# India Post Rate Calculator
URL: https://indialookup.net/indiapost-rate/
Category: Postal
Speed Post and Business Parcel postage by pincode from India Post's rate engine - base tariff, GST, chargeable weight - with a guide to slabs and add-ons.
## Price a Speed Post or Business Parcel before you book

This tool returns the postage India Post would charge to send an article from one pincode to another - for Speed Post documents up to 500 g, or Business Parcel consignments up to 35 kg - given its weight, dimensions and insured value. The figure comes from India Post's own rate engine through a trusted data source, not from a rate card typed into this site.

Alongside the total you get the base tariff, the value-added service charges, the CGST and SGST components, the chargeable weight the engine actually billed, and the distance and local-delivery flag it derived from the two pincodes - the same inputs a counter clerk's booking system uses.

## How to check

1. **Pick the service type** - Choose Speed Post or Business Parcel at the top of the form. The weight and dimension hints under each field change with the product - Speed Post caps at 500 g and 14-150 cm per side with a 300 cm combined limit, Business Parcel at 35,000 g and 150 cm per side.
2. **Enter the pincodes, weight, dimensions and insured value** - Pick Speed Post or Business Parcel, then the From and To pincodes (six digits each; the swap button flips them). Enter the weight in grams or kilograms, choose a common size or type length × width × height in centimetres, and the value of contents in rupees for insurance (Speed Post needs at least ₹1, Business Parcel accepts 0). For Speed Post, the Proof of delivery switch adds or drops the POD charge.
3. **Calculate and read the tiles** - The headline card shows the Estimated Total Tariff with product, article type and delivery type badges. Below it, Tariff & Tax Breakdown lists Base Tariff, VAS Charges, CGST, SGST and Total Tax; Shipment Specifications lists Actual Weight, Chargeable Weight, both pincodes, Distance and Local Delivery. Use PDF or Share in the toolbar to keep the quote.

## What is the India Post Rate Calculator?

The calculator prices two domestic products of the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications. Speed Post is India Post's time-bound express service, launched on 1 August 1986; an article up to 500 g and within 38 × 27 × 2 cm is a Speed Post document, the category this tool prices. Business Parcel is the contractual parcel product for bulk senders under a Book Now Pay Later (BNPL) agreement, with articles up to 35 kg. Both are priced by India Post's rate engine, reached through a trusted data source.

Tariffs were long fixed under the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 and the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933. The Post Office Act, 2023 (No. 43 of 2023) repealed the 1898 Act from 18 June 2024, and the Post Office Regulations, 2024 made under it now carry the product definitions and tariff tables; every tariff change since has been a numbered amendment to those Regulations in the Gazette of India.

The Speed Post document tariff was revised for the first time since 2012 with effect from 1 October 2025 (Gazette notification 4375(E) dated 25 September 2025), which also merged Registered Post into Speed Post as a ₹5 Registration add-on and introduced OTP-based delivery. On 17 March 2026 India Post launched 24 Speed Post and 48 Speed Post, guaranteed next-day and two-day document services between Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. From 1 August 2026 the parcel tariffs were restructured (Post Office (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, S.O. 4241(E) dated 31 July 2026). As of 15 September 2026 the rate engine still carries the Speed Post and Business Parcel product codes, and their amounts are what this tool shows.

## How India Post prices an article

Every domestic tariff is a grid of weight slab against distance or zone. For Speed Post documents the weight slabs since 1 October 2025 are up to 50 g, 51-250 g and 251-500 g, and the distance slabs are Local, up to 200 km, 201-500 km, 501-1000 km, 1001-2000 km and above 2000 km. Up to 50 g costs ₹19 local and ₹47 to anywhere else in India; 51-250 g runs ₹24 local rising to ₹77 above 2000 km; 251-500 g runs ₹28 local to ₹93 above 2000 km. Parcel products use zones instead of kilometres - Local, Within State, Zone/Metro and Other States - with slabs from 500 g to 5 kg and a per-kilogram addition beyond. All tariffs exclude GST, which the engine adds at 18 percent split evenly into CGST and SGST.

The weight the engine bills is not always the weight on the scale. Under Department of Posts orders 8-9/2007-D (16 February 2009 and 4 March 2009), postage is charged on the higher of gross weight and volumetric weight, where volumetric weight in kilograms is length × breadth × height in centimetres divided by 6,000, rounded up to the next kilogram (rolls use 0.785 × diameter squared × length). The check is skipped when the three sides add up to 90 cm or less with no side over 60 cm. The result is the Chargeable Weight tile.

1. **Classify the article** - A Speed Post article over 500 g, larger than 38 × 27 × 2 cm or declared as merchandise is a Speed Post Parcel; Business Parcel is always a parcel.
2. **Resolve the two pincodes** - The engine computes the distance in kilometres between source and destination and decides whether the pair counts as local (the same city or town).
3. **Work out chargeable weight** - Volumetric weight from the dimensions is compared with the gross weight; the higher one is rounded up to the slab boundary.
4. **Read the tariff cell** - Chargeable weight and distance or zone pick one cell of the product's tariff table - the Base Tariff.
5. **Add value-added services** - Insurance is priced from the declared value; Proof of Delivery, Registration and OTP delivery are flat per-article fees. These make up VAS Charges.
6. **Apply GST** - Eighteen percent on the sum of tariff and add-ons, shown as CGST and SGST at 9 percent each, gives the final amount.

## Why price a shipment before booking

- **Slab edges cost real money** - A 251 g document pays the 251-500 g rate, and a parcel that rounds up pays for the whole next kilogram. Seeing Chargeable Weight lets you repack before the counter rounds for you.
- **Add-ons are easy to overlook** - Insurance on a ₹50,000 consignment, POD and Registration each add to the bill. The VAS Charges line shows exactly what the options you ticked cost.
- **Tariffs moved three times in a year** - October 2025 for documents, March 2026 for the 24 and 48 services, August 2026 for parcels. A live quote is the only reliable number.
- **Invoices and reimbursements** - The breakdown gives the taxable value and GST split accounts teams need, and the PDF export is a dated record of the quote.

## Reading the result

The headline card carries the total; the two cards beneath it show how the engine arrived at it and what it billed.

- **Estimated Total Tariff**: The final amount payable - base tariff plus value-added service charges plus GST. This is the counter price; BNPL contract discounts are applied at billing, not here.
- **SP / BP badge**: SP for Speed Post, BP for Business Parcel. The badges beside it show the article type (document or parcel) and the delivery type the engine assigned.
- **Base Tariff**: The tariff-table cell for the chargeable weight and distance or zone, before add-ons and tax.
- **VAS Charges**: Add-on fees listed by code: insurance from the Insured Value entered, and for Speed Post the Proof of Delivery fee when POD is Yes. A dash means none was charged.
- **CGST**: Central GST at 9 percent of the taxable value (base tariff plus VAS charges).
- **SGST**: State GST at 9 percent, the other half of the 18 percent rate that applies to postal services.
- **Total Tax**: CGST plus SGST. Total Tariff minus Total Tax is the taxable value to record on an invoice.
- **Actual Weight**: The gross weight in grams as you entered it.
- **Chargeable Weight**: The weight billed after comparing gross and volumetric weight and rounding to the slab. Higher than Actual Weight means the box is large for its contents.
- **Source Pincode / Destination Pincode**: The two six-digit codes the rate was priced for, echoed back so a shared link or PDF stands on its own.
- **Distance**: The kilometre distance between the pincodes as the engine computed it - the value that selects the Speed Post distance slab.
- **Local Delivery**: Yes when the engine treats the pair as one city or town and applies the Local column, No otherwise.

## Use cases

- **Quoting postage to a customer** - Small sellers and service firms price delivery into an invoice by pricing the actual packet - weight, box size, pincode - instead of guessing from a slab chart.
- **Choosing between Speed Post and a courier** - Compare India Post's all-in figure, GST included, against a private courier quote for the same lane before booking.
- **Budgeting a bulk parcel run** - Operations teams price a representative parcel to each destination pincode to size a Business Parcel budget or a BNPL contract.
- **Checking a counter receipt** - Re-run a booked article's details to confirm the base tariff, add-on charges and tax on the receipt match what the rate engine says.

## Common problems

- **Validation error on weight or dimensions** - Speed Post accepts up to 500 g, 14-150 cm length, 9-150 cm width, 1-150 cm height and a combined 300 cm; Business Parcel accepts up to 35,000 g and 150 cm per side. Switch to Business Parcel for anything over 500 g. The engine also rejects a parcel longer than 1.5 m or whose length plus girth exceeds 3 m.
- **No rate available for this product and destination** - The engine could not price that pair - usually a pincode it does not recognise. Confirm both pincodes with the India Post Pincode tool; if they are valid, the product may not serve that destination and a counter booking will say the same.
- **Chargeable Weight is much higher than Actual Weight** - Volumetric weight applies: length × width × height ÷ 6,000 rounded up to the next kilogram. Reduce the box size or split the consignment; a 40 × 30 × 25 cm carton bills as 5 kg however light it is.
- **The quote is higher than the receipt from last year** - Speed Post document rates rose on 1 October 2025 and parcel rates were restructured on 1 August 2026. The tool shows the current tariff plus 18 percent GST; the walk-in retail discount was withdrawn with the October 2025 revision.
- **Calculation failed** - The rate engine or the data source did not answer in time; the request is retried once automatically. Wait a minute and calculate again. If it keeps failing, India Post's own postage calculator on indiapost.gov.in and the Customer Care line 1800 266 6868 (9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday) are the fallbacks.

## FAQ

**Q: What is the difference between Speed Post and Business Parcel here?**

Speed Post prices a document up to 500 g on the distance-slab tariff, with a Proof of Delivery option. Business Parcel prices a contractual parcel up to 35 kg on zone-based rates with volumetric weight applied; anything over 500 g goes there.

**Q: Why am I getting a validation error on weight or dimensions?**

Speed Post rejects weight above 500 g, length outside 14-150 cm, width outside 9-150 cm, height outside 1-150 cm and a combined length + width + height above 300 cm; Business Parcel rejects weight above 35,000 g or any side above 150 cm.

**Q: What does Proof of Delivery (POD) add?**

POD returns evidence of delivery to the sender. India Post charges ₹10 plus GST per Speed Post article for it, and choosing Yes adds that amount to VAS Charges.

**Q: What should I enter as Insured Value?**

The rupee value you want the article insured for; enter 0 for none. The engine prices insurance from it under VAS Charges. India Post insures Speed Post parcels up to ₹1,00,000.

**Q: Do I need an account to use this calculator?**

No. Pricing a Speed Post or Business Parcel consignment does not require an account, and no query is stored.

**Q: How are Distance and Local Delivery worked out?**

The rate engine derives both from the pincodes: the kilometre distance selects the Speed Post distance slab, and Local Delivery is Yes when it treats source and destination as one city or town and applies the Local column.

**Q: Why is Chargeable Weight higher than the weight I entered?**

Volumetric weight applies: length × width × height in centimetres divided by 6,000 gives kilograms, rounded up to the next kilogram, and the higher of that and the gross weight is billed. Smaller packaging brings it down.

**Q: Is GST included in the total?**

Yes. India Post tariffs are quoted exclusive of GST, and the engine adds 18 percent on the base tariff plus add-ons, shown as CGST and SGST at 9 percent each. The Estimated Total Tariff is the amount payable.

**Q: How current are the rates shown?**

Each calculation calls India Post's rate engine at lookup time, so it reflects the tariff in force that day - as of this guide, the document rates of 1 October 2025 and the parcel rates of 1 August 2026.

**Q: Does the quote include bulk or contract discounts?**

No. BNPL customers get volume discounts on their monthly bill - from 10 percent on document revenue above ₹2,00,000 a month under the structure in force since 1 October 2025 - applied at billing, not in the counter rate shown here.

## Glossary

- **Speed Post document**: A Speed Post article up to 500 g and within 38 × 27 × 2 cm that is not declared as merchandise; priced on the document tariff revised on 1 October 2025.
- **Speed Post Parcel**: A Speed Post article over 500 g, over 38 × 27 × 2 cm or containing merchandise; up to 35 kg, priced on the parcel tariff revised on 1 August 2026.
- **Business Parcel**: The contractual parcel product for bulk senders under a BNPL agreement, up to 35 kg per article; product code BP in this tool.
- **BNPL**: Book Now Pay Later - India Post's credit and pickup scheme for bulk customers giving at least ₹10,000 of business a month, with volume-based discounts.
- **Volumetric weight**: Length × breadth × height in centimetres divided by 6,000, rounded up to the next kilogram; charged when it exceeds the gross weight.
- **Distance slab**: The Speed Post document pricing bands: Local, up to 200 km, 201-500 km, 501-1000 km, 1001-2000 km and above 2000 km.
- **Registration**: The former Registered Post service, offered since 1 October 2025 as a ₹5 plus GST add-on for addressee-specific delivery on Speed Post documents and parcels.
- **POD**: Proof of Delivery - a value-added service that returns evidence of delivery to the sender, ₹10 plus GST per article on Speed Post.

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