Chennai - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
Pouch. No experience with anything else. - Jan 2024
Through the Consulate. - Apr 2023
Pouch. It takes forever given all the delays in flights. It was up to a month on any given order. You just never knew. If you're an online shopper and rely on US products, don't expect this to be a bright spot or coping mechanism during your time in Chennai or you will get frustrated. - Apr 2023
Pouch. - Aug 2021
Diplomatic pouch primarily. However, Amazon India is fast and adequate in some cases, although the quality is generally on the lower side. You can order things from all over the country, such as coffee, pretty easily. - Apr 2021
Diplomatic pouch. - May 2019
Courier. Fedex. Local post is slow and a bit challenging and best for domestic use. - Aug 2018
Diplomatic pouch takes 2-4 weeks. Be warned, however, that during the hot season anything remotely meltable (kids chewable gummies for instance) will likely arrive melted and ruined. - May 2018
Diplomatic pouch. - May 2016
Diplomatic pouch. No liquids over 16 oz. No flammable material (e.g., nail polish, cologne). No alcohol. Aluminum cans are okay. It takes about 2.4 to 3 weeks on average for mail to reach Chennai through the pouch. - May 2016
Fedex, USPS, even India Post is not bad. - May 2015
Pouch-takes about 3 weeks. - Mar 2015
Pouch - usually took 2-3 weeks to get mail. - Oct 2014
Consulate pouch takes a few weeks. - Jun 2014
We use the diplomatic pouch to receive and send mail. Sometimes we will use India Post for international mailing. It is affordable and, in my limited experience, reliable. - May 2014
We use Diplomatic Pouch. So, we have to mind the 16 oz. liquid limit. - Aug 2013
Through USG pouch. Slow, but 2-3 weeks just isn't as bad as it sounds. - Aug 2011
There is Fedex and Ups in the country. We had pouch privileges at the consulate. It would take 2-3 weeks for mail to arrive from the states. - Jun 2010
DHL or Indian Post. DHL is quite expensive but reliable. Indian post is the opposite. - Aug 2008
