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 Peravai Academy – PA Exam Materials – PO Guide Part II - 9
Com Saju Hiyan, Divisional Secretary, AIPEU Group C, Kanniyakumari Division

Delivery: Delivery of registered articles and completion of Advice of Delivery forms depend on the destination country's internal regulations. Inward foreign Registered articles are delivered like inland registered articles after collecting dues like Customs duty, Customs clearance fee, and other postage charges.

Payment of indemnity: The Post Office is liable only for loss of Registered Articles. The indemnity is the value of the content or 30 SDR, whichever is less for Registered Articles, and 150 SDR for Registered M-Bag (Bulk Bag). No liability in the following cases:
• 'Force majeure' (circumstances beyond control).
• Confiscation or destruction by competent authority due to prohibited contents.
• Sender failing to make an enquiry within one year.
• Confiscation under destination country's legislation.

• Loss or damage to contents of Registered articles or Registered bulk bags. The indemnity is payable to the sender, who can waive it in favor of the addressee. The amount is subject to change based on the exchange rate of the rupee.

Subsequent recovery of a lost registered articles: If a lost registered article is recovered after indemnity payment, the recipient of the indemnity has the option to take delivery and repay the indemnity. If not exercised within three months, the other party (addressee or sender) gets a similar option. If neither exercises the option, the article becomes Post Office property.

Insurance Among letter post categories, only letters can be sent insured in foreign post. Insured letter service is not available to all countries, and in some cases, only by surface. Dutiable goods sent by insured letters must be accompanied by Customs Declarations.

Description: The maximum insured amount varies by destination and route, but in India, it cannot exceed Rs. 100,000/- (previously Rs. 10,000/-). No article should be insured for a value higher than its contents.

Insured value and insurance for inland transit: Letters can be insured only for inland transit if insurance service is unavailable to the destination country. Such letters are treated as insured within India and as registered letters beyond India. Post Office liability for loss depends on where the loss occurs.

• Coin, bullion, bank notes, currency notes, bearer securities, travelers cheques, platinum, precious stones, jewelry, or articles of gold or silver.
• Insured Letters containing bank notes, currency notes, gold coins, or bullion must be insured for the actual value of the contents.

Compulsory insurance and insurance for full value: Make up of Insured Letters: The envelope or packing must be strong and allow seals to adhere completely. The envelope must be in one piece; wholly transparent or transparent panel envelopes are forbidden. Sufficient seals should be affixed to hold down all folds. Every seal must be of the same kind of wax, lead, or other effective means with a special uniform design or sender's mark. Postage stamps, postal service, and other official labels must be spaced out. Affixing labels other than postal or official service related is forbidden. Insured letters with the exterior appearance of a box: Shall be of strong wood, metal, or plastic. Wooden boxes must have a minimum wall thickness of 8 mm. Top and bottom must be covered with white paper for the addressee's address. They should be sealed on all four sides, tied crosswise with strong, knotless string, with ends joined under a wax seal bearing the sender's private mark.

Method of addressing and indication of insured value: Articles should not be addressed to initials. No erasures or corrections in the address. Addresses should not be written in pencil. The address must be written on the article itself. Insured value must be written in ink by the sender, both in words and figures, at the top of the address side of the cover, without erasure or alteration