With the rise of the E-Commerce era in the contemporary world, the courier business in India has seen outstanding growth in the last few years. Adding the Covid-19 pandemic in the country and months-long lockdowns as a catalyst, a lot of courier businesses have been registered in India and successfully conducting their business ventures.

In this article, we will discuss how to register a courier business in India and the required steps to build a logistics empire while following the legal policies and framework.

What is a Courier Business?

By the business meaning, the courier is the process of delivering parcels, packages, messages, or any ingredient to a preset destination while strictly following the given timeframe. Being a component of the logistics business domain, a courier business can operate on its own or can tie up with an organization to deliver its goods to the customers’ doorsteps.

In courier business, the concerned entity would be responsible to deliver an envelope of letters or a package containing KGs of weight in it. So, depending on the category of delivering packages, a courier business is required to equip itself.

Essentials for a Courier Business in India 

Before initiating the planning to start your courier business in India, the nuts and bolts can be noted as namely –

• Select an area of operation

The foremost thing to focus on while starting a courier business is the location to target for delivering the products, packages, and any other element. Be it a specific urban area or rural vicinity, it is important to mark the target area of business before starting your own courier company.    
 

• Set up a Workplace

To start a courier business, begin with arranging for a workplace and as the business operations will involve a lot of products to store and process, it is preferable to get a larger place for the venture.  
 

• Register the Courier Business

As per the Companies Act 2013, any courier entity operating its commercial operations in the country is required to Register the Courier Business under the Govt. of India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Registers of Companies.
 

• Get the required Business Licenses

Following the business registration, there are a few more mandatory business licenses to run your courier business namely – GST Registration, Business Logo Registration, Income Tax Filing, etc.  

• Get orders from the manufacturers

Initiate from the fundamentals. Contact the local manufacturers looking for an option to deliver their products to the customers’ place. For instance, notable numbers of ornaments, jewellery makers need a good delivery partner for their business, be in touch with them.  

• Arranging for the Delivery persons

The delivery persons will be the foot-soldiers for your courier business. Search for some energetic young minds willing to join the delivery business sphere in India.

• Obtain the Delivery vehicles

In any courier delivery business, one of the most important elements is its delivery vehicles. Be it a two-wheeler for faster local deliveries or larger trucks for inter-city transportation, it is highly advisable to arrange for the delivery vehicles with utmost concern.      

• Launch your App, Website

In the modern world, a delivery business has a lot of challenges to face. Bet it delivering the packages on time, having a Poof of Delivery (POD) system, online presence, marketing, and many more to come. Thus, it is better to launch a Business Website, having a Business App to successfully stepping the foot forward for the courier delivery business.

We hope this piece of writing has helped you to know the process of starting a courier business of your own. Feel free to share the blog with others and send us your feedback in the comment box below.