Post office guide part i - India Post

(iii)
In other than roll form …………………………… 10 x 70 Centimetres
EXCEPTION:
Items other than those sent open in card form measuring less than the minimum prescribed
may be transmitted provided they bear a rectangular address label of card board or any
strong paper of which two adjacent side together measure not less than 16 Centimetres and
the smaller side is not less than 4 Centimeter.
(2) Book-packet when sent open in card form whether folded or not, shall be neither
thinner nor more flexible than inland postcards.
125. Weight .- (1) The weight of a book packet shall not exceed 5 Kilograms but the
director-General may, in special circumstances, prescribe a lower limit of weight for book packets
for and from any particular post office or offices.
(2) The Director-General may also prescribe that every book packet having contents of a
specified nature and posted at or addressed to such places as the Director-General may notify shall
be accompanied by a declaration in such form as may be prescribed by the Director-General.
126. Packing. – A book packet must be posted without a cover or in an unfastened
envelope or in a cover which can be easily removed for the purpose of examination without
breaking any seal or tearing any paper or separating any adhering surfaces. A packet posted
without a cover may not be fastened or otherwise treated so as to prevent easy examination.
NOTE : If adhesive bands are used enabling ungluing and repasting at will, indications like ‘unclosed article,
can be opened for checking by the postal service’ or other indications stating the manner of using the
system should appear near the system used.
127. Penalty for Breach of Conditions. – (1) If a book packet to which sub-clause (2)
does not apply is found to contain anything not permitted by the rules or to be packed in a manner
not in accordance with rules, it shall be charged on delivery with the letter or parcel postage,
whichever may be less provided that the conditions subject to which such postage can be charged
are also fulfilled. Any postage paid on it shall be taken into account in assessing the charge; but
the amount charged under this sub-clause shall in no case be less than 25 paise.
(2) If a book packet is found to be in excess of either the prescribed size or the prescribed
weight, it shall be returned to the sender. Any postage paid on it shall not be refunded.
BOOK PACKETS CONTAINING PRINTED BOOKS
128. Conditions. – (1) (i) The special rates in respect of a book packet containing printed
books shall be applicable only if the following conditions are satisfied :-
(a) such book packet shall not contain any publication published at regular intervals;
(b) such book packet shall bear on the outside the inscription “Printed books”;