Sending phone to NZ from Australia

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tieke

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Ultimate Geek

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#304579 16-May-2023 17:44

As per title, just wondered if anyone knew the best way to send a phone here from Australia.
Using various clickfrenzy offers, you can get a Pixel 7a and a $150 JB Hi-fi voucher for about AUD626 at the moment, but I would have to get it delivered to a mate's place in Victoria. Given NZ Post's allergy to batteries etc, how much hassle would they have to go through to send me the phone?

riztricted

61 posts

Master Geek

#3076896 16-May-2023 17:59

Single phone with battery contained inside the device is not a problem with international couriers (DHL Express), from experience no labels or special handling required.
You can try get a quote on their website or fedex or ups.

IATA rules allow up to 2 devices with lithium ion batteries contained-in device per package (box/carton) under special provision no extra DG handling needed.

KrazyKid

1238 posts

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#3076926 16-May-2023 21:01

In my experience with buying a pixel in Aussie was mixed.
I got the phone on sale and duty free so it was cheap.
But when it broke down I need up spending s lot to send it back in fourth to get out repaired under warranty.

The savings just disappeared.

I brought my next pixel from mighty ape. It also faulted but the returns prices was much easier.

In answer to your question, NZ post will allow you to send it back as does Aussie post. But you have to pay for the expensive courier option because it is a phone.

I do know people who have sent them back via post without declaring to be cheaper it but in that case you have no come back if something goes wrong.

tieke

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#3077070 17-May-2023 09:49

KrazyKid: In my experience with buying a pixel in Aussie was mixed.
I got the phone on sale and duty free so it was cheap.
But when it broke down I need up spending s lot to send it back in fourth to get out repaired under warranty.

Thanks for that - yeah, I had considered that, but I've never had any problems with my 4a that I haven't been able to fix myself, and have never had to make an overseas return of any of my cheap redmi phones either, but I understand your point.

If the difference was only a couple of hundred dollars I'd get it here, but as I'm looking at getting some extra bits and bobs which means the JB-HiFi voucher is actually useful, it brings the aproximate price of the phone in Australia to around NZD$500, whereas MightyApe want over $900 for it.

Bee

732 posts

Ultimate Geek

#3077095 17-May-2023 11:24

I believe the difference is that DHL have their own Cargo planes so will take some batteries... NZ Post use Air NZ Passenger planes and so the rules are set by Air NZ. The old way of using ships to get around this seems to be hard to find these days.

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