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International Speed Post (EMS), the premium and time bound international postal service for documents and merchandise. ​

Booking  ​

International Speed Post articles can be booked in almost all the Departmental Post offices across the country. In metro and other major cities, International Speed Post articles can be booked till late in the evening.  ​

Internet based Track & Trace System 

India Post provides online Track & Trace facility for International Speed Post.  ​


Weight Restrictions 

The general maximum weight for International Speed Post (EMS) is 35kg. Some countries have lower weight restrictions. The size of a postal article for International speed Post service shall not exceed 1.5 meter for any one dimension and 3 meters for the sum of the length and the greatest circumference measured in a direction other than the length.  ​


International Speed Post - Country Specific Weight Restrictions
S. No Country Max. Weight (Document) in grams Max Weight (Merchandise) in grams
1 Afghanistan​ 30000 30000
2 Argentina 20000 No Service
3 Australia 20000 20000
4 Austria 30000 30000
5 Bahrain 20000 20000
6 Bangladesh 30000 30000
7 Barbados 31500 31500
8 Belarus 20000 20000
9 Belgium 30000 No Service
10 Bermuda 20000 20000
11 Bhutan 30000 30000
12 Botswana 30000 30000
13 Brunei Darussalam 30000 30000
14 Bulgaria 30000 30000
15 Cambodia 30000 30000
16 Canada 30000 30000
17 Cape Verde 30000 No Service
18 Cayman Islands 10000 10000
19 China (People's Rep.) 30000 30000
20 Cuba 10000 10000
21 Cyprus 30000 30000
22 Democratic Republic of Congo 30000 No Service
23 Denmark 30000 No Service
24 Egypt 30000 30000
25 El Salvador 30000 No Service
26 Eritrea 30000 30000
27 Estonia 30000 30000
28 Ethiopia 30000 30000
29 Fiji 30000 30000
30 Finland 30000 30000
31 France 30000 30000
32 Georgia 30000 30000
33 Germany 30000 30000
34 Ghana 30000 30000
35 Greece 30000 30000
36 Guyana 20000 No Service
37 Hong Kong 30000 30000
38 Hungary 30000 30000
39 Iceland 30000 30000
40 Indonesia 30000 No Service
41 Iran 30000 No Service
42 Iraq 30000 No Service
43 Ireland 30000 30000
44 Israel 20000 20000
45 Italy 30000 30000
46 Japan 30000 30000
47 Jordan 30000 30000
48 Kenya 31500 31500
49 Korea (Republic of) 35000 35000
50 Kuwait 30000 No Service
51 Latvia 30000 30000
52 Luxemburg 30000 No Service
53 Macao 31500 31500
54 Malawi 20000 20000
55 Malaysia 30000 30000
56 Maldives 30000 No Service
57 Mauritius 30000 30000
58 Mexico 30000 No Service
59 Mongolia 20000 20000
60 Morocco 30000 30000
61 Namibia 30000 30000
62 Nauru 20000 20000
63 Nepal 30000 30000
64 Netherlands 30000 30000
65 New Zealand 30000 30000
66 Niger 30000 No Service
67 Nigeria 30000 No Service
68 Norway 30000 30000
69 Oman 30000 30000
70 Pakistan 30000 30000
71 Panama 30000 No Service
72 Papua New Guinea
30000
No Service
73 Philippines 30000 30000
74 Poland 20000 20000
75 Portugal 30000 30000
76 Qatar 30000 30000
77 Romania 31500 31500
78 Russia 30000 30000
79 Rwanda 30000 No Service

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Saudi Arabia 30000 No Service
81 Senegal 30000 30000
82 Singapore 30000 30000
83 South Africa 30000 30000
84 Spain 30000 30000
85 Sri Lanka 30000 No Service
86 Sudan 30000 30000
87 Sweden 30000 No Service
88 Switzerland 30000 30000
89 Taiwan 20000 20000
90 Tanzania 30000 30000
91 Thailand 30000 30000​
92 Tunisia 30000 No Service
93 Turkey 30000 30000
94 Uganda 30000 30000
95 Ukraine 20000 20000
96 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 30000 30000
97 United Kingdom 30000 30000
98 United States of America 31500 31500
99 Vietnam 31500 31500
100 Yemen 30000 No Service

Compensation Policy for International Express Mail Service (EMS): 

  • For loss or total damage or total theft of International EMS Merchandise – Value of contents or 130 SDR, whichever is less, plus the postage paid
  • For partial loss or partial damage or partial theft of International EMS Merchandise - Compensation paid shall be limited to the value of lost or damaged content. In any case it shall not exceed the corresponding amounts mentioned for EMS Merchandise in case of loss or total damage. Postage paid will not be refunded
  • For loss or damage of International EMS Document - Postage paid
  • For Delay in delivery of EMS Articles - 5% of the Postage charges for the delay of more than 5 days (Excluding Holidays) from the published norms

* 1 SDR = INR 105.2438 ( For 2022)