Merger of Postal Appraising Departments: postal imports and exports now to be cleared through Airport Commissionerate under unified FPO. The Sea-PAD/FPO has been merged into the Air-PAD/FPO, creating a unified Foreign Post Office under the Airport Commissionerate (Chennai-1). Effective 4.08.2025, all postal import and export consignments formerly cleared by Sea-PAD (Import Commissionerate) will be cleared by Air-PAD (Airport Commissionerate) operating from Meenambakkam. Stakeholders must direct all postal clearance correspondence and queries to the Postal Appraising Department at the Foreign Post Building, Meenambakkam, with the provided email and contact for assistance.