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by istjohn 2434 days ago
Are there mail forwarding services that cater to people in your situation? Would you pay $10-$15 plus typical US-to-Australia shipping costs for this service? I guess I'm wondering if this is a business opportunity for someone to provide a US delivery address and then forward the mail abroad.
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There are, Australia Post runs one which I've never used at https://shopmate.auspost.com.au/

International shipping is typically not that difficult or unreasonably expensive for most items (I help to send some physical goods from Australia, which is conveniently near nowhere else).

The problem is usually customer expectations, we can submit their parcel the same day but any delays in customs, processing, or their local courier/postal service becomes our fault since the customer has no one else to contact, but we have no real ability to change the outcome for any individual parcel.

New Zealand Post runs a service like this: https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop

Doesn't cater to Australians though!