packages by sea

julesa · Mar 24th, 2007, 15:08

how long will it take my package to arrive back from India to Australia by sea? it said at the POffice about 4-6 weeks, it's been about 10 so far.

is someone wearing my woolen tibetan made jacket somewhere in Mumbai or some other port en route or am i just being impatient?

capt_mahajan · Mar 24th, 2007, 16:22

Suggest you contact the shipping agent at the destination. S/he should have an exact idea where you shipment is currently.

Normally 4/6 weeks should be more than enough.

julesa · Mar 24th, 2007, 16:42

i sent two, one via darjeeling POffice and the other via Mumbai PO.

i have a receipt for one, i may or may not have a receipt somewhere for the other one.

any idea whether the Indian Postal service is honest/reliable?

capt_mahajan · Mar 24th, 2007, 16:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by julesa

any idea whether the Indian Postal service is honest/reliable?

For mail, documents and cheques, yes.

Dunno about packages.. my guess is a package may be tempting for some, hope I am wrong. Lots of packages get sent within India, though.

I have never sent a package from India through the post, but have received one from Singapore, in mumbai. It had been opened when I received it, nothing was missing maybe because they were
just books.

julesa · Mar 24th, 2007, 16:51

thanks for that.

i will wait and see whether they arrive i guess...

herfimo · Mar 26th, 2007, 23:21

Sad to say, but I sent a parcel from Delhi to London by ship and a was waiting around 6 months. However the last crate I sent with two Atlas cycles left Chennai at the end of January and they arrived last week. All in perfect condidtion but we didn't use the post, we used a private shipping type company. As typical of India, I'm sure many people have it in hand and are ensuring your parcel's certain, if not slow, progress!

noahark · Oct 3rd, 2007, 00:30

I sent 4 plain parcels on 03/08/07 from goa(margao) to uk via sea,they contain books and cotton duvets.
They havent arrived so far.
Should I just wait or am I being paranoid

wonderwomanusa · Oct 3rd, 2007, 06:39

I have always used the Indian Post to send parcels to myself at home,when my bag has become too heavy. Every package arrived, though some were slow. One was opened by India Customs and re-sealed; all the contents were intact. It takes a long time by seamail!

Mar 24th, 2007, 15:08	#1
julesa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: melbourne australia Posts: 299	packages by sea how long will it take my package to arrive back from India to Australia by sea? it said at the POffice about 4-6 weeks, it's been about 10 so far. is someone wearing my woolen tibetan made jacket somewhere in Mumbai or some other port en route or am i just being impatient?

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Mar 24th, 2007, 16:22	#2
capt_mahajan Dis member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,864	Suggest you contact the shipping agent at the destination. S/he should have an exact idea where you shipment is currently. Normally 4/6 weeks should be more than enough.

Mar 24th, 2007, 16:42	#3
julesa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: melbourne australia Posts: 299	i sent two, one via darjeeling POffice and the other via Mumbai PO. i have a receipt for one, i may or may not have a receipt somewhere for the other one. any idea whether the Indian Postal service is honest/reliable?

Mar 24th, 2007, 16:51	#5
julesa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: melbourne australia Posts: 299	thanks for that. i will wait and see whether they arrive i guess...

Mar 26th, 2007, 23:21	#6
herfimo Feel the wind in your ears. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 39	Sad to say, but I sent a parcel from Delhi to London by ship and a was waiting around 6 months. However the last crate I sent with two Atlas cycles left Chennai at the end of January and they arrived last week. All in perfect condidtion but we didn't use the post, we used a private shipping type company. As typical of India, I'm sure many people have it in hand and are ensuring your parcel's certain, if not slow, progress!

Oct 3rd, 2007, 00:30	#7
noahark Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: GOA Posts: 16	I sent 4 plain parcels on 03/08/07 from goa(margao) to uk via sea,they contain books and cotton duvets. They havent arrived so far. Should I just wait or am I being paranoid

Oct 3rd, 2007, 06:39	#8
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,570	I have always used the Indian Post to send parcels to myself at home,when my bag has become too heavy. Every package arrived, though some were slow. One was opened by India Customs and re-sealed; all the contents were intact. It takes a long time by seamail!

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