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Tariff Rates Revised for Foreign Postal Articles – Gazette Notification Dated 30-05-2022
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Posts)
(POSTAL SERVICES BOARD)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th May, 2022.
G.S.R. 402(E) .—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10, read with section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933, namely:-
1. Short title and Commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
(3) They shall come into force after two days from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 5,the rule shall be substituted, namely:-
5. Foreign Postal Articles.-
(1) The following rates of postage shall be chargeable on the postal articles 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 | a. Up to first 20 gms. | 25.00 | ||
| except USA | b. For every additional 20 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms. | 15.00 | ||
| 2. | SMALL | USA | a. Up to first 100 gms. | 115.00 |
| PACKETS | b. For every additional 100 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms. | 105.00 | ||
| For all countries | a. Up to first 100 gms. | 80.00 | ||
| except USA | b. For every additional 100 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms. | 70.00 | ||
| 3. | PRINTED | USA | a. Up to first 20 gms. | 35.00 |
| PAPER | b. For every additional 20 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms. | 25.00 | ||
| For all countries | a. Up to first 20 gms. | 27.00 | ||
| except USA | b. For every additional 20 gms or part thereof up to 2000 gms. | 17.00 | ||
| 4. | Blind Literature Packet | For all countries | Exempted from Postage | |
| 5. | Post Card | Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan | 8.00 | |
| (Single) | APPU Countries(Except Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan) | 10.00 | ||
| UPU Countries(Except APPU Countries) | 12.00 | |||
(2) For the postal articles to be sent by Surface Airlifted (SAL) mail the surcharge shall be charged, in addition to normal surface mail rates, as under :-
| S.No | Sector | Tariff of 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 |
3. For rule 5A of the said rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely-
“5A. (1) 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. |
[F . No.TC-03/2/2021-T and C-DOP]
ANIL KUMAR NAYAK, Addl. Secy. and Financial Advisor
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