Last updated: October 2026 · Method: compiled from public listings, operator pages and traveller reports; treat all figures as planning aids, not quotations.
📄 Image slot — a parcel being wrapped in cloth and twine at a post counter.
Fossil stone, brass and wool add up fast, and airline baggage is finite. Shipping home from Jaisalmer works, with rules of thumb.
The options
- India Post: the surface and air parcel services from the city’s head post office reach most countries cheaply; slow, sturdy, and honest about the paperwork.
- Private couriers: faster and pricier; the shop you buy from usually arranges pickup, and their packing is the real service you are paying for.
- What needs declarations: fossil material, antiquity-adjacent items and any metalwork that could read as antique — declare properly or leave it; the heritage rules are stricter than the shop’s optimism.
Packing rule: insist on double-boxing with the shop’s name and your invoice inside; insurance only pays on paper that exists.