Free tools for artists
Artwork shipping calculator
Before you quote a buyer for postage, see how big the parcel will be once it is packed, the weight you will be charged for, and whether Australia Post will take it at all.
Packed and posted
Example — change any figureWeight you pay for
22.1 kg
Its cubic weight — the box is big for what it weighs.
Packed size
70 × 90 × 14
cm · 0.088 m³
Actual weight, packed
3.8 kg
An estimate: the artwork plus about 0.8 kg of packing. Weigh it to be sure.
Cubic weight
22.1 kg
Volume × 250 kg per m³
It can go by Australia Post parcel.
Limits: 22 kg, 105 cm on the longest side, 0.25 m³.
Good to know
Cubic weight
Carriers charge for the space a parcel takes as well as its weight: Australia Post counts every cubic metre as 250 kg and, for a parcel in your own packaging, charges whichever is greater. A large, light canvas is charged on its size. Its prepaid satchels and flat-rate boxes are priced by size instead.
Australia Post's limits
Parcels within Australia can be up to 22 kg, 105 cm on the longest side and 0.25 cubic metres. Anything larger needs a courier or a specialist art carrier.
Pack it to survive a drop
Corner protectors, a layer of bubble wrap, and a stiff board over the glass or canvas face. Tape an X across glass so it holds together if it breaks, and insure anything you could not replace.
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Sold, packed and on its way — all on the record
ArtFlow keeps every artwork's size and where it is, writes the dispatch and delivery paperwork when work goes to a gallery, and records what sold.