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Vrindavan Post & Parcels Post
Foreign airmail rates are Rs 11 for a letter, Rs 6.50 for aerogrammes, and Rs 6 for postcards. Letters mailed within India cost Rs 2, and postcards cost Rs 1. When you send things in India, you must make sure the letter or postcard is stamped right in front of you. The major reason why letters are not delivered from India is because the postal employees steal the stamps that are not canceled, and resell them. Also, if you send postcards with nice pictures of Krishna, etc., they could be stolen just to get the photograph. You can purchase aerogrammes with stamps printed on
them from the post office, which you do not have to worry about being
canceled. You can purchase stamps in larger hotels. In most of the big cities there are courier services run by international companies such as DHL. This service is fairly expensive, but is usually more reliable that the postal system. Stick to well-known names, even if it means paying more. Parcels To send a parcel, you first take it to a tailor and have him stitch cheap linen around it and seal the seams with wax. The parcel is supposed to be pressed with a seal that cannot be copied. If you have nothing else, a foreign coin will do. Many times, there is someone outside major post offices that do this. You can also have the person that you purchased the goods from arrange to seal and pack the package. It is not a good idea to have them ship the goods, unless you know them extremely well. Take the parcel to the post office and fill out the customs declaration forms. You write your passport number, nationality, and the words “bona fide tourist” across the top of both forms. You are also supposed to list the contents of the package. To get lower duty when sending a package, it is best to write that it is a gift. If the parcel costs more than Rs 1000, you are supposed to show an encashment certificate, so you may want to write down the value as less than Rs 1000. Have the parcel weighed, and make sure they cancel the stamps in front of you. Each package shipped has to be less than 10 kilos. A small packet (less than two kg) can be sent as a “packet” instead of a “parcel,” which is a much cheaper way to send it. The packet should be small. You can send books and printed materials at bookpost
rates, which is much cheaper than parcel post. The package has to
be packed in a certain way. The postman has to be able to see that
there are only printed materials inside. To protect the book you can
wrap it in clear plastic first. You do not need a custom form to mail
books. The maximum weight for a bookpost parcel is 5 kg. To send 5
kg of books by sea costs Rs 700. |
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