New Delhi - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
Is Embassy, but international package services are available. - Jun 2024
New Delhi is a pouch-only post (no DPO/APO). International shipping options like DHL exist. There's also Amazon India. - Apr 2024
Post office is OK, but have only sent packages. International express company options also available. - Apr 2024
Pouch. - Jan 2022
Embassy mail system worked well. - Sep 2020
Pouch mail at present. Delhi is attempting to acquire a DPO. - Jul 2019
We receive mail and packages via pouch. There is no Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) in Delhi. For outgoing packages we have to use the American Association service at a very high cost. Local postal mail has own complications and bureaucracy. - Oct 2017
We mailed through the US Embassy for mail to/from the US. You could receive letters and packages. You could mail letters and packages the size of a VHS tape and smaller. For larger packages you'd have to pay through ACSA (the American Community Association), but I never did that as it was pricey.
Locally, things were often delivered by courier, including things you ordered online. I mailed postcards home from the local post office and it worked well. I have heard that mailing things in envelopes or packages locally is risky due to theft. - Mar 2017
Pouch only. - Feb 2017
Local postal facilities, which I haven't tried, would probably be pretty difficult to navigate. - Nov 2016
Use the diplomatic pouch for everything. There is no APO/DPO in India. - Jun 2016
Via the diplomatic pouch, though it can take up to 3 weeks to get items in the mail, so planning ahead is helpful. - Sep 2014
We use the Embassy post - we are lucky to have that. - Sep 2014
Through our Embassy. It's expensive to send. More than at other posts. - Aug 2013
Via the embassy. Most Indians use DHL or Blue Dart because they do not trust local mail for packages. - May 2013
I don't. It is tough from here and expensive. - Oct 2012
Through the embassy. Indian mail is not reliable. - Sep 2012
We dont - no APO. - Aug 2011
through diplomatic pouch - Aug 2011
Via the embassy. - Aug 2011
Through the embassy as an employee. - Jan 2011
Fed Ex, via the Embassy. Don't use local Post. - Sep 2010
We use DHL without problems. - Aug 2010
Through the embassy. - Aug 2010
Only by Diplomatic pouch. - Aug 2010
