Dangerous Goods Information

As set down in the Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association, and covered in individual State, Federal and International laws and regulations, perfumes are classified as a Class 3 Flammable Liquid.

Due to these regulations, perfumes can not be sent legally via air (and in some instances, sea) transport unless they have been declared as Dangerous Goods. This has the effect that perfumes can not be sent legally via any Australia Post service in which they may be carried by air - these services include Express Post, Registered Mail, and even normal mail.

The only way that one is able to send perfumes in the mail legally with Australia Post is if the sender has entered into a contract with Australia Post for the carriage of dangerous goods. Once the contract with Australia Post is in place, all perfumes are then required to be sent via road only.

This means that businesses which utilise Express Post are breaking the law, as they are declaring that the parcel contains no dangerous goods. This is a false declaration and carries hefty penalties under both State and Federal laws.

Businesses who utilise Registered Post without a Dangerous Goods contract are not legally able to insure your purchases, as in the event of loss/damage to your parcel, if it is found they sent your perfumes without such a contract, Australia Post will deny any claims for reimbursement, due to the perfumes being sent via illegal methods. This is in essence, wasted money on the consumers part.

This does not cover only businesses who send their stock from within Australia, but also from overseas (from places such as Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, etc), as all postal authorities which are members of the Universal Postal Union, also have the same regulations in regards to the utilisation of air mail for dangerous goods. It is not allowed. Penalties for sellers in certain countries who are caught sending items in the mail illegally are much more severe than they are here in Australia.

The relevant authorities, if finding dangerous goods being sent the illegal way, can confiscate the contents, which means that the buyer can be out of pocket for their purchases.

We at Heavenly Perfumes can only urge consumers to consider these facts before purchasing their perfumes from any retailer who utilises a delivery service for the sending of their perfumes (not only via Australia Post, but courier companies, etc). Ask the business any questions before you purchase to ascertain if they are using a Dangerous Goods Contract to move their stock.

We need to ensure that the online shopping environment remains a safe place to buy and sell, and we also need to ensure that the general public is not put at risk due to the carriage of dangerous goods which are misdeclared, mislabelled or otherwise.

Heavenly Perfumes holds a Dangerous Goods contract with Australia Post and will only send your purchases via legal methods. Our contract information can be obtained from us upon request for your own verification with Australia Post if needed.

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