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