International courier from Jodhpur to the United States. Free home pickup.
Pickup from your Jodhpur door — Blue City, the handicraft and antique-furniture export quarters around Sardarpura, Sojati Gate or Boranada — packed and documented, into the DTDC International network. 6–9 working days door-to-door for express; from ₹1,400 per kilogram before fuel surcharge and GST.
Five steps from your Jodhpur door to a US address.
Pickup, Jodhpur.
Free at 5 kg+ across Jodhpur — Sardarpura, Sojati Gate, Ratanada, Paota, Boranada handicraft estate, Mandore. We bring tape, bubble wrap and the international airway bill.
Pack & document.
Commercial invoice with HS codes for B2B (antique-furniture-replica handicraft and papier-mâché batches in particular), KYC, content declaration. Done at our office before handover.
DTDC handover.
Same evening into DTDC International. Onward leg via Mumbai (BOM, ~960 km road feeder) or Delhi (DEL, ~600 km), then air to a US gateway — JFK, Newark, LAX, SFO or ORD.
US customs (CBP).
Clearance at the gateway airport. CBP and the FDA/USDA flag food, dairy, plant and seed material aggressively — and Jodhpur’s wood-and-leather handicraft heritage means our paperwork shows treatment certificates upfront. Paperwork-clean parcels typically clear within 24–72 hours.
Doorstep delivery.
Last-mile via USPS or the local courier partner. POD on WhatsApp the same day.
Starting rates. Real pricing depends on weight.
Final price depends on actual or volumetric weight (whichever is greater) plus the international fuel surcharge in force on your booking date. GST is extra.
Starting per-kg rates
- Express (6–9 days, door)from ₹1,400 / kg
- Economy (10–15 days, door)from ₹1,000 / kg
- Min billable weight0.5 kg
- Pickup from JodhpurFree at 5 kg+
Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.
Worked example
A 2 kg parcel — say a folded papier-mâché set with a small textile lot, ~30 × 25 × 15 cm:
- Express, 2 kg × ₹1,400≈ ₹2,800
- + fuel surcharge (~25%)≈ ₹700
- + GST 18%≈ ₹630
- Approx total, express≈ ₹4,650
Indicative only. Fuel surcharge and rate cards change.
What you’ll need at pickup.
Customs paperwork is the most common reason an international parcel stalls. Jodhpur’s antique-furniture-replica and leather handicraft exporters need treatment-and-fumigation paperwork on top of the standard invoice — we sort all of it before pickup.
KYC of the sender
One photo ID for the person whose name is on the AWB — Aadhaar, passport or driving licence. We photograph it at pickup; not stored beyond DTDC’s record.
Commercial invoice with HS codes
For B2B parcels — antique-furniture-replica pieces, papier-mâché lots, leather-goods batches, marble-inlay decor — a printed commercial invoice with items, quantity, value and HS codes. CBP scrutinises this on Jodhpur consignments. For personal gifts, a written declaration suffices but value still must be honestly stated.
Treatment / fumigation papers
For wood-component handicraft and leather, USDA APHIS expects evidence of treatment. We help you arrange certificates from your manufacturer; without them, wood and untreated leather are flagged at the gateway.
What the United States doesn’t let in.
These are real CBP, FDA and USDA rules — not our caution. Items shipped against them are seized, destroyed, or returned at the consignee’s cost. For Jodhpur senders specifically: untreated wood handicraft, raw bamboo, and untreated leather get flagged hard — your manufacturer’s treatment certificate is the difference between clearance and return. Hemp/CBD policy varies state-to-state but the federal courier policy is strict; assume it’s blocked.
Don’t even try
- All dairy products — paneer, ghee, khoya-based mithai, milk powder. FDA seizes even sealed factory packs.
- All meat products — including dried, sealed and packaged. USDA rules are absolute.
- Untreated wood and bamboo handicrafts — without ISPM-15 / fumigation paperwork, USDA APHIS holds the parcel. With paper, treated wood goes through.
- Untreated leather goods — without tanning / treatment certificates.
- Fresh fruit, vegetables, seeds, untreated plants — USDA APHIS biosecurity flags these on entry.
- Hemp and CBD products — federal courier policy is strict regardless of state law at destination.
- Cuban cigars and tobacco from sanctioned origins — embargo rules.
- Aerosols, lithium batteries above 100 Wh, all liquids — universal courier rules.
Allowed with care
- Treated antique-furniture-replica components — with ISPM-15 / fumigation papers from your manufacturer. Common Jodhpur B2B.
- Papier-mâché handicraft — clean, no organic decoration.
- Treated leather (with certificate) — declared as treated, with paperwork.
- Textiles and block-print — cotton clothing, dohars, cushion covers. Declare a fair value.
- Books and printed material — straightforward; declare title and value.
- Prescription tablets — sealed strip, original prescription attached, no controlled substances or liquids.
- Marble inlay & brass decor (non-flammable) — declare value.
Antique-furniture B2B, papier-mâché, student care.
Antique-furniture-replica B2B
Carved-wood replica chairs, Rajasthani-style mirror frames, marble-inlay tabletops — shipped in component form (or small finished pieces) to import showrooms in Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Charlotte and Phoenix. Treatment / fumigation papers handled with the manufacturer.
Papier-mâché handicraft
Decorative bowls, masks, festival items shipped to LA galleries, Brooklyn import-resellers, Boston craft buyers. Clean, no organic decoration — clears smoothly.
Leather goods (declared treated)
Bags, footwear, leather decor — only with treatment certificate. Shipped to small US importers and family gifts.
Block-print & textile parcels
Hand-block printed cotton, cushion covers, dohars. Personal gifts and small B2B.
Student care packages
Books, kitchen kit (no wood), sealed snacks where allowed, festival clothing. Shipped to US universities with Marwari and Jodhpur-business-family alumni networks.
Returning-traveller baggage
For US-resident visitors who shopped Jodhpur’s handicraft markets too freely. Picked up from the hotel, packed (with fumigation papers if wood is involved), shipped before they fly out.
AWB on WhatsApp. Track on dtdc.in. POD when it lands.
The moment the parcel is booked into DTDC International, we send you the AWB number on WhatsApp. Type it into the public tracker at dtdc.in any time. When delivery happens we forward the POD — signed slip or photo — within the hour.
Asked most often.
Can I ship a small antique-furniture-replica piece from Jodhpur to my Atlanta showroom?
Yes — but with treatment paperwork. USDA APHIS requires evidence that wood components have been heat-treated or fumigated to ISPM-15 standard (or equivalent). Many Jodhpur exporters already have fumigation tie-ups; we coordinate with your manufacturer to attach the certificate to the AWB. Without paperwork, the piece gets held at the US gateway — and disposal is the consignee’s expense. With paperwork, it clears like any other declared B2B parcel.
What about leather goods — can I send a leather bag to a US-based family member?
Yes, with the treatment certificate. USDA classifies untreated leather as biosecurity-flagged (similar logic to wood). Tanned, finished leather with a manufacturer’s treatment statement clears reliably; raw or unfinished leather is held. We help you get the paper at the manufacturer end so the parcel doesn’t stall.
Why does the USA seize sealed Indian sweets and ghee-based mithai?
The FDA and USDA classify dairy as a high-risk import — bovine disease, ingredient labelling, processing standards. Even ghee-based mithai in sealed factory packs is treated as a dairy product. CBP at JFK and LAX in particular sees thousands of these parcels and is consistent: seized and destroyed. Send Jodhpur handicraft, papier-mâché, textiles, non-precious jewellery and non-food gifts instead.