Ship your parcels with our express delivery service

Our Express Post delivery service covers all addresses within Australia and automatically includes:

Up to $100 of compensation2

Tracking3

Express Post packaging options

5kg and under using our flat rate packaging

Express Post prepaid satchels and boxes

  • Included postage. View pricing
  • Postage based on size (not weight)
  • Part of our flat rate packaging range
  • 4 sizes from small to extra large
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Express Post flat rate packaging

  • Postage not included. View pricing
  • Postage based on size (not weight)
  • Part of our flat rate packaging range
  • Various packaging available
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Other packaging

5kg and under using other packaging

  • Includes postage. View pricing
  • Postage based on weight or cubic weight (whichever is greater4)
  • Using other packaging (yours or ours)
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Sending over 5kg up to 22kg

  • Postage not included. View pricing
  • Postage based on weight or cubic weight (whichever is greater4)
  • Using other packaging (yours or ours)
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Express Post delivery information

Next business day guarantee

We offer a next business day guarantee if you post your item within our Express Post next business day delivery network on a business day (Monday to Friday) and meet the Express Post service conditions.1

Items should generally be lodged in our yellow street posting boxes before 4pm.

Next business day delivery network postcodes

Express Post next business day delivery1 is only available within the Express Post next business day delivery network. View eligible postcodes.

Outside of this network, Express Post items are delivered as fast as possible using existing transport links.

Express Post postage costs

Business price guides, postage costs and delivery times

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1 Next business day delivery is only available within the Express Post next business day delivery network. The national next business day delivery network operates between capital cities (excluding Darwin; and for Perth, delivery into the CBD only) and some major centres. Express eParcel is not covered in the Express Post guarantee.

2 Parcel Post and Express Post comes with up to $100 compensation included. Additional charges for Extra Cover apply. Extra Cover provides you with cover for the specified value of your item (up to $5,000 or part thereof) if your item is lost or damaged while being carried by Australia Post. Visit optional extras for more information. Subject to the Australian Consumer Law, Australia Post does not accept liability for any consequential or indirect loss or damage arising due to any failure related to our service. Neither the compensation included with our service nor the purchase of Extra Cover limits any rights you may have under the Australian Consumer Law.

3 Track events will vary depending on how your item is lodged and delivered. For details visit our tracking service.

4 For parcels where you use your own packaging or any other packaging, which is not eligible for the national flat rates for postage based on size, Australia Post will assess charges according to the actual weight or cubic weight equivalent of the parcel, whichever is greater. Learn more about cubing on page 5 of our Domestic parcels guide (PDF 443kB).