Country Conditions for Mailing — India

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Appliances (including pistols, pistol pencils, etc.) for discharging gas, except on behalf of the Government.

Arms and military equipment, except for the Indian Government.

Articles of gold or silver.

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; traveler’s checks; securities payable to bearer; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Coins or ingots exceeding 65 rupees in value, except coins obviously intended for ornament.

Consumer electronic items, (except hearing aids and life-saving equipment, apparatus, and appliances and parts thereof). Shipments containing these goods up to the value of 200 Indian rupees (gift value) are at present released after the words “Released on caution” have been stamped on the item.

Radioactive materials.

Restrictions  

Addressees in India are required to obtain import licenses for all goods except those intended for their personal use and not exceeding 100 rupees in value. If the license is not obtained when required, the articles are considered as prohibited.

Commercial shipments of tobacco, manufactured or not may only be sent to licensed importers or wholesalers.

Indian banknotes, require permission of the Reserve Bank of India.

Perishable articles or edible substances are admitted only by airmail.

Piece goods and certain manufactured articles must be marked to show country of origin as prescribed by the Indian trademark regulations.

Works of art (including photographs); forms ruled or printed; account and manuscript books; labels; advertising matter (except trade catalogs and circulars); almanacs in sheets or in cards; and other cards, as well as waste paper and old newspaper for packing, are considered to be merchandise, and may be liable to customs duty.

Observations  

1. In India, a very small number of articles is admitted free of customs duty and the tariffs of these duties vary considerably. The general rate of import duty is 30 percent but many articles are liable to a higher rate.
2. Import duty is chargeable even if the articles are received as free gifts. The fact that goods are old or second-hand or gifts or articles intended for personal use does not entitle them per se to exemption from import duty. However, the collection of duty is waived in cases where the total duty on a shipment does not exceed 3 rupees. Books and magazines are generally exempt from import duty.
3. Shipments can be more speedily released if their contents and value are clearly and correctly declared by the sender.
4. Insured Priority Mail International parcels addressed to the post office boxes of Draw, Kargil and Leh in the State of Kashmir are not accepted from November 1 to May 31.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes:
PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)

Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)

 

 

 

Global Express Guaranteed (210) Price Group 6

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$38.95	24	$241.00	48	$409.00
1	58.50	25	248.25	49	415.50
2	67.50	26	255.50	50	422.00
3	76.50	27	262.75	51	428.50
4	85.50	28	270.00	52	435.00
5	94.50	29	277.25	53	441.50
6	103.50	30	284.50	54	448.00
7	112.50	31	291.75	55	454.50
8	121.50	32	299.00	56	461.00
9	130.50	33	306.25	57	467.50
10	139.50	34	313.50	58	474.00
11	146.75	35	320.75	59	480.50
12	154.00	36	328.00	60	487.00
13	161.25	37	335.25	61	493.50
14	168.50	38	342.50	62	500.00
15	175.75	39	349.75	63	506.50
16	183.00	40	357.00	64	513.00
17	190.25	41	363.50	65	519.50
18	197.50	42	370.00	66	526.00
19	204.75	43	376.50	67	532.50
20	212.00	44	383.00	68	539.00
21	219.25	45	389.50	69	545.50
22	226.50	46	396.00	70	552.00
23	233.75	47	402.50
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

 

Insurance (215.5)

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee	For document reconstruction insurance or non-document insurance coverage above $800, add $1.00 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $2,499 per shipment.
200	$1.00
300	2.00
400	3.00
500	4.00
600	5.00
700	6.00
800	7.00	$2,499 max.	$24.00

 

Size Limits (216.5)

An item must be large enough to hold on its face the postage
and the plastic pouch that carries the Global Express
Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping label).
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 inches long, and the plastic pouch that carries it is
approximately 7 inches high and 12 inches long.

Maximum length: 46 inches
Maximum width: 35 inches
Maximum height: 46 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

General Conditions for Mailing  

See Publication 141, Global Express Guaranteed Service Guide, for information about areas served in the destination country, allowable contents, packaging and labeling requirements, tracking and tracing, service standards, and other conditions for mailing.

 

 

 

Express Mail International (220) Price Group 6

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
0.5	$25.95	24	$140.75	48	$266.75
1	28.50	25	146.00	49	272.00
2	32.25	26	151.25	50	277.25
3	36.00	27	156.50	51	282.50
4	39.75	28	161.75	52	287.75
5	43.50	29	167.00	53	293.00
6	48.25	30	172.25	54	298.25
7	53.00	31	177.50	55	303.50
8	57.75	32	182.75	56	308.75
9	62.50	33	188.00	57	314.00
10	67.25	34	193.25	58	319.25
11	72.50	35	198.50	59	324.50
12	77.75	36	203.75	60	329.75
13	83.00	37	209.00	61	335.00
14	88.25	38	214.25	62	340.25
15	93.50	39	219.50	63	345.50
16	98.75	40	224.75	64	350.75
17	104.00	41	230.00	65	356.00
18	109.25	42	235.25	66	361.25
19	114.50	43	240.50	67	366.50
20	119.75	44	245.75	68	371.75
21	125.00	45	251.00	69	377.00
22	130.25	46	256.25	70	382.25
23	135.50	47	261.50
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"):

$25.95

 

Insurance (221.3)

Available for Express Mail International merchandise shipments only

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee	For insurance coverage above $2,000, add $1.35 for each $500 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment.
200	$0.75
500	2.10
1,000	3.45
1,500	4.80
2,000	6.15	$5,000 max.	$14.25

 

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Correspondence, business papers, computer data, and checks.	No form required. Endorse items clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as MERCHANDISE SAMPLES.
Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declarationand Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as MERCHANDISE.

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

NOT Available

 

Notes:  

1. Coins; banknotes; currency notes, including paper money; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; watches; and other valuable articles are prohibited in Express Mail International shipments to India.
2. Import licenses and permits are required for import and export of goods in India. The addressee should obtain the required import licenses for all goods except those intended for personal use and not exceeding 100 rupees in value.

Reciprocal Service Name: International Speed Post

Country Code: IN

Areas Served:  

 

City	Postal Code
Agartala	799001–799007
Agra	282001–282010
Ahmedabad	380001–380010, 380012–380016, 380018, 380019, 380021–380028, 380050, 382325, 382330, 382340, 382346, 382348, 382350, 382352, 382405, 382414, 382415, 382430, 382440, 382443, 382445, 382449, 382475
Allahabad	211001–211018
Alwaye	683101–683103, 683108
Bangalore	560001–560023, 560025–560034, 560038, 560040–560044, 560046, 560047, 560050–560055, 560057, 560058, 560068–560072, 560075, 560076, 560078–560082, 560084–560086
Bhopal	462001–462004, 462007, 462008, 462010, 462011, 462013, 462016, 462018, 462021–462024, 462026, 462027, 462030–460032, 462036
Bhubaneshwar	751001–751014
Bombay	400001–400022, 400024–400029, 400031–400035, 400037–400039, 400043, 400049–400052, 400054–400072, 400075–400090, 400092–400099, 400101–400104
Calcutta	700001–700034, 700037–700048, 700053–700055, 700060, 700062, 700063, 700067–700069, 700071–700073, 700075, 700078, 700082, 700085–700089, 700092
Calicut
Chandigarh	160001–160003, 160011, 160012, 160014, 160015, 160017–160020, 160022, 160023, 160031, 160036
Cochin	682001TP–682006, 682009, 682011–682026, 682029, 682031, 682032, 682035
Coimbatore	640119, 641001–641006, 641011–641013, 641015, 641016, 641018, 641025, 641027, 641028, 641030, 641033, 641037, 631044, 641045
Cuttack	753001–753013
Delhi/New Delhi	110001–110029, 110031–110035, 110037, 110044–110046, 110048, 110049, 110051–110060, 110062–110067, 110083, 110091, 110092, 110094
Dhanbad
Goa	403001, 403002, 403004, 403006
Gorakhpur

Express Mail International (cont’d) 

Areas Served (cont’d):

 

Guwahati	781001, 781003–781014, 781016, 781018T, 781018–781022, 781024, 781025, 781029, 781032
Gwalior	474001–474012, 474020
Hyderabad	500001–500008, 500012, 500013, 500016–500018, 500020, 500022–500029, 500034, 500036, 500038, 500041, 500044, 500045, 500048, 500049, 500178, 500195, 500253, 500258, 500264–500267, 500361, 500371, 500380, 500457, 500463, 500482, 500484, 500486, 500659, 500873, 500890
Imphal	795001–795003, 795008, 795010
Indore	452001–452009, 452012
Jaipur	302001–302006, 302011–302013, 302015–302017
Jamm	180001–180007
Jamshedpu
Kanchupuram	631501–631503
Kanpur	208001–208026
Lucknow	226001–226009, 226011, 226016–226020, 227105, 227132
Madras	600001–600018, 600020–600026, 600028–600036, 600038–600042, 600049, 600078, 600079, 600081–600087, 600090, 600092–600095, 600097, 600099, 600102, 600104–0600108, 600111–600113
Madurai	625001–625004, 625007–625011, 625014, 625016–625018, 625020
Mangalore	575001–575008, 575016
Meerut	250001–250004
Moradabad
Mysore
Nagpur
Panaji	403001, 403002, 403004, 403006
Patna	800001–800023
Pondicherry	605001–605004, 605006, 605009, 605011–605013
Pune	411001–411014, 411016–411022, 411026–411032, 411035–411040, 411042, 411044, 411052
Quilon
Raipu	492004, 469006–10
Ranchi	834001–834012
Salem	636001–636007, 636009, 636015, 636016
Schillong
Shimla	171001–171006
Silchar	788001–788007, 788009
Srinagar	190001–190015
Surat	394210, 394220, 394221, 395001–395010
Tiruchirapalli	620001–620003, 620008, 620014, 620017, 620018
Tirupati	517501, 517502, 517507
Tirupur	638601–638604, 638607, 638608, 638652
Trichy
Trichur
Trivandrum	695001–695039, 695098
Vadodara	390001–390019
Varanasi	221001–221007, 221010
Vijayawada	520001–520016
Visakhapatnan	530001–530027, 530038, 530040

 

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 6

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price	Weight not over (lbs.)	Price
1	$23.00	16	$93.75	31	$168.75
2	27.25	17	98.75	32	173.75
3	31.50	18	103.75	33	178.75
4	35.75	19	108.75	34	183.75
5	40.00	20	113.75	35	188.75
6	44.75	21	118.75	36	193.75
7	49.50	22	123.75	37	198.75
8	54.25	23	128.75	38	203.75
9	59.00	24	133.75	39	208.75
10	63.75	25	138.75	40	213.75
11	68.75	26	143.75	41	218.75
12	73.75	27	148.75	42	223.75
13	78.75	28	153.75	43	228.75
14	83.75	29	158.75	44	233.75
15	88.75	30	163.75
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

 

Notes:  

1 Merchandise is permitted, but written communications having the nature of current and personal correspondence are not permitted.

2 Ordinary Priority Mail International includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. (See 230.)

 

Priority Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"): $11.95

 

May contain items that may be sent as First-Class Mail International. The maximum weight is 4 lbs.

Flat-Rate Boxes: Regular — $38.95; Large — $49.95

Merchandise is permitted, but written communications having the nature of current and personal correspondence are not permitted. The maximum weight is 20 lbs. or the limit set by the individual country, whichever is less.

 

Size Limits  

See 236.2

 

 

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 6

Letters

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$0.94	Note: A letter meeting one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in 243.23 is charged a nonmachinable surcharge of $0.20.
2	1.69
3	2.44
3.5	3.19

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.20	12	$8.05	44	$20.85
2	1.95	16	9.65	48	22.45
3	2.70	20	11.25	52	24.05
4	3.45	24	12.85	56	25.65
5	4.20	28	14.45	60	27.25
6	4.95	32	16.05	64	28.85
7	5.70	36	17.65
8	6.45	40	19.25

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.40	12	$8.25	44	$21.05
2	2.15	16	9.85	48	22.65
3	2.90	20	11.45	52	24.25
4	3.65	24	13.05	56	25.85
5	4.40	28	14.65	60	27.45
6	5.15	32	16.25	64	29.05
7	5.90	36	17.85
8	6.65	40	19.45

 

 

Size Limits  

Postcards: See 243.1

Letters: See 243.2

Large Envelopes (Flats): See 243.3

Packages (Small Packets): See 243.4

 

Postcards (243.1)

$0.94

 

Direct Sack to One Addressee — M-Bags (260)

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$49.50 4.50
Weight Limit: 66 pounds

 

Matter for the Blind (270)

Free when sent as First-Class Mail International.

Weight limit: 15 lbs.

 

Extra Services  

 

Certificate of Mailing  

See 313 for fees

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

Insurance (320)

Available for Priority Mail International parcels only (see 324.3 for markings)

 

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$50	$2.45
100	3.35	Add $0.95 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
200	4.30
300	5.25
400	6.20
500	7.15	$2,189 max.	$23.30

 

International Business Reply Service (373)

Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.45; Cards $0.95

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

 

International Reply Coupons (372)

Fee: $2.10

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $10.80

Maximum Indemnity: $45.51

Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards, and matter for
the blind or other physically handicapped
persons. Not applicable to M-bags.

 

Restricted Delivery (350)

NOT Available

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.20

Available for registered mail and insured
Priority Mail International parcels only.