Post guides
Offering a number of useful guidelines of the Australian Postal Corporation regarding the provision of postal services within Australia, the following Post Guides* are published periodically and can be downloaded below.
This booklet presents the Acquisition Mail service and explains its conditions of use within four simple sections: Acquisition Mail basics; Acquisition Mail registration and Data File, Acquisition Mail preparation and Acquisition Mail lodgement. In addition, a specialised section has been added for barcoding specifications.
This booklet presents the PreSort Letters service and explains its conditions of use within three simple sections: Clean Mail basics; Clean Mail preparation and Clean Mail lodgement.
These guidelines contain details on the types of lithium batteries accepted by Australia Post, and how to package and label your battery or device so it is safe to send. These guidelines replace the information about lithium batteries currently in Section D 10.2.3 of the Dangerous Goods Guide.
This guide contains the standards of the Australian Postal Corporation regarding goods that must not be posted and conditions of posting and packaging for certain other goods.
This guide contains a listing of outlets in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney where Express Courier International Platinum service is offered. It includes the address and opening hours of each outlet.
This contains the guidelines of the Australia Postal Corporation regarding its services including payment of postage; delivery of postal articles and compensation and insurance claims.
This booklet presents the PreSort Letters service and explains its conditions of use within three simple sections: Impact Mail basics; Impact Mail preparation and Impact Mail lodgments.
This guide contains information regarding the availability, specific conditions and limitations to International Post services.
This document contains the standards of the Australian Postal Corporation regarding Letter Post services within Australia.
This guide contains the standards of the Australian Postal Corporation regarding Parcel Post services within Australia.
This booklet contains the postage charges applicable to the supply of postal services by Australia Post.
A summary of charges for frequently used services, based on postcode zones.
This booklet presents the PreSort Letters service and explains its conditions of use within three simple sections: PreSort Letters basics; PreSort Letters preparation and PreSort Letters lodgement. In addition, specialised sections have been added for Charity Mail and barcoding specifications.
This booklet presents the PreSort Letters service and explains its conditions of use within three simple sections: Print Post basics; Print Post preparation and Print Post lodgement. In addition, specialised sections have been added for barcoding print specifications and large volume (10,000+) lodgements (including linehaul).
This booklet presents the PreSort Letters service and explains its conditions of use within two simple sections: Reply Paid basics and Reply Paid preprinted letters. In addition, specialised sections have been added for domestic artwork layout, International artwork layout, unbarcoded letters and parcels.
This booklet presents the PreSort Letters service and explains its conditions of use within three simple sections: Unaddressed Mail basics; Unaddressed Mail preparation and Unaddressed Mail lodgement. In addition, a specialised section has been added for large volume lodgements.
* Under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989, the Board of the Australian Postal Corporation determines the terms and conditions that apply to the provision of postal services within Australia. The terms and conditions are contained in the Australia Post Terms and Conditions (APTC) and Determination of Postage Charges (Rates Determination).
Although Australia Post makes every effort to ensure accuracy at the time of publication, the information in the Post Guides may be revised at any time and services may be modified, added to or withdrawn. Australia Post shall not be liable to any person, whether a purchaser of the Post Guides or not, for any loss or damage of any kind whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions in the Post Guides or from reliance placed upon all or any part of the contents of the Post Guides.