- Book Now
- Map
- Customs
- Documents Needed
- Restricted Goods
- Packing Advice
- Shipment Protection
- National Holidays
- FAQs
Shipments delivered via Rapid Express Saver will not necessarily be delivered to the addressee personally. The Carrier may deliver a package to the addressee shown on the barcode label or to any other person appearing to have authority to accept delivery of the package on the addressee's behalf (such as persons at the same premises as the addressee or neighbours of the addressee). When shipping to residential address, if the drop off location is in a 'safe' area, then the courier driver will leave the parcel at your doorstep.
Customs
Personal effects consignments may be subject to import transaction fees and a charge for customs clearance processing prior to clearance. Expect clearance delays for up to 48 hours. Customer should fill out form 
B534 (UNACCOMPANIED PERSONAL EFFECTS STATEMENT) for personal effects older than 12 months and include with invoices to help with clearance.
New personal effects (or less than 12 months) declared on the B534 form will be held by AU Customs pending duty & GST payable. This duty/GST is separate to the $150 +10% GST personal effect Clearance Processing fee.
Before sending your parcel to Australia, please make sure that none of the items in your parcels contravene the restrictions imposed by customs at destination.
Customs website: http://www.customs.gov.au/
In addition to Customs, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) manages quarantine controls to minimise the risk of diseases entering the country.
http://www.daff.gov.au/
Download a customs form by clicking the link below:
B534
Documents Needed
After you have paid for a shipping service to Australia, you will be redirected
to a page where you can download and print out the relevant shipping labels, i.e
AWB (Courier Air Waybills - barcode) - Proforma or Commercial invoice - Address label.
The above documents are standard for any international shipment.
Please note, if additional documentation is required for the import of any particular item, it is the
customer's responsibility to provide them at destination.
Restrictions
Goods travelling by 'Cargo' are subject to different restrictions to those travelling as carry-on
luggage.
A shipment to Australia is deemed unacceptable if: it is classified as
hazardous material, dangerous goods, prohibited or restricted articles by IATA (International Air
Transport Association), ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) or other relevant organisation.
Many items which appear harmless in everyday use can pose danger on air transport and are consequently
forbidden for transport.
The following page displays a sampling of common prohibited and restricted goods.
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/prohibited-items.php
Packing Advice
Your parcel must be boxed and well packaged. This will reduce the risk of damage to any item during
transit or any associated automated distribution process.
Please be aware the item is not taken by hand from collection to destination and will visit many sorted
facilities on its journey. For that reason, you need to protect the items to ensure they make it from A
to B safely.
The following packaging guidelines are recommendations to assist you in packaging your shipment:
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/packing-advice.php
Shipment Protection
When you book a shipping service to Australia, you will be able to choose an
appropriate level of cover for your shipment. We offer enhanced parcel protection for up to £2000
for a small additional fee.
If you do not purchase enhanced Shipment Protection, your shipment will be only covered to a maximum
value of £50 as per the limited liability set out in our
Terms & Conditions and subject to your
parcel passing minimum packaging requirements.
Please note that the declared value for customs purposes is not related to the declared value selected
for Shipment Protection. We encourage all customers to purchase shipment protection cover for loss or
damage.
National Holidays
- 01/01/2024 - New years day
- 26/01/2024 - Australia day
- 28/01/2024 - Australia day obeserved
- 04/03/2024 - Labour day (western australia)
- 11/03/2024 - adelaide cup (south asutralia)
- 11/03/2024 - Eight hours day (tasmania)
- 29/03/2024 - Good friday
- 30/03/2024 - Easter saturday
- 31/03/2024 - Easter day
- 01/04/2024 - Easter monday
- 02/04/2024 - Easter tuesday (tasmania)
- 25/04/2024 - Anzac day
- 06/05/2024 - May day (northern territory)
- 03/06/2024 - Western australia day
- 10/06/2024 - Queen's birthday (all except wa)
- 14/08/2024 - Royal national agricultural show day queensland
- 30/09/2024 - Queen's birthday - western australia
- 07/10/2024 - Labour day (queensland, south australia, australian capital territory, new south wales)
- 04/11/2024 - Recreation day (tasmania)
- 05/11/2024 - Melbourne cup day
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing day
FAQs
We have a detailed and comprehensive Help Section here. If you cannot find
the answer or advice you are looking for there, please use our enquiry form
Rapid Parcel offers its customers the best service for package
delivery to Adelaide. If you are looking for the fastest, most reliable,
most affordable or most reputable Adelaide parcel delivery company,
Rapid Parcel's courier comparison website has exactly what you're
looking for.
Because Adelaide is the capital of South Australia and one of the
largest cities on the continent, it is a major population centre with
fast-paced economic and tourist activities happening every single day of
the year. Both individuals and business owners use our Adelaide parcel
delivery service for the convenience and ease of transaction it offers
them when sending packages to and from anywhere in Australia. So if you
have anything that requires shipping to Perth, Sydney or Melbourne, or
you need a Gold Coast parcel delivery service, you'll find our website
an invaluable resource.
Our service allows you to quickly compare prices from the most
reputable couriers handling package deliveries to Adelaide today.
Nowhere else can you find greater discounts than those available on our
site. What's more, our carefully constructed system allows for ease of
booking. One feature of our considered service is the "auto-fill"
function. If you are tired of having to type in the same information
time and time again our "auto-fill" function will come as a welcome
relief. By uploading your address book into our system you can
automatically enter the address details of numerous destinations in just
moments, saving you both time and frustration. This is perfect for
high-use corporate clients, eBay and Amazon retailers, and people who
simply send a lot of packages through Adelaide parcel delivery services.
When it comes to package delivery to Adelaide our courier
partners are second to none. We only use globally known top-rated
carriers on our website - those we have worked with for years and whom
we can trust will offer our customers the peace of mind and reliability
that we would wish for them.
Our Adelaide parcel delivery service can transport any small item
or package from your door to its destination quickly, efficiently and
cost-effectively. There's no better courier comparison service out
there.
For our corporate account holders we offer many benefits, such as
credit facilities, a personal account manager and some of the lowest
prices for Adelaide parcel delivery available on the market. So if
you're looking for a rapid package delivery to Adelaide then look no
further than the world's premier courier comparison website, Rapid
Parcel.
The table below shows a few sample prices for this destination,
but to see what our courier partners can offer you specifically all you
need to do is complete our simple booking form and you'll be given a
list of our couriers, along with their prices and services, presented
side by side so you can choose the one that's best for your needs.
