Book Post
- Item containing book, cards, magazines, journals, publications of all kinds, paper, sheets, bills, invoices, reports, or any document of commercial, legal or personal nature in single or multiple copies, may be transmitted by post as "book post", subject to the following conditions, namely:
- A book post shall not exceed 5 kilograms in weight;
- The dimensions of a book post shall be subject to the following maximum and minimum limits:
Form Type Dimensions Maximum In roll form Length: 800 mmSum of length and twice diameter: 1000 mmIn other than roll form 600 × 300 × 300 mm Minimum In roll form Single dimension: 100 mmSum of length and twice diameter: 170 mmIn other than roll form 140 mm × 90 mm with tolerance of ±2 mm - Book post when sent open in card form, whether folded or not shall be neither thinner nor more flexible than postcard;
- Book post shall be consigned in an unfastened envelope of the following sizes, provided its dimensions are not less than 140 × 90 mm and not more than 353 × 250 mm; with tolerance of ±2 mm;
- The item shall have the inscription "Book Post" on the address side of the item;
- A book post shall be posted without a cover, or in an unfastened envelope, or in a cover under "Book Post", which can be easily removed for the purpose of examination without breaking any seal or tearing any paper or separating any adhering surfaces and a packet posted without a cover may not be fastened or otherwise treated so as to prevent easy examination;
- A book post shall not contain "paper money", which for the purposes of Post Office Regulations, 2024 includes unobliterated postage or other stamps, hundies, cheques, bank post bills, bills of exchange, and all orders or authorities for the payment of money:
Provided that a book post may contain one stamped and addressed envelope, post card or wrapper bearing the name and address of the sender of the packet, or some other person named thereon;
- Any document contained in the book post item shall not be addressed to an addressee nor stem from a sender other than those of the item:
Provided that all items posted as book post shall be treated as letter post if the weight is upto 500 gms, or as parcel post if the weight is more than 500 gms.
- In case of infringement of any of the conditions mentioned in sub-regulation (1) of Post Office Regulations, 2024, the book post shall be treated as a letter and on delivery, be charged with double the postage payable on letter or India Post parcel according to whichever entails lower charge (subject to the conditions prescribed for such class of items being satisfied) and any postage paid on it shall be taken into account in assessing the charges.
- The rates of postage chargeable on book post shall be as mentioned in Table I of Schedule I of Post Office Regulations, 2024.