Posted 01/26/2021 4:56 pm
By "post the note", I assume this means you are attempting to mail a banknote from Australia to America?
Some things to be aware of:
- It is technically against Australia Post regulations to mail coins and banknotes internationally (it's an anti-money-laundering regulation). Collectable banknotes are not exempt from this. If it gets lost or damaged, there is zero recourse from AP; they will simply tell you "we told you not to post banknotes".
- Registered Mail is not worth the additional fees for international packages as the "registration" only covers the period it is in Australia; it offers no extra protection once it leaves the country, and no protection at all for "prohibited" items like banknotes. Meanwhile, the Registered envelope is a big glowing neon sign that says "Hello! I'm valuable!"
-If sending it as a parcel rather than a letter (and if you're using a rigid reinforced envelope, it's a parcel), it's supposed to have a customs declaration form, so that the authorities both in Australia and in America know what's in it without having to open it up and physically inspect it. The form makes you check a box saying it's not a prohibited item, and also requests you to describe and assign a value to the item. You will have to lie, or stretch the truth out really thinly (like calling your banknote a "historical document"), to fill this form in. Breaking an Australia Post regulation isn't a crime, but lying on a customs form is. Either way, your banknote will likely be confiscated if you're found out.
Some things to be aware of:
- It is technically against Australia Post regulations to mail coins and banknotes internationally (it's an anti-money-laundering regulation). Collectable banknotes are not exempt from this. If it gets lost or damaged, there is zero recourse from AP; they will simply tell you "we told you not to post banknotes".
- Registered Mail is not worth the additional fees for international packages as the "registration" only covers the period it is in Australia; it offers no extra protection once it leaves the country, and no protection at all for "prohibited" items like banknotes. Meanwhile, the Registered envelope is a big glowing neon sign that says "Hello! I'm valuable!"
-If sending it as a parcel rather than a letter (and if you're using a rigid reinforced envelope, it's a parcel), it's supposed to have a customs declaration form, so that the authorities both in Australia and in America know what's in it without having to open it up and physically inspect it. The form makes you check a box saying it's not a prohibited item, and also requests you to describe and assign a value to the item. You will have to lie, or stretch the truth out really thinly (like calling your banknote a "historical document"), to fill this form in. Breaking an Australia Post regulation isn't a crime, but lying on a customs form is. Either way, your banknote will likely be confiscated if you're found out.
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