eBay Australia has a Dangerous Goods policy which can be viewed
here. This policy states:
A few hazardous materials may lawfully be transported under certain
conditions if they are properly packaged and labelled. Such items may be listed
on eBay, provided that the listing contains a clear notice of the hazardous
nature of the material, and a description of the planned method of postage that
complies with the law.
As per individual State, Federal and International laws and regulations,
perfumes are classified as a Class 3 Flammable Liquid. This is a definition set
down by the International Air Transport Association via their Dangerous Goods
Regulations.
Under 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 sellers who 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.
Sellers 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 buyers part.
This does not cover only sellers 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 buyers to consider these facts before
purchasing their perfumes from any retailer (not only on eBay) who utilises a
delivery service for the sending of their perfumes (not only via Australia Post,
but courier companies, etc). Ask your seller any questions before your purchase
to ascertain if they are using a Dangerous Goods Contract to move their stock.
We need to ensure that eBay 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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