Quickest International Courier to Australia

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#298512 23-Jun-2022 11:36

Helping a friend who needs to urgently send an electronic item to Australia to be repaired. About the size of a foolscap filing box. For work.

I was quoted 2 weeks delivery time from NZ couriers. Which is true both ways, then at least a month for repairs!

What is the recommend quickest way to send something to Australia - WA? Ex Dunedin. Thanks :-)

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#2933475 23-Jun-2022 11:55

NZ Post Express is 1-3 business days to Australia.

https://www.nzpost.co.nz/business/shipping-internationally/shipping-options/express

https://www.nzpost.co.nz/business/shipping-internationally/world-zones

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#2933512 23-Jun-2022 13:28

DHL have their own plane fly from Auckland to Sydney return every night, used to fly out about 6pm as it had to land, empty and load before 8pm Sydney time as they have landing and take off curfews there.

At a guess it would be two to three days from Dunedin to Perth.

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#2933521 23-Jun-2022 13:34

+1 for NZ Post. When I was sending parts for ag equipment to Australia (from Feilding) - pre-pandemic, of course - NZ Post were always really reliable and quick. I remember being astonished to send some parts to a farmer in the Atherton Tablelands region of northern Queensland and they arrived in 3 days!! Our experience of speed in reverse (i.e. returns from Australia - mainly for electronic equipment being repaired) was a definitely poorer. Never figured out why it went well from this end but the Aussies couldn't ever seem to get stuff back in a hurry.

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#2933523 23-Jun-2022 13:35

from experience DHL - but there are many tiers and not cheap.

I think pack and send use DHL, mine was overnight from Queensland.

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#2933565 23-Jun-2022 15:21

SATTV:
DHL have their own plane fly from Auckland to Sydney return every night, used to fly out about 6pm as it had to land, empty and load before 8pm Sydney time as they have landing and take off curfews there.

From memory Amazon AU's overnight delivery to NZ used DHL, so they're definitely quick.

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#2933570 23-Jun-2022 15:57

Thanks all for the great replies. Used DHL via pack and send who were very helpful. 5 days but holiday and weekend will get in the way maybe.