India Post to resume postal services to US from October 15

India Post will resume all categories of international postal services to the United States from October 15, nearly two months after suspending shipments due to regulatory changes in American customs duties. The Department of Posts (DoP), under the Ministry of Communications, said on Tuesday that services to the US covering Express Mail Service, air parcels, registered letters and tracked packets will be fully restored from all post offices, International Business Centres and Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras.

Services to the US will be fully restored from all post offices, International Business Centres and Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras. (Representational image)

On Wednesday, India Post will adopt a new Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) mechanism compliant with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rules. Under this system, applicable customs duties set at a flat rate of 50% of the declared free-on-board (FOB) value will be collected in India at the time of booking and remitted directly to the CBP through qualified parties. Letters, documents, and gifts valued up to $100 will continue to be exempt from duty.