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 123. PA Exam Materials – Volume VI Part I & Miscellaneous Rules - 4
B.Rameshu, Divisional Secretary, AIPEU Group C, Tiruppattur Division

Redirection of Parcels: Inland Parcels
• Written instructions from the addressee or authorized agent should be obtained and kept on record.
• Inland parcels cannot be redirected out of India.
• Redirection fees can be paid in advance or at the time of delivery.
• No redirection fee is charged in the following cases (Notes 1 and 2 below clause-71 of PO Guide Part-I): 
o If the addressee's revised address is within the delivery area of the same office or within the same post town.
o When the parcel is returned to the sender, if the sender resides at a different address within the delivery area of the office or within the same post town.

Redirection of Parcels: Foreign Parcels
• Foreign parcels can be redirected within or outside India under the following conditions: 
o The sender must not have made any remark on the parcel prohibiting redirection.
o Written instructions from the addressee or their agent should be obtained and kept on record.
o Inward foreign parcels can be redirected within India under the same conditions as inland parcels.
o If the addressee of a foreign parcel has left India, their agent may redirect the parcel to their new address. In such cases, the agent should either pay the redirection fee in advance or undertake to pay it if the amount cannot be recovered at the new address or if the parcel remains undelivered.
o If the addressee of a foreign parcel who has left India has provided written instructions for the redirection out of India of any foreign parcel received at their address, such parcels with the new address should be forwarded to the concerned Indian office of exchange. The redirecting office should note on the accompanying receipt that the redirection was made as per the addressee's written instructions.
• When the redirection fee is paid in advance, it should be converted into postage stamps and affixed to the parcel, which should then be shown to the Postmaster.
• The Postmaster should verify that the redirection fee has been correctly collected and write "Redirection charge paid" in red ink on the parcel under their initials. The postage stamp should then be defaced.
• The Parcel Assistant should make an entry in the addressee’s receipt/delivery slip regarding the revised address and date of redirection for both inland and foreign redirected parcels.
• If the redirection fee is not prepaid in cash, the amount due should be entered on the redirection label in words under the Postmaster’s initials.