Post Tariff 2025

Title: Post Office (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2025

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Communications, Department of Posts

Gazette Notification No.: S.O. 4375(E)

Date: September 25, 2025

Effective Date: October 1, 2025

Key Amendments Summary

• New Speed Post Document Tariff: Introduces a new, detailed tariff table (Table IV-A) specifically for Speed Post Documents, with rates based on weight slabs and distance zones. All rates are exclusive of GST.
• New Value-Added Service: Introduces an OTP-based delivery service for Speed Post items (documents and parcels). A fee of ₹5 (plus GST) per item is charged for this service, in addition to the regular postage.

Revised Fees:

• The registration fee for domestic Speed Post items (both documents and parcels) is standardized to ₹5 (plus GST).
• The insurance fee structure is simplified. It now applies generally to "Speed Post Item (Document or Parcel)" and a redundant clause is removed.
• Terminology is updated in the pre-mailing activities table, replacing "Un-registered" and "Registered" with "Unaccountable" and "Accountable".

Clarifications:

• It is clarified that the ₹22 charged for Registration Envelopes is to be treated as pre-paid postage.
• A note is added to the new tariff table specifying that GST is applicable on top of the listed rates.

Structural Changes:

• A definition for the new OTP-based delivery service is added to the regulations.
• Some obsolete regulations, specifically Regulation 132, are omitted.

Overall Impact

• This notification primarily revises the postal tariff structure by introducing a separate, clear fee schedule for Speed Post Documents and launches a new secure delivery service (OTP-based) for Speed Post items. The changes aim to modernize services and provide clarity on pricing.