Salient Features
 
Rates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Surface Air Lifted

Surface Air Lifted (SAL) is one more premium mailing service from India Post. SAL mail is faster than sea mail yet cheaper than air mail- an ideal combination of air and surface transport for quick and economical mail deliveries.

SAL mail will be Air Lifted between the country of origin and destination. However within the country of origin upto the office of exchange and in the country of destination from the office of exchange to the point of delivery, SAL mail will be transmitted by surface.

Salient Features

  • SAL service is available for 39 countries worldwide

  • The word SAL is to be clearly printed on top of the address side of SAL parcels.

  • At Mumbai we offer the additional facility of custom examination at the time of booking itself. So no double handling and packaging; if SAL mail is brought for booking to the Export Section of FPO Mumbai GPO Annex building

  • SAL service shall be available in addition to the existing surface and air mail services.

  • SAL mail can be booked from all post offices where surface parcels are booked at present.

SAL - Safe not sorry

  • Insurance facilities are also available for parcels booked under SAL service

  • All prohibitions for Air mail will also be applicable for SAL mail.

  • SAL mail will go through all mandatory formalities applicable to Parcel Post.  

This service is available for these countries -
1. Australia 2. Austria
3. Botswana 4. Brazil
5. Canada 6. China
7. Denmark 8. Egypt
9. Finland 10. France
11. Germany 12. Greece
13. Iran 14. Israel
15. Italy 16. Japan
17. Kenya 18. Malaysia
19. Mauritius 20. Mexico
21. Morocco 22. Netherlands
23. New Zealand 24. Norway
25. Portugal 26. Russian Federation
27. Saudi Arabia 28. Seychelles
29. Singapore 30. South Africa
31. Spain 32. Sweden
33. Switzerland 34. Thailand
35. U.A.E. 36. U.K.
37. U.S.A. 38. Zimbabwe
39. Usbekistan    

Rates 

  Weight
SAL 1st 250
gms
310 340 340 340 420 510 310  No SAL parcel Services
Each
Addtional
250 gms
35 35 25 65 35 85 65

 

The special rates applicable for Printed Paper, Regd. Newspaper, Samples and Small Packets and Bulk Bag for the following countries only

Great Britain Germany Singapore U.S.A
 
Quantity

in gms

Printed Paper

in Rs.

Printed Newspaper

in Rs.

Smaples & Small Packets

in Rs.

Upto 100 16 12 16
Above 100 upto 250 35 28 35
Above 250 upto 500 65 51 65
Above 500 upto 1000 120 98 120
Above 1000 upto 2000 213 182 213
Registration charges Rs. 15/- extra.
Max. weight is 2 Kg only.
 
Bulk Bags
Quantity

in Kgs.

Printed News Paper

in Rs.

Regd. Printed Newspaper

in Rs.

Upto 5 507 441
Each additional Kg. 103 89
Registration charges Rs. 75/- extra.
Max. weight is upto 30 Kg per Bag.