Overseas gift Alert!

by Sarah Davidson on November 14, 2022 • Updated on October 23, 2026 0 comments

Overseas gift alert graphic beside a gift with a pine sprig

We have to admit that we were taken by surprise by the alert from Australia Post for sending Christmas gifts overseas. But hats off to Aus Post for the heads-up. Basically the news is send in November - but please open the link to check for specific dates and countries.

For a brief summary, the basic INTERNATIONAL lodgement dates are:

EUROPE, USA & UK lodge your parcels by NOVEMBER 21st
ASIA, lodge your parcels by NOVEMBER 21st
NEW ZEALAND, lodge your parcels by NOVEMBER 25th
https://auspost.com.au/sending/christmas-sending-dates

Some suggestions for posting overseas, lightweight and hard to break!

DOMESTIC lodgement dates by REGULAR POST are as follows:
NSW, lodge parcels by DECEMBER 19TH
ACT, VIC, QLD, TAS lodge parcels by DECEMBER 16TH
WA, lodge parcels by DECEMBER 19TH
NT, lodge parcels by DECEMBER 15TH

DOMESTIC lodgement dates by EXPRESS POST are as follows:
NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, TAS, lodge parcels by DECEMBER 20TH
WA, lodge parcels by DECEMBER 19TH
NT, lodge parcels by DECEMBER 15TH