.9
3.6
6.1
6.9
9.3
11.9
4.1
4.9
12.9
10.3
11.6
16.8
0.5
9.6

Table 8 - Deemed Express Post parcel zones

(A)

(B)

(C)

Coolangatta 4225

N2

N2

Tweed Heads 2485
Tweed Heads South 2486

N1,V1,V2,Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4,S1,S2,NT1,W1,W2,W3,T1,NF

Q1

Albury 2640
Lavington 2641

V1,V2,S1,S2,NT1,W1,W2,W3,T1

V2

Wodonga 3689,3690

N1,N2,Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4,NF

N2

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