Shipping From Australia to Poland

Last Reviewed: 21th Oct 2026

Shipping to Poland from Australia runs on four managed paths: international express courier, air freight, sea freight and international parcel post, each quoted, packed and documented by PACK & SEND for a European Union border rather than a domestic one.

As Poland is in the EU, an Australian consignment clears customs on entry to the European Union before reaching any Polish address. Duties, import taxes or other charges may apply depending on the type and value of the goods and the circumstances of the shipment. Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can advise on the requirements for your consignment.

The people who use this lane include:

• Families sending care parcels to relatives in Warsaw, Krakow and Gdansk.
• Australians relocating with a household behind them.
• Businesses supplying Polish distributors.

Because mode, packing grade and declaration get chosen against one another, this route starts at a counter rather than a calculator: your nearest PACK & SEND Service Centre scopes the job and quotes it. Smart solutions for complex logistics is what a border of this kind asks for.

Shipping from Australia to Poland

Whether you're sending documents or gifts to family, trade samples to a Polish business, or belongings as part of a household relocation, PACK & SEND can help arrange shipping from Australia to Poland. Depending on what you're sending and how quickly it needs to arrive, options include express courier, air freight, sea freight and international parcel post.

International Express Courier

Documents, samples, spare parts and gifts go express, cleared as a single consignment and visible on up-to-date tracking with milestone updates until signature. Express international shipping is the usual answer when a Polish office or family waits on one item.

Air Freight

Air freight sits between an express parcel and a vessel: palletised stock, boxed machinery, trade samples. Warsaw Chopin, Krakow Balice, Katowice Pyrzowice and Gdansk Lech Walesa are the airports in play, and Australian tonnage transits a European hub first. A Service Centre quotes air freight against express early on.

Sea Freight

Volume and weight belong on the water: relocations, furniture, vehicles and plant, as a less than container load or a full container taken alone. Gdansk and Gdynia are the deep-water Baltic gateways, with Szczecin and Swinoujscie on the western approaches.

Weeks at sea ask more of a carton than a domestic run, so the boxes, cases and crates are specified for the voyage and planned into the sea freight booking.

International Parcel Post and Postage

International parcel post and postage is the simplest way to send parcel overseas: a light parcel travels with local delivery partners completing delivery, which suits something small and not urgent. Parcels sent this way still pass through customs on arrival, and charges may apply.

How Long Does Shipping to Poland Take?

Transit turns on the mode, the origin city and how the entry runs at the European end. As a guide:

• Express courier: the quickest door-to-door mode.
• Air freight: 4 – 9 business days into Warsaw or Krakow.
• Sea freight: 35 – 50 days to Gdansk or Gdynia, depending on the sailing caught.

These timeframes are a guide only, as factors outside PACK & SEND's control may affect delivery schedules.

Customs outcomes sit outside our control entirely and are the usual reason a Polish date moves. A vague description, missing documents or unpaid charges can each hold a consignment. Milestone scans stay visible through our tracking system.

Same day is premium, bespoke work and never an online booking, and time-critical jobs start on 1300 668 000.

How to Send a Package from Australia to Poland

Four steps cover it.

1. Take the goods to your nearest Service Centre for a quote. If your shipment is eligible, you may be able to book online.
2. Let the packing be specified for the journey, one carton or a crated pallet.
3. Provide accurate details about the goods, then write the address to the Polish format, postcode ahead of the locality.
4. Approve the carrier and service level, and watch the milestone scans from there.

Documents You'll Need

When sending a package to Poland, you'll generally need to provide accurate details about the goods, including:

• A description specific enough to identify the goods, so "gift", "samples" or "personal items" will not do.
• The quantity and the value.
• The receiver's full address and telephone number.

Additional customs documentation or permits may be required depending on what you're sending and who is receiving it. Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can advise on the documentation needed for your shipment.

Addressing a Parcel to Poland

A Polish address runs four lines:

• The recipient's name.
• A street line carrying ul. for ulica or al. for aleja, the street name, the house number, and a flat number after an oblique where there is one.
• The postcode in NN-NNN form, two digits, a hyphen and three digits, then the locality.
• The country, in capitals.

For example:

Anna Nowak
ul. Dworcowa 1
85-005 Bydgoszcz
POLAND

Write it in roman letters and Arabic numerals, with the Polish diacritics added as well where you can. The postcode matters most, because it is what identifies the delivery office. Add a Polish mobile number with the +48 country code so the driver can call ahead.

Online Self-Service or a Personalised Service Centre Quote

Most Poland traffic lands on the managed path, since one conversation has to settle the packing, the carrier and the EU declaration at once.

For anything heavier, unpacked, fragile, high-value, over $1,000, or requiring specialist handling, or if you're sending on behalf of a business or ship regularly, you'll need a personalised quote from your local PACK & SEND Service Centre.

If your shipment is eligible, you may be able to book online, and that window is narrow:

• A private sender.
• A parcel already packed.
• Under 20 kg.
• A declared value no higher than $1,000.
• No business behind it and no regular pattern.

It is a limited, no-frills option, and it is closed outright to anyone sending on behalf of a business and to anyone who ships regularly, however small the consignment.

Professional packing, carrier selection, the Polish customs work and warranty cover belong to the managed path, along with same day, lithium batteries and dangerous goods.

What You Can Send from Australia to Poland

Households on this route send care parcels and gifts, clothing and books, a laptop, and sometimes a whole flat's contents.

Gifts & personal items

• Care parcels and gifts for family and friends.
• Clothing, books and a laptop.

International relocation

• Our international relocations service covers a household or office move end to end.

Business traffic is heavier and more regular, and commonly includes:

Business goods

• Samples, spare parts and tooling.
• Retail stock and marketing material for Polish distributors.
• Palletised freight wherever a pallet is the unit.

Shipping Luggage and Excess Baggage to Poland

Our excess baggage service moves suitcases, cartons and personal effects as freight:

• Picked up at the Australian address.
• Handed over at the Polish one.
• Sent by air or by sea: whether to send excess baggage by air or sea turns on how much is going and when.

Luggage sent as freight may have customs requirements and charges of its own, depending on the goods and the circumstances. An accurate inventory helps, and household effects moving with a change of residence are covered in the relocation section below.

Sending excess, oversized, fragile and high-value items can only be achieved through contacting your local PACK & SEND Service Centre, and lithium cells, aerosols and flammable liquids get the same in-person assessment.

Relocating to Poland: Personal Effects and Household Goods

Household goods and personal effects moving with a change of residence to Poland may qualify for duty relief, depending on the type of goods and the circumstances of the move. Other charges, including import taxes or customs fees, may still apply. Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can assist with the requirements and charges for your move.

Our international furniture removals service scopes the whole move, usually as a part or full container. An accurate inventory with values helps, and your Service Centre can advise on the documentation needed for your move.

Restricted & Prohibited Items for Poland

Some items are restricted or prohibited on entry to Poland, and what applies depends on the goods and the destination. Broad categories that need checking include:

• Dangerous goods
• Alcohol and tobacco
• Food, plant and animal products
• Medicines
• Weapons
• Currency and valuables

A lithium battery, aerosol, flammable or anything else classed as dangerous goods is assessed in person at a Service Centre, never online. Our Dangerous Goods & Restricted Items page explains how the network handles them.

Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can confirm what can be sent to Poland before it is booked.

Cost of Shipping to Poland

There is no rate card here: the consignment writes the quote. What moves the figure:

• Chargeable weight against cube.
• The external dimensions.
• The mode.
• The grade of packing the goods need for a European transit.
• How far the Polish address sits from the clearance point.
• Any warranty cover.

Duties, taxes or other charges sit outside the freight quote, as covered below.

Regular senders get a consistent process and document set for recurring Polish consignments, where most avoidable delay disappears.

Import Duty and Taxes for Poland

Goods sent from Australia to Poland are assessed by customs on entry to the EU. Customs duty, import taxes or other charges may be payable, depending on the type and value of the goods and the circumstances of the shipment.

Some gifts sent to Poland may qualify for duty relief, depending on the type and value of the goods and the circumstances of the shipment. Other charges, including import taxes or customs fees, may still apply. Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can assist with the requirements and charges for your specific shipment.

Shipping to Warsaw, Krakow and Across Poland

Warsaw and Krakow take the largest share of this lane, Warsaw as the commercial centre and Krakow as the address most diaspora parcels are written to. Other centres include:

• Gdansk, Gdynia and Szczecin, the Baltic port cities.
• Wroclaw, Poznan, Lodz, Katowice, Lublin and Bydgoszcz, the remaining population and industrial centres, and their regions.

Delivery follows road and rail out of the clearance point rather than the airport of arrival, so a rural Podlasie or Podkarpacie address is reachable on the same consignment as a Warsaw office. Poland is also an entry point for the region, which is why our shipping to Europe page is worth reading too.

Any of the 135+ PACK & SEND Service Centres can open a Poland job, in Perth or Hobart as much as in Sydney. Find your nearest PACK & SEND Service Centre, carry the goods in, and the declaration gets written around what is actually there.

Sending from Poland to Australia

Freight the other way is a different service with a different team. Import Services books the pick-up in Poland, the flight or sailing south and the Australian entry, using import express courier for parcels and import freight forwarding for pallets, crates and containers.

Export requirements in Poland and Australian biosecurity requirements both apply, particularly to food, plant material, seeds, timber and soil, so check each item with the team before packing.

Why PACK & SEND for This Route

Poland asks as much of the declaration as it does of the aircraft: a description that will support a classification, and duty and tax requirements that can shift.

We are a retail logistics company, 135+ Service Centres across the country, reselling a network of leading international carriers, and the same managed process takes one carton to Krakow and a crated pallet to Gdansk.

Packing, the declaration, the carrier choice and up-to-date tracking with milestone updates come as a single piece of work, and Freight Plus Warranty can be laid over it. Trusted people, proven process, personal service.

Get a Quote for Poland

Every Poland shipment opens the same way, with a personalised quote from your local PACK & SEND Service Centre, on 1300 668 000. Say what is moving, which Polish city or region it is bound for and the date that matters, and the mode, the packing and the paperwork come back priced as one job.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will a parcel take to reach Poland from Australia?

Most of the answer comes down to which mode carries it. As a guide:

• Express courier is the quickest door-to-door mode.
• Air freight into Warsaw or Krakow is guided at 4 to 9 business days.
• Sea freight to Gdansk or Gdynia is guided at 35 to 50 days, depending on the sailing caught.

Clearance at the European end, not flight time, settles the figure.

These timeframes are a guide only, as factors outside PACK & SEND's control may affect delivery schedules.

What documents are needed to ship from Australia to Poland?

When sending a package to Poland, you'll generally need to provide accurate details about the goods, including a description and value, plus the receiver's full address and telephone number. Additional customs documentation or permits may be required depending on what you're sending. Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can advise you on the documentation needed for your shipment.

How do I address a parcel to Poland?

In four lines. The recipient's name, then a street line carrying ul. for a street or al. for an avenue, the street name and house number, with a flat number after an oblique.

The third line is the postcode as two digits, a hyphen and three digits, then the locality, for example 85-005 Bydgoszcz. The country goes on the last line, in capitals. Add a Polish telephone number with the +48 country code so the driver can call ahead.

Which items are prohibited or restricted on entry to Poland?

Some items are restricted or prohibited, and what applies depends on the goods and the destination. The broad categories to check are:

• Dangerous goods
• Alcohol and tobacco
• Food, plant and animal products
• Medicines
• Weapons

Lithium batteries, aerosols, flammables and anything else classed as dangerous goods must be seen at a Service Centre, not booked online, and the team can confirm what can be sent before you book.

Will import duty or taxes apply to a parcel arriving in Poland?

They may. Customs duty, import taxes or other charges may apply depending on the type and value of the goods and the circumstances of the shipment. Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can assist with the requirements and charges for your specific shipment.

Do customs rules for low-value parcels to Poland change?

They can. Requirements for lower-value parcels can change, and the position for a parcel can depend on its value, what it contains and whether it is a sale or a private gift. Because these rules can move, check the current requirements for your shipment with your local PACK & SEND Service Centre before it travels.

Can I send a gift to family in Poland free of duty?

Some gifts sent to Poland may qualify for duty relief, depending on the type and value of the goods and the circumstances of the shipment. Other charges, including import taxes or customs fees, may still apply. Your local PACK & SEND Service Centre can assist with the requirements and charges for your specific shipment.

What does shipping a parcel from Australia to Poland cost?

Every consignment is quoted on its own; no rate card exists. The figure moves with:

• Chargeable weight against cube.
• The dimensions.
• The mode.
• The packing grade a European transit calls for.
• The distance from the clearance point to the Polish address.
• Any warranty cover.

Professional packing is available at every Service Centre and quoted alongside the freight. Duties, taxes or other charges may apply separately, depending on the goods.

How is a quote for Poland put together?

That depends on the consignment and the sender. Online pricing reaches eligible parcels only: packed already, beneath 20 kg, declared at $1,000 or less, sent by a private individual who is neither shipping for a business nor shipping regularly.

Anything heavier, unpacked, fragile, high-value or commercial is routed instead to a personalised quote from your local PACK & SEND Service Centre, where the packing, the carrier and the Polish declaration are quoted together.

Can I track a shipment to Poland, and is cover available?

Yes to both. Express courier and air freight consignments carry up-to-date tracking with milestone updates from collection in Australia through to delivery in Poland, while sea freight is tracked at vessel and container milestones.

Freight Plus Warranty can be arranged as cover against loss or damage, which is worth taking on anything valuable, fragile or irreplaceable. A Service Centre sets the level at quoting.

How do I send something from Poland back to Australia?

Import Services handles that direction, not this outbound lane. That team books the collection in Poland, the leg into Australia and the entry here, using import express courier for parcels and import freight forwarding for pallets, crates and containers.

Export requirements in Poland and Australian biosecurity requirements both apply, particularly to food, plant material, seeds, timber and soil, so check each item with the team before packing.

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