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International Mail Products

EMS/ International Speed Post

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Delivery Standards
Prohibited Articles
Tariff
Custom forms and Regulations

International Speed Post (EMS), the premium and time bound international postal service for documents and merchandise.

Booking

International Speed Post articles can be booked in almost all the Departmental Post offices across the country. In metro and other major cities, International Speed Post articles can be booked till late in the evening.

Internet based Track & Trace System

India Post provides online Track & Trace facility for International Speed Post.

Weight Restrictions

The general maximum weight for International Speed Post (EMS) is 35kg. Some countries have lower weight restrictions. The size of a postal article for International speed Post service shall not exceed 1.5 meter for any one dimension and 3 meters for the sum of the length and the greatest circumference measured in a direction other than the length.

International Speed Post - Country Specific Weight Restrictions
S. No	Country	Max. Weight (Document) in grams	Max Weight (Merchandise) in grams
1	Afghanistan	30000	30000
2	Argentina	20000	20000
3	Australia	20000	20000
4	Austria	30000	30000
5	Bahrain	30000	30000
6	Bangladesh	30000	30000
7	Barbados	31500	31500
8	Belarus	30000	30000
9	Belgium	30000	30000
10	Bermuda	20000	20000
11	Bhutan	30000	30000
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30000	30000
13	Botswana	30000	30000
14	Brazil	30000	30000
15	Brunei Darussalam	30000	30000
16	Bulgaria	30000	30000
17	Cambodia	30000	30000
18	Canada	30000	30000
19	Cape Verde	30000	30000
20	Cayman Islands	10000	10000
21	China (People's Rep.)	30000	30000
22	Cuba	10000	10000
23	Cyprus	30000	30000
24	Democratic Republic of Congo	30000	No Service
25	Denmark	20000	20000
26	Ecuador	30000	30000
27	Egypt	30000	30000
28	El Salvador	30000	30000
29	Eritrea	30000	30000
30	Estonia	30000	30000
31	Ethiopia	30000	30000
32	Fiji	30000	30000
33	Finland	30000	30000
34	France	30000	30000
35	Georgia	20000	20000
36	Germany	30000	30000
37	Ghana	30000	30000
38	Greece	30000	30000
39	Guyana	20000	No Service
40	Hong Kong	30000	30000
41	Hungary	30000	30000
42	Iceland	30000	30000
43	Indonesia	30000	30000
44	Iran	30000	30000
45	Iraq	30000	No Service
46	Ireland	30000	30000
47	Israel	30000	30000
48	Italy	30000	30000
49	Japan	30000	30000
50	Jordan	30000	30000
51	Kazakhstan	30000	30000
52	Kenya	31500	31500
53	Korea (Republic of)	30000	30000
54	Kuwait	30000	30000
55	Latvia	30000	30000
56	Lithuania	30000	30000
57	Luxemburg	30000	30000
58	Macao	31500	31500
59	Malawi	30000	30000
60	Malaysia	30000	30000
61	Maldives	30000	30000
62	Mauritius	30000	30000
63	Mexico	30000	30000
64	Mongolia	20000	20000
65	Morocco	30000	30000
66	North Macedonia	30000	30000
67	Namibia	30000	30000
68	Nauru	30000	30000
69	Nepal	30000	30000
70	Netherlands	23000	23000
71	New Zealand	30000	30000
72	Niger	30000	30000
73	Nigeria	30000	No Service
74	Norway	30000	30000
75	Oman	30000	30000
76	Pakistan	30000	30000
77	Panama	30000	30000
78	Papua New Guinea	30000	30000
79	Philippines	20000	20000
80	Poland	20000	20000
81	Portugal	30000	30000
82	Qatar	30000	30000
83	Romania	30000	30000
84	Russia	31500	31500
85	Rwanda	20000	20000
86	Saudi Arabia	30000	30000
87	Senegal	30000	30000
88	Singapore	30000	30000
89	South Africa	30000	30000
90	Spain	30000	30000
91	Sri Lanka	30000	30000
91	Sudan	30000	30000
92	Sweden	20000	20000
93	Switzerland	30000	30000
94	Taiwan	20000	20000
95	Tanzania	30000	30000
96	Thailand	30000	30000
97	Tunisia	30000	30000
98	Turkey	30000	30000
99	Uganda	30000	30000
100	Ukraine	30000	30000
101	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	30000	30000
101	United Kingdom	30000	30000
102	United States of America	31500	31500
103	Vietnam	31500	31500
104	Yemen	30000	No Service

Compensation Policy for International Express Mail Service (EMS):

For loss or total damage or total theft of International EMS Merchandise – Value of contents or 130 SDR, whichever is less, plus the postage paid.
For partial loss or partial damage or partial theft of International EMS Merchandise - Compensation paid shall be limited to the value of lost or damaged content. In any case it shall not exceed the corresponding amounts mentioned for EMS Merchandise in case of loss or total damage. Postage paid will not be refunded.
For loss or damage of International EMS Document - Postage paid.
For Delay in delivery of EMS Articles - 5% of the Postage charges for the delay of more than 5 days (Excluding Holidays) from the published norms.

* 1 SDR = INR 105.2438 ( For 2022)

Enquiry about International EMS articles

In case a customer desires to enquire about his/her International EMS article, enquiry may be raised without any charge or fee.

International Speed Post - Delivery Standards

All International Speed Post (EMS) articles are subject to customs examination. Period for customs examination/ detention is not included in the service standards. These are "End to End" delivery standards.

S. No	Qualifying Description	Service Standards*
1	Afghanistan	3 to 7
2	Argentina	5 to 9
3	Australia	4 to 8
4	Austria	4 to 8
5	Bahrain	4 to 8
6	Bangladesh	3 to 7
7	Barbados	5 to 9
8	Belarus	5 to 9
9	Belgium	4 to 8
10	Bermuda	5 to 9
11	Bhutan	3 to 7
12	Botswana	6 to 9
13	Brunei Darussalam	3 to 7
14	Bulgaria	5 to 9
15	Cambodia	3 to 6
16	Canada	5 to 9
17	Cape Verde	6 to 9
18	Cayman Islands	5 to 9
19	China	4 to 9
20	Cuba	5 to 9
21	Cyprus	5 to 9
22	Democratic Republic of Congo	6 to 9
23	Denmark	4 to 8
24	Egypt	6 to 9
25	El Salvador	5 to 9
26	Eritrea	6 to 9
27	Estonia	5 to 9
28	Ethiopia	6 to 9
29	Fiji	4 to 9
30	Finland	4 to 8
31	France	4 to 8
32	Georgia	2 to 6
33	Germany	4 to 8
34	Ghana	6 to 9
35	Greece	5 to 9
36	Guyana	5 to 9
37	Hongkong	3 to 6
38	Hungary	3 to 7
39	Iceland	4 to 8
40	Indonesia	3 to 7
41	Iran	4 to 9
42	Iraq	4 to 9
43	Ireland	4 to 8
44	Israel	4 to 9
45	Italy	4 to 8
46	Japan	3 to 6
47	Jordan	4 to 9
48	Kenya	6 to 9
49	Kuwait	4 to 8
50	Latvia	5 to 9
51	Luxemburg	4 to 8
52	Macao	4 to 9
53	Malawi	6 to 9
54	Malaysia	3 to 7
55	Maldives	3 to 7
56	Mauritius	6 to 9
57	Mexico	5 to 9
58	Mongolia	4 to 9
59	Morocco	6 to 9
60	Namibia	6 to 9
61	Nauru	4 to 9
62	Nepal	3 to 7
63	Netherland	4 to 8
64	New Zealand	4 to 8
65	Niger	6 to 9
66	Nigeria	6 to 9
67	Norway	4 to 8
68	Oman	4 to 8
69	Pakistan	3 to 7
70	Panama	5 to 9
71	Papua New Guinea	4 to 9
72	Philippines	3 to 7
73	Poland	5 to 9
74	Portugal	4 to 8
75	Qatar	4 to 8
76	Romania	4 to 8
77	Russia	5 to 9
78	Rwanda	6 to 9
79	Saudi Arabia	4 to 8
80	Senegal	6 to 9
81	Singapore	3 to 6
82	South Africa	6 to 9
83	South Korea	3 to 7
84	Spain	4 to 8
85	Sri Lanka	3 to 7
86	Sudan	6 to 9
87	Sweden	4 to 8
88	Switzerland	4 to 8
89	Taiwan	3 to 6
90	Tanzania	6 to 9
91	Thailand	3 to 6
92	Tunisia	6 to 9
93	Turkey	3 to 6
94	UAE	4 to 8
95	Uganda	6 to 9
96	Ukraine	5 to 9
97	United Kingdom (UK)	2 to 6
98	United States of America (USA)	4 to 7
99	Vietnam	3 to 7
100	Yemen	4 to 8

*International EMS articles - All International Mail articles are subject to customs examination. Period for customs examination/ detention is not included in the service standards. These are "End to End" delivery standards for outbound articles booked in cities with OEs, i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,Chennai and Kochi. For articles booked at other locations, the timelines as per domestic speed post service standards will be added.

The following items are not accepted under International Speed Post:

Anything which is sent in contravention of any enactment for the time being in force.
Any indecent or obscene printing, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any other indecent or obscene articles.
Any letter, postcard, newspaper, packet or parcel having on it or on the cover thereof, any words, marks or design of an indecent, obscene, seditious, scurrilous threatening, or grossly offensive nature.
Any explosive, inflammable, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance.
Any Living creatures or other thing which is either noxious or likely to injure postal article in course of transmission by post or any officer
Tickets proposal or advertisement or any other matter relating to a lottery except to the lottery organized or authorized by Government

Click here to know more on Prohibitions

International tariff structure of Speed Post
S.No.	Country/Continent/Sub-continent	Documents		Merchandise
S.No.	Country/Continent/Sub-continent	First 250 grams or part thereof INR	For every additional 250 grams or part thereof INR	First 250 grams or part thereof INR	For every additional 250 grams or part thereof INR
01	Afghanistan	1390	100	1390	100
02	Argentina	1345	295	1345	295
03	Australia	1125	230	1125	230
04	Austria	1430	95	1430	95
05	Bahrain	1415	50	1415	50
06	Bangladesh	765	50	765	50
07	Barbados	1330	270	1330	270
08	Belarus	1450	100	1450	100
09	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 (Guadeloupe, Martinique), Reunion, Corsica, New Caledonia, Mayotte, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre et Miquelon	4140	340	4140	340
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

Note: The above tariffs are exclusive of taxes. The taxes will have to be paid extra as notified by the Central Government from time to time.

EMS Tariff - Discount structure

Monthly International EMS Revenue	Discount Rate	Allowed EMS destinations
Rs 2,00,000/- to 10,00,000/-	5%	All EMS destinations served by India Post
Rs 10,00,001/- to 50,00,000/-	10%	-Do-
Above Rs 50,00,000/-	15%	-Do-

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