Palletisation
1. Where goods are to be delivered on pallets, the pallets must be non-hire and
unbranded, standard, single face, two-way entry wooden pallets (1165 x 1165
millimetres) in accordance with Australian Standard AS4068-1993.
2. Goods delivered on hire or branded pallets, non-standard pallets or skids not in
accordance with AS4068-1993 will not be accepted unless prior written approval is
obtained from Australia Post’s Nominated Representative. Australia Post will not
accept responsibility or liability for hire or branded pallets which are delivered to its
warehouses and do not utilise pallet accounts which allow the transfer of the hire or
possession of pallets to Australia Post or their third party logistics service providers.
3. All pallets will, where possible, be exchanged on a one-for-one basis at the time of
delivery.
4. The combined height of the pallet and contents must not exceed 1400 millimetres.
5. The combined weight of the pallet and contents must not exceed 1 tonne.
6. Cartons or goods are not permitted to overhang the standard pallet dimensions
(1165 X 1165 millimetres).
7. All cartons or goods delivered on pallets must be stacked in an interlocking or
other appropriate manner to ensure stability (including stretch-wrapping and
polypropylene strapping, where necessary). Carton labelling must be outwards
facing to facilitate easy identification and checking of pallet contents.
8. All single materials or products supplied in pallet quantities must have a standard
Ti-Hi configuration for each full pallet quantity. Ti = number of cartons per layer and
Hi = number of layers per pallet.
9. All full pallets delivered to Australia Post must be stretch-wrapped. Only
transparent/clear stretch-wrapping is to be used unless Australia Post specifically
requests black stretch-wrapping for security purposes.
10. Where multiple materials or products are combined for delivery on a single
pallet, each material or product should be separated using cardboard sheets or
labels to enable easy identification and checking. Multiple cartons of a single
material or product must be consolidated on to the same pallet.
11. All deliveries required to be made to Australia Post using freight containers must
receive pre–approval from Australia Post’s Nominated Representative. All cartons or
goods delivered in freight containers must be packed in accordance with Australian
Standard AS1899. All costs associated with decanting the container and repalletisation
of cartons or goods will be reimbursed to Australia Post by the supplier.