POSTAGE AND FEE FOR INTERNATIONAL ITEMS - Post Office Regulations 2024

SCHEDULE III 

POSTAGE AND FEE FOR INTERNATIONAL ITEMS  

[See regulations 31(2), 72(1), 78(3), 108(3), 109(4), 110(3), 111(3), 112(5), 113(5), 114(7), 116(4), 117(5), 118(4), 119(1), 126(3), 127(3) and 143(1)]

 

TABLE I

 

The following rates of postage shall be chargeable on the postal items to be sent by surface where the postage is prepaid, namely: -
Sl. No.	Name of products.	Name of the Country.	Weight slab.	Rate   (in rupees).
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1.	LETTERS	USA	a. Up to first 20 gms.	32.00
			b. For every additional 20 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms.	22.00
		For all countries except USA	a. Up to first 20 gms.	25.00
			b. For every additional 20 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms.	15.00
2.	SMALL PACKETS	USA	a. Up to first 100 gms.	115.00
			b. For every additional 100 gms or part  thereof up to 2000 gms.	105.00
		For all countries  except USA	a. Up to first 100 gms.	80.00
			b. For every additional 100 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms.	70.00
3.	PRINTED PAPER	USA	a. Up to first 20 gms.	35.00
			b. For every additional 20 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms.	25.00
		For all countries  except USA	a. Up to first 20 gms.	27.00
			b. For every additional 20 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms.	17.00
4.	Literature for the Blind packet	For all countries		Exempted from postage
5.	Post Card (Single)	Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan		8.00
		APPU         Countries         (except         Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan)		10.00
		UPU Countries (except APPU Countries)		12.00

 

 

TABLE II

The following rates for postage shall be chargeable on the gross weight of M Bag of printed matter when the postage is prepaid, namely: -
Sl.No.	Name of products.	Name of the Country.	Weight slab.	Rate (in rupees).
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1.	M BAG	For all Countries	(a) For weight not exceeding 5 Kg	700
			(b) Per Kg or part exceeding 5 Kg. upto  30 Kg.	150

 

 

TABLE III

 

For the postal items to be sent by Surface Airlifted (SAL) mail the fee shall be charged as under, in  addition to normal surface mail rates: -
S. No	Sector	Feeof every 20gms or part thereof (in  rupees)
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	Countries in Asia	3.00
2.	Countries in Europe	4.00
3.	Countries in Africa	4.00
4.	Countries in North America & Australia	7.00
5.	Countries in South America	9.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE IV

 

For the postal items to be sent by air, the air surcharge fee shall be charged as under, in addition to normal surface mail rates: -
S. No.	Sector	Fee of every 20 gms or part thereof (in  rupees)
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	Countries in Asia	4.00
2.	Countries in Europe	5.00
3.	Countries in Africa	5.00
4.	Countries in North America and Australia	8.00
5.	Countries in South America	10.00

 

 

TABLE V

 

Sl. No.	Name of products	Name of the Country	Rate (in rupees)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Airmail Post Card	Pakistan,         Nepal,         Bangladesh and Bhutan	10.00
		Other countries	15.00
2.	Aerogramme	For all countries	20.00

 

TABLE VI

 

	Air Parcel -List of Countries/Territories and Postage
SI. No.	Country/Territory	Postage (in INR)
		First 250 gms	Additional 250 gms or part
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1	Australia	1005	170
2	Canada	1125	165

3	China	860	85
4	France	1170	80
5	Germany	1520	85
6	Great Britain	1470	125
7	Israel	925	80
8	Italy	990	80
9	Japan	905	95
10	Korea (Republic)	985	80
11	Malaysia	835	70
12	New Zealand	1130	195
13	Russian Federation	1455	120
14	Saudi Arabia	655	60
15	Singapore	825	70
16	Spain	1080	90
17	Sri Lanka	610	45
18	Switzerland	880	115
19	United Arab Emirates	660	50
20	United States of America	955	175
21	Afghanistan	1030	100
22	Albania	935	130
23	Algeria	855	125
24	Angola	885	130
25	Antigua and Barbuda	800	290
26	Aruba	865	230
27	Argentina	1100	255
28	Armenia	1205	155
29	Austria	1090	100
30	Azerbaijan	1075	160

31	Bahamas	840	245
32	Bahrain	735	60
33	Bangladesh	600	50
34	Barbados	810	270
35	Belarus	1275	175
36	Belgium	1510	120
37	Belize	1150	260
38	Benin	800	170
39	Bhutan	870	50
40	Bolivia	1230	320
41	Bosnia and Herzegovina	920	130
42	Botswana	1260	155
43	Brazil	1135	250
44	Brunei Darussalam	625	120
45	Bulgaria (Republic)	815	95
46	Burkina Faso	1005	165
47	Burundi	1235	180
48	Cambodia	645	70
49	Cameroon	990	160
50	Cape Verde	1040	175
51	Central African Republic	1055	150
52	Chad	850	150
53	Chile Easter	1020	420
54	Chile	1210	325
55	Hong Kong	1225	90
56	Macau	1190	105
57	Colombia	1095	290
58	Comoros	835	190

59	Congo (Republic)	880	200
60	Costa Rica	1220	330
61	Cote d'Ivoire Republic	1110	230
62	Croatia	740	105
63	Cuba	930	255
64	Cyprus	910	110
65	Czech Republic	845	115
66	Democratic, People Republic of Korea	995	115
67	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1105	185
68	Denmark	1140	115
69	Djibouti	970	205
70	Dominica	840	245
71	Dominican Republic	720	270
72	Ecuador	1005	280
73	Egypt	930	110
74	El Salvador	810	260
75	Equatorial Guinea	595	135
76	Eritrea	870	110
77	Ethiopia	625	115
78	Fiji	975	260
79	Finland	1365	110
80	French Guiana	1410	235
81	French Polynesia	1480	365
82	Guadeloupe	1405	225
83	Martinique	1405	260
84	New Caledonia	1640	385
85	Re-union	1440	265

86	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1375	190
87	Wallis and Futuna	1215	370
88	Gabon	965	175
89	Gambia	1065	170
90	Georgia	1185	105
91	Ghana	1210	170
92	Anguilla	810	260
93	Ascension	800	225
94	Bermuda	1130	270
95	Cayman Island	1035	285
96	Falkland Island (Malvinas)	1045	320
97	Gibraltar	790	160
98	Montserrat	865	225
99	Pitcairn Island	1460	425
100	St. Helena	900	260
101	Tristan da Cuhna	825	275
102	Turks and Caicos Island	780	225
103	British Virgin Island	815	260
104	Greece	880	110
105	Grenada	905	235
106	Guatemala	870	295
107	Guinea	940	185
108	Guinea-Bissau	1230	170
109	Guyana	960	280
110	Haiti	850	235
111	Honduras Republic	920	285
112	Hungary	1100	120
113	Iceland	1535	160

114	Indonesia	920	135
115	Iran (Islamic Republic)	1190	80
116	Iraq	645	80
117	Ireland	930	135
118	Jamaica	920	280
119	Jordan	665	85
120	Kazakhstan	1185	115
121	Kenya	815	115
122	Kiribati	935	285
123	Kuwait	750	65
124	Kyrgyzstan	855	145
125	Lao People's Democratic Republic	840	130
126	Latvia	745	130
127	Lebanon	820	85
128	Lesotho	980	160
129	Liberia	820	190
130	State of Libya	815	150
131	Lithuania	1035	130
132	Luxembourg	1000	115
133	Madagascar	1260	190
134	Malawi	1080	190
135	Maldives	760	65
136	Mali	1000	200
137	Malta	945	125
138	Mauritania	1115	195
139	Mauritius	790	115
140	Mexico	840	255

141	Moldova	1010	115
142	Mongolia	960	110
143	Montenegro	1045	130
144	Morocco	980	170
145	Mozambique	1265	185
146	Myanmar	655	55
147	Namibia	930	165
148	Nauru	840	250
149	Nepal	550	40
150	Netherlands	1020	125
151	Nicaragua	960	295
152	Niger	810	170
153	Nigeria	1125	165
154	Norway	1570	130
155	Oman	805	55
156	Pakistan	680	70
157	Panama (Republic)	745	260
158	Papua New Guinea	1560	330
159	Paraguay	800	280
160	Peru	1135	315
161	Philippines	630	105
162	Poland	1085	120
163	Portugal	1275	155
164	Qatar	690	60
165	Romania	1310	120
166	Rwanda	965	200
167	Saint. Christopher and Nevis	875	240
168	Saint. Lucia	875	235

169	Saint. Vincent and the Grenadines	965	245
170	Samoa	925	290
171	Sao Tome and Principe	790	160
172	Senegal	800	170
173	Serbia	1080	150
174	Seychelles	840	215
175	Sierra Leone	890	185
176	Slovakia	800	105
177	Slovenia	835	110
178	Solomon Islands	865	235
179	Somalia	550	110
180	South Africa	995	160
181	Sudan	1045	190
182	Suriname	760	235
183	Eswatini	840	165
184	Sweden	1300	115
185	Syrian Arab Republic	690	110
186	Tajikistan	905	155
187	Tanzania (United Republic)	945	205
188	Taiwan	1070	100
189	Thailand	790	75
190	North Macedonia	855	130
191	Timor Leste (Democratic Republic)	720	120
192	Togo	875	150
193	Tonga (including Niuafo'ou)	885	250
194	Trinidad and Tobago	765	280
195	Tunisia	1065	150
196	Turkey	1200	125
197	Turkmenistan	815	150
198	Tuvalu	830	260
199	Uganda	935	190
200	Ukraine	1440	130
201	Uruguay	1310	280
202	Uzbekistan	1585	170
203	Vanuatu	830	250
204	Vatican	905	120
205	Venezuela	830	250
206	Vietnam	695	90
207	Yemen	655	110
208	Zambia	915	205
209	Zimbabwe	1140	220
210	Curacao	1030	225
211	Estonia	940	130
212	Liechtenstein	1240	370
213	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	1000	220
214	Cook Island	1285	270
215	Palestine	705	70
216	Sint Maarten	815	190
217	South Sudan	780	205
218	Jersey	1395	135
219	Mayotte	1400	220

 

 

 

 

TABLE VII

Postage Structure of International Speed Post (EMS)
S. No.	Country/Continent/Subcontinent	Documents		Merchandise
		First 250 grams or part thereof INR	For every additional 250 grams or part thereof INR	First 250 grams or part thereof	For every additional 250 grams or part thereof
				INR	INR
1	Afghanistan	1390	100	1390	100
2	Argentina	1345	295	1345	295
3	Australia	1125	230	1125	230
4	Austria	1430	95	1430	95
5	Bahrain	1415	50	1415	50
6	Bangladesh	765	50	765	50
7	Barbados	1330	270	1330	270
8	Belarus	1450	100	1450	100
9	Belgium	1430	110	1430	110
10	Bermuda	1050	215	1050	215
11	Bhutan	910	70	910	70
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1205	150	1205	150
13	Botswana	1500	130	1500	130
14	Brazil	1595	230	1595	230
15	Brunei Darussalam	750	120	750	120
16	Bulgaria	1200	85	1200	85
17	Cambodia	730	65	730	65
18	Canada	1180	180	1180	180
19	Cape Verde	1345	230	1345	230

20	Cayman Islands	1360	235	1360	235
21	China	680	115	680	115
22	Cuba	1340	225	1340	225
23	Cyprus	1310	110	1310	110
24	Democratic Republic of Congo	1490	160	1490	160
25	Denmark	2190	100	2190	100
26	Ecuador	1370	290	1370	290
27	Egypt	1190	75	1190	75
28	El Salvador	1810	315	1810	315
29	Eritrea	1440	110	1440	110
30	Estonia	1280	130	1280	130
31	Ethiopia	1570	100	1570	100
32	Fiji	980	240	980	240
33	Finland	1615	90	1615	90
34	France - for French Antilles	4140	340	4140	340
	(Guadeloupe, Martinique), Reunion, Corsica, New Caledonia, Mayotte, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre et Miquelon
35	France – Rest of France	1275	105	1275	105
36	Georgia	1425	120	1425	120
37	Germany	1860	80	1860	80
38	Ghana	1760	140	1760	140
39	Great Britain	1965	90	1965	90
40	Greece	1450	85	1450	85
41	Guyana	1810	280	1810	280

42	Hong Kong	1230	90	1230	90
43	Hungary	1455	90	1455	90
44	Iceland	2350	125	2350	125
45	Indonesia	1200	90	1200	90
46	Iran (Islamic Republic)	1445	80	1445	80
47	Iraq	920	80	920	80
48	Ireland	1610	120	1610	120
49	Israel	1690	80	1690	80
50	Italy	1530	105	1530	105
51	Japan	700	80	945	80
52	Jordan	1435	70	1435	70
53	Kazakhstan	1650	110	1650	110
54	Kenya	1455	90	1455	90
55	Korea (Republic)	1685	70	1685	70
56	Kuwait	1040	50	1040	50
57	Latvia	1075	130	1075	130
58	Lithuania	1200	150	1200	150
59	Luxembourg	1150	105	1150	105
60	Macau	1430	90	1430	90
61	Malawi	1175	190	1175	190
62	Malaysia	1610	60	1610	60
63	Maldives	1165	50	1165	50
64	Mauritius	1210	110	1210	110
65	Mexico	1605	235	1605	235
66	Mongolia	1170	110	1170	110
67	Morocco	1480	180	1480	180
68	Namibia	1000	140	1000	140
69	Nauru	1025	165	1025	165

70	Nepal	670	40	670	40
71	Netherlands	1375	105	1375	105
72	New Zealand	1040	270	1040	270
73	Niger	1180	195	1180	195
74	Nigeria	1310	140	1310	140
75	North Macedonia	1265	150	1265	150
76	Norway	2250	100	2250	100
77	Oman	1395	40	1395	40
78	Pakistan	885	70	885	70
79	Panama (Republic)	1610	245	1610	245
80	Papua New Guinea	1585	220	1585	220
81	Philippines	1180	70	1180	70
82	Poland	1205	90	1205	90
83	Portugal	1115	130	1115	130
84	Qatar	1340	100	1340	100
85	Romania	1250	80	1250	80
86	Russian Federation	1040	120	1040	120
87	Rwanda	1340	100	1340	100
88	Saudi Arabia	1535	60	1535	60
89	Senegal	1270	160	1270	160
90	Singapore	1175	65	1175	65
91	South Africa	1310	195	1310	195
92	Spain – Canary Island	2180	120	2180	120
93	Spain – Rest of Spain	1425	120	1425	120
94	Sri Lanka	790	55	790	55
95	Sudan	1450	120	1450	120
96	Sweden	2220	95	2220	95
97	Switzerland	1910	105	1910	105
98	Taiwan	810	80	810	80
99	Tanzania	1590	100	1590	100
100	Thailand	1095	60	1095	60
101	Tunisia	1345	120	1345	120
102	Turkey	1030	85	1030	85
103	Uganda	1460	95	1460	95
104	Ukraine	1695	130	1695	130
105	United Arab Emirates	1400	40	1400	40
106	United States of America	1820	150	1820	150
107	Vietnam	800	70	800	70
108	Yemen	800	110	800	110

 

 

TABLE VIII

Postage Structure of International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS)
Sl. No.	Country/Continent/Sub- Continent	First 100 gms or part thereof (in Rupees)	For         every additional 100 gms or part thereof (in Rupees)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Aruba	340	60
2.	Australia	425	45
3.	Belarus	325	40
4.	Bhutan	350	20
5.	Canada	400	35
6.	Cambodia	355	20
7.	Chile	350	65
8.	China	305	20
9.	Curacao	340	55

10.	Dominican Republic	340	55
11.	Egypt	310	25
12.	Estonia	340	30
13.	France	335	30
14.	Georgia	305	20
15.	Germany	290	25
16.	Gibraltar	325	40
17.	Great Britain	360	25
18.	HongKong	290	25
19.	Indonesia	360	25
20.	Japan	360	30
21.	Jersey	335	35
22.	Korea (Republic)	360	25
23.	Lithuania	310	25
24.	Malaysia	355	25
25.	Mongolia	375	35
26.	Morocco	325	40
27.	Myanmar	305	20
28.	Netherlands	330	30
29.	New Zealand	430	55
30.	Oman	315	15
31.	Philippines	360	25
32.	Singapore	355	25
33.	Solomon Island	340	55
34.	Sri Lanka	350	20
35.	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	320	35
36.	Thailand	355	20
37.	Tuvalu	345	60
38.	Ukraine	315	25
39.	United Arab Emirates	300	15
40.	United States of America	550	45
41.	Vietnam	355	25

 

 

TABLE IX

 

COMPENSATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ITEMS
(i) Compensation payable in event of loss of the items: -
Name of the Product	Compensation
Registered item	The declared value of contents or 30 SDR, whichever is less, plus the postage paid.
International Parcel	Limited to 40 SDR per item plus 4.5 SDR per kg or the declared value of the contents, whichever is less subject to an upper ceiling of 130 SDR, plus the postage paid.
International Express         Mail Service (EMS Merchandise)	Limited to the declared value of contents or 130 SDR, whichever is less, plus the postage paid.
International Express Mail Service (EMS Document)	Limited only to the postage paid.
International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS)	Restricted to ₹ 1000/- or the actual declared value of the contents damaged or lost whichever is less.
(ii) Compensation payable in event of damage or part damage of the items: -
Name of the Product	Compensation
Registered item	Limited to the declared value of lost or damaged content. Note 1: In any case, it shall not exceed the corresponding amounts mentioned for International registered item in case of loss, total theft or total damage. Note 2: Postage paid by the sender shall not be refunded in this case.
International Parcel	Limited to the declared value of lost or damaged content. Note1: In any case, it shall not exceed the corresponding amounts mentioned for International Parcel in case of loss, total theft or total damage. Note 2: Postage paid by the sender will not be refunded in this case.
International Express Mail	Limited to the declared value of lost or damaged
Service (EMS Merchandise)	content. Note 1: In any case, it shall not exceed the corresponding amounts mentioned for Express Mail Service (International Speed Post) Merchandise in case of loss, total theft or total damage. Note 2: Postage paid by the sender will not be refunded in this case.
International Express         Mail Service (EMS Document)	Limited only to the postage paid.
International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS)	Restricted to ₹ 1000/- or the actual declared value of the contents damaged or lost whichever is les

 

 

 

TABLE X

 

The following rates shall be chargeable on the delivery of international items received by the Foreign Post, when the postage or air mail fee is not prepaid or is insufficiently prepaid:
(i) When the postage or air mail fee is not prepaid	Double the prepaid rate
(ii) When the postage or air mail fee is insufficiently prepaid	Double the deficiency
Provided that the postage or air mail fee actually charged shall in no case be less than rupee one.

 

TABLE XI

S. No.	Demurrage charges
	Demurrage charges for international air parcel
1.	Demurrage charges, commencing from the eighth day, to be collected from the addressee, in case, the addressee of an international air parcel fails to take delivery of it within seven days following the date of its first presentation or the date of delivery to him or to his accredited agent of an intimation of its arrival	Rupee one per day (subject to maximum of twenty four rupees and fifty paise)
2.	Demurrage charges, commencing from the eighth day, to be collected from the addressee, in case, the addressee of an international air parcel, addressed “Poste Restante” fails to take delivery of it within seven days	Rupees one per day  (subject to
	following the date of its first presentation or the date of delivery to him or to his accredited agent of an intimation of its arrival	maximum of forty rupees)
Demurrage charges for an inward international packet (or bag) or printed papers; or an inward international small packet; or an inward international insured letter or insured box
3.	Demurrage charge, commencing from the eighth day, to be collected from the addressee at the time of delivery, if the addressee of (a) an inward international packet (or bag) or printed papers or (b) an inward international small packet or (c) an inward international insured letter or insured box, fails to take delivery of it within seven days following the date of its first presentation or the date of delivery to him or to his accredited agent of an intimation of its arrival, and if it weighs more than 500 grams	Rupees ten per day
4.	Demurrage charge, commencing from the eighth day, to be collected from the addressee at the time of delivery, if the addressee of (a) an inward international packet (or bag) or printed papers, or (b)  an inward international small packet, or (c) an inward international insured letter or insured box, addressed “Poste Restante” fails to take delivery of it within seven days following the date of its arrival in the office of delivery, and if it weighs more than 500grams	Rupees ten per day

 

TABLE XII

CUSTOM CLEARANCE
For clearance through the Customs, a fee, recoverable from the addressee, at the following rate if released after levying customs duty   for each foreign letter packet or insured box; and   for each foreign parcel or bulk bag of printed matter which weighs more than 500 grams,	Rupees thirty   Rupees thirty