Economy or Premium Shipping from India

The difference in one line

• Premium (express): a direct international courier. Typically 4 to 6 business days after dispatch, full tracking all the way, and it runs to every country we ship to.
• Economy: a consolidated service. Several days slower and noticeably cheaper on the routes where it runs. Where Economy does not serve a country or postcode, only Premium is shown.

The country pages show the full range across both services, for example typically 4 to 8 business days to the UAE and 4 to 12 to the USA.

When Economy is better value

• The box is not needed by a fixed date: clothes for the season, books, kitchen things, a restock of everyday Indian brands.
• You are sending a larger, heavier box, where the price difference adds up.
• You have time to let orders collect with us first. Storage is free for 30 days, so waiting costs nothing.

When Premium is worth it

• A date you cannot move: a wedding, Onam, Diwali, Eid or Christmas. Work back from the day and leave a margin for customs.
• Medicines: these go on Premium only, with a prescription.
• Anything you want to follow closely, because Premium tracking is fuller from door to door.

What does not change

The packing, the photos, the free storage and the free repacking are the same on both. Import duty and tax are set by your own country, whichever service you choose; the quote tells you when a route is duty paid. What you can send is the same too, apart from the medicines rule above. See prohibited items for your country.

How to compare for your box

1. Put the weight and box size into the shipping calculator. It shows Premium and Economy side by side where both run.
2. Remember the price is worked out on the chargeable weight; see how volumetric weight is calculated.
3. When your parcels are with us, we quote both on the real packed box before anything ships, and you choose.