Registered Post Tracking

Follow below steps to find current status of your India Registered Post parcel

• Enter your registered post tracking number in the above form to track your consignment.
• Click the ‘Track Now’ button to get the current status of your parcel.
• Here, you will get the real-time updates of your postal consignments.
• Get the tracking updates at free of cost. The tracking feature is most reliable and fast.

Generally, you can track the package through the official website of India Post. And also, you can track the Registered Parcel through a reliable third-party tracking tool website. The step-by-step guide to track your consignment is given below:

1. Locate Your Tracking Number

• The tracking number of parcels is also called a consignment number or article number.
• The tracking number is a 13-digit unique consignment number. It is an alphanumeric code.
• You can find the consignment number on the booking receipt. This booking receipt will be given at the time booking the registered letter.
• The format of India registered letter consignment numbers starts with ‘RX’ (Two Capital Letters), followed by nine digits and ends with IN (Two Capital Letters). For example: RX264978354IN

2. Go to the Official Postal Service Website

• Visit the official website of India Post or visit the reliable third-party website like Indembastana.in.
• Look at the ‘Track Consignment’ or ‘Track & Trace’ fields.
• Enter the tracking number in the search form of these websites.
• Click the ‘Track’ or ‘Search’ or ‘Go’ button.
• You will get the real-time tracking status of your parcel.

3. Review Parcel Status

The above websites will display the real-time status of your registered postal parcel. The details of status is given below:

• Date and time of booking
• Origin and destination places in India or worldwide
• In transit details
• Current location
• Item dispatched status
• Out of delivery
• Item delivered status

If you send the parcel abroad, then follow the below steps to track the international registered letter.

• If the consignment is in India and reaches the destination country, then use the department of Indian postal service registered post tracking feature to track your consignment.
• If the consignment is in the destination country, then use that country's postal service website (For example USPS website in the United States) tracking feature.
• Always use a reliable third-party tracking tool or global track and trace system.
• By using these websites, you can track a single shipment or multiple shipments at a time.

When compared with speed post express service, registered post will not give the real-time tracking updates. But the registered letter services have the best features like proof of delivery, proof of booking, signature of the recipient and transit milestones.

Registered Post is a national postal service in India. And it is ideal to send important documents, sensitive documents, valuable items, valuable articles, student applications, etc. It provides high-level security throughout the delivery of mail.

The key features of registered letter are given below:

• Proof of Mailing (Posting) – The consignee will receive the booking receipt at the time of booking as proof of mailing. This booking receipt will indicate that the parcel was delivered.
• Security (Secure Handling) – India Post will handle the registered letter with utmost care and also provide the enhanced security throughout the journey of consignment.
• Proof of Delivery (Required Signature) – After receiving the article, the recipient has to provide the mandatory signature. If the recipient is not available, then the authorized person has to submit the mandatory signature. This signature is the concrete proof, that means consignment has been delivered to the recipient.
• Tracking – The consignment booked via registered postal service can be tracked by sender or receiver via 13-digit unique registration number. You can track the real-time update of your consignment.
• Compensation (Indemnity) – If the article is lost or damaged, then the India Post will provide the compensation to the sender. But this compensation is subject to the terms and conditions of India Post.
• Addressee specific Delivery – This service is available in some specific countries or jurisdictions only. Here ‘addressee specific’ means that the article must be handed over to the person, whose name is on the mail.
• Other Services – Return receipt is also provided.

Citizens of India are preferred the registered post. Since it has the best advantages like accountability, security and legal validity. So, it is the best choice to send the important documents and valuable parcels.

The key benefits of registered letter are given below:

1. High Security and Secure Handling

• A registered letter is completely different from regular mail. These mails are given extra care and locked in secured containers.
• The mails booked under registered postal service are given high security. So, there is no chance of loss, tampering and theft.

2. Recipient Signature and Proof of Delivery

• Signature is mandatory for registered letter consignment delivery. You or your authorized partner has to sign when the parcel is delivered.
• Signature is the evidence for parcel delivery. This signature is crucial for confidential documents, financial documents and legal documents.

3. Proof Of Mailing

• When the parcel was booked, the department of Indian postal service will give the booking receipt to the consignee. This receipt is the proof for article cooking. In this receipt, you get the details of time of article booked and date of article booked.

4. Insurance Coverage and Compensation

• The registered parcel has insurance coverage. If the registered article is lost or damaged or theft during the transit, then compensation will be provided to the consignee. India Post will provide high coverage for valuable articles.

5. Record Keeping

• India Post will keep the end-to-end detailed records for registered letter. The records contain the complete details from booking of parcel to delivery of mail.

Registered Parcel is better in many ways such as legal proof and security. But there are lot of disadvantages (Speed, Convenience and Cost) and they are given below:

1. Slower Delivery Time

• The main drawback is its speed. The delivery speed of registered letter is very slow, when compared with the speed mail and private couriers.
• The main reason for slow delivery is its high security and manual handling. The transit is very slow. So, it is not suitable for urgent documents.

2. High Cost

• Registered Parcel delivery cost is much higher than speed mail and regular mail.
• It is expensive due to the conditions like registration, mandatory signature, proof of delivery, secure handling and insurance.

3. Inconvenience for the Recipient

• A signature is required for a registered parcel. It is a very inconvenient process.
• During delivery the addressee is not available, then the item will be sent to the post office. So, the recipient has come to the post office (business hours) to receive the parcel.
• Restrict Delivery – For this delivery process, the recipient has to be strictly available, otherwise there are a lot of chances for missed delivery.

4. Limited Tracking

• Registered Post Tracking will not provide the real-time status for consignments. The tracking updates are very slow, when compared with speed post and private couriers. Registered Post's main aim is security but not real-time status.

5. Manual Processing

• The complete process of registering a post is manual. The humans are to store the mails in secure bags and transfer from each other. This process is very slow, when compared with speed mail and private couriers. This process leads to human errors.

6. Inconvenience for the Recipient

• The sender cannot drop the registered letter at the mail drop box. And the sender has to come to the nearest post office directly to submit the registered parcel parcel.

The department of Indian Postal service offers different types of mail services. The most important mail services of the postal department are Registered postal parcel and Speed Post parcel.

The key difference between Speed Post parcel and Registered Postal parcel are given below:

Choosing Registered Postal service is the most important thing, when compared with other regular mails and speed mail. Registered Parcel have best features like high security containers, strong safety bags, signature of recipient, proof of delivery, cost management parcel delivery, address specific delivery, end-to-end record keeping, etc. But when compared with speed post and private courier, the registered postal service delivery is slow and has manual tracking.

In summary, if you were not interested in speed and convenience. And want the highest level of security and accountability, then Registered Post is the best choice. It gives the perfect security and reliability.