Australia Put up has suspended incoming mail and items into the nation by way of sea amid a spike in banned cross-border items.
The provider stated it had quickly suspended sea mail from 1 October.
A spokeswoman for the Australian Put up stated it was working with worldwide carriers to raise the suspension as quickly as attainable.
The transfer doesn’t have an effect on Australia Put up’s air freight service, by which most of its packages are shipped and processed.
The suspension would have an effect on solely a fraction of Australia Put up’s worldwide potential.
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, when worldwide borders had been closed, there was a big improve within the variety of objects processed by way of sea mail, though this has since decreased.
“Because of the rising variety of restricted mail objects arriving in Australia by sea, Australia Put up has quickly suspended incoming sea mail, efficient 1 October 2022,” Australia Put up stated in an announcement.
“The rise in sea mail quantity was a direct results of COVID air restrictions and discount in air capability.
“Australia Put up at present has just one facility able to dealing with sea mail, and has skilled important delays and safety considerations because of the quantity of contraband objects arriving and the necessity for intervention.”
Australia Put up stated it might course of any sea mail containers that had already arrived within the nation, in addition to any objects that had been at present en path to sea.
Nonetheless the suspension does have an effect on any sea mail objects despatched after the suspension date of 1 October.
“Australia Put up is within the strategy of reviewing its maritime functionality to take away the suspension as quickly as attainable,” Australia Put up stated in an announcement.
“Australia Put up remains to be processing sea mail containers in transit on the time of the suspension announcement, and has no impact on mail objects shipped by air from Australia or by sea from Australia.
“Australia Put up apologizes for any inconvenience within the meantime.”
initially revealed Australia Put up suspends maritime mail amid considerations about banned items