Cost Of US & World Postage Stamps

Weight 3 grams. No enclosures allowed

For every 20 grams or part thereof

For additional 50 grams or part thereof, excess of 50 grams

Maximum 5 kg. Bills, receipts, printed market reports, quotations, price lists, premium notices and similar documents having manuscript/computer printed entries can be sent by Book Post rate. Should not be closed against inspection

Sample and Pattern Packets
(Maximum weight 2 kg)

For additional 50 grams or part thereof, excess of 50 grams

Book Packet containing Printed Books    -should not contain advertisement, should not be a periodical.               

For every 100 grams or part thereof. Maximum weight 5 kg

Book Packet containing Periodicals
(Maximum 5 kg)

For additional 100 grams or part thereof, excess of 50 grams

Value of Periodical above Rs.20 and upto Rs.50

For additional 100 grams or part thereof, excess of 50 grams

For additional 100 grams or part thereof, excess of 50 grams

Must be registered with Registrar of Newspapers; Registration number should be printed. (Compact Discs and Floppies etc with periodicals are not allowed under this category. The Periodicals without price shall be classified as "Book Packets, Sample and Pattern Packet" for the tariff calculation)

Weight above 50 grams but not exceeding 100 grams

For every additional 100 grams or part thereof in excess of 100 grams

For additional 100 grams or part thereof, excess of 100 grams

Must be registered with Department of Posts ; Registration number should be printed on the first or last page. Bundle containing more than one copy should be addressed to the Newspaper Agent and it is delivered at PO counter

Blind Literature Packet
(Maximum Weight 7 kg)

Postage, Registration and acknowledgement charges are free

Additional 500 grams or part thereof

Home delivery charges for article weighing more than 5 kgs. 10 kgs if booked or deliverable at BO. 20 kgs in other cases

Parcels should be presented at the counter. Should be registered, if the weight is more than 4 kgs. Redirection fee for Parcel - 50% of ordinary postage

Late fee for renewal of licence for Regd Newspaper

Not later than the last working day of the third calendar month preceding the last month of the period of previous registration

After the date of expiry of previous registration

Concessional Registration Fee for VP Book Packet containing Printed Books, the value of which does not exceed Rs.50

Fee for Attested copy of addressee's receipt

Every additional Rs.100 or part thereof

Head and SPMs are competent to issue

Valid for three years from the date of issue

Post Box/Post bag - one financial year

Three calendar months or part thereof

For Box and Bag - one financial year

Three calendar months or part thereof

For Post Box deposit should be made towards cost of lock and key; for post bag, lock and key should be met from renter

Rebate - 3% on franked postage. Concession to bulk mailers - 2% on posting for Post Office wise pre-sorting of letters

Value above Rs.20 but upto Rs.50

Warehousing charges on VP articles (for a maximum of 7 days from 8th days from the date of delivery of intimation)

Air Surcharge for second class mail articles

Exchange value (in postage stamps)

Money Order (Fraction of a rupee not allowed. Maximum value Rs.5000. No limit for Service Money Order.)

MO Commission - For every Rs.20 or part

Cost of a Money Order form or a VP Money Order Form

Speed Post MO (in the shape of postage stamp)

50 paise and above to be rounded off to the next rupee and less than 50 paise to be ignored

On the address portion of Telegram : 1 to 6 words are chargeable, 7th to 10th words are free. 11th onwards are chargeable. Destination with PIN in one word