About ExpressBox: a cross-border express courier from Lucknow, since 2015
ExpressBox (also written Express Box) is the cross-border express courier brand of Color Papers India Private Limited, based in Lucknow, India, since 2015. We run eight express-air lanes between India, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and China, and we give shoppers a free shopping address in India and the USA so they can buy from stores abroad and receive the parcel at home.
Why ExpressBox exists
Shipping internationally from India has long meant three problems at once: customs rules that are hard to read, carriers that give little visibility once a parcel leaves, and paperwork at every step. ExpressBox was set up to take all three off the customer's desk.
We made two choices early and have kept them. First, express air only: every lane we run is flown, so transit is predictable and the paperwork is the same kind each time. Second, a small network done properly rather than a long list of countries. Five countries and eight lanes is what we operate today, and each lane is run door to door with customs handled at both ends.
The company has been in business since 2015 and works from a single facility in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, where receiving, storage, pick-and-pack and export preparation happen under one roof.
Six services on one network
- International express air freight: door-to-door parcels and commercial cargo on all eight lanes
- Cross-border e-commerce shipping: direct-to-consumer orders from online stores to buyers abroad
- Warehousing and fulfilment: receiving, storage and pick-and-pack in Lucknow
- Last-mile delivery in India: the final leg for imports and for orders fulfilled from Lucknow
- Customs and compliance: documentation, duty calculation and clearance at both ends
- Returns management: reverse logistics for e-commerce returns and replacements
Individuals use the same network through the free shopping address in India and the USA.
Five countries, eight express-air lanes
Exports leave India for the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and China. Imports arrive in India from the United States and China. Two cross-trade lanes carry cargo from the United States and China into the UAE. Every lane is express air; we do not offer sea or road freight, and we do not carry hazardous or perishable goods (see prohibited items).
See the lane table on the services page →India → USA
India → UK
India → UAE
India → China
USA → India
China → India
USA → UAE
China → UAE
Built around how you sell
D2C brands shipping orders abroad, online shoppers buying from international stores, manufacturers sending samples and components by express air, and B2B distributors running repeat cross-border orders all use the same lanes. The industries page explains how we work with each of them, and B2B express logistics for distributors and manufacturers is where most of our scheduled volume sits.
Industries we serveOne team accountable for every shipment
Carriers, customs and the Lucknow facility, coordinated by one team that is accountable for every shipment. That is how we keep a multi-carrier, multi-country network running with one contract and one tracking number per shipment.
Shipment milestones
Booking, pickup, export customs, flight, import customs and delivery are recorded for every consignment, and you receive an email at each one. Enter the number on the tracking page to see the latest recorded milestone.
Customs status and documents
Export and import documentation generated from the shipment data you give us, with clearance progress reported in your shipment updates.
Exception handling
A held consignment, a missing document or an address problem is flagged to our team before it becomes a delay, and we tell you what is needed so it can be fixed while the parcel is still moving.
Integrations on request
If you ship regularly from a store, ERP or warehouse system, write to us about how your orders should reach us and how you want status events back. We set up the exchange case by case rather than through a public API.
Four working principles
Say what we do
Five countries, eight lanes, express air. We would rather run a short list well than advertise a long one.
Paperwork first
Customs documents are prepared before a parcel leaves, not after it is held. Most delays in cross-border shipping start with a missing document.
Visibility by default
Every shipment gets a tracking number at booking, and we send a status update by email at each milestone, so you hear from us before you need to ask.
Check before you pay
If an item may be restricted, or a return is not worth flying back, we say so before money changes hands.
Where is ExpressBox based, and who runs it?
ExpressBox is based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, and is run by Color Papers India Private Limited, which has operated the service since 2015. Color Papers India Private Limited also keeps a corporate office in Mira Road, Thane, Maharashtra, the address on its Google Business Profile; operations run from the Lucknow facility. The company was founded and is led by Ravi Shrivastav. ExpressBox is a trading name. Contracts, invoices and GST registration are in the name of the legal entity below. Write to us at hello@expressbox.in for anything commercial or compliance-related.
- BRAND
- ExpressBox (also written Express Box)
- LEGAL NAME
- Color Papers India Private Limited
- GSTIN
- 09AAJCC2415M1ZH
- ADDRESS
- II Floor, Sector D-I, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226012, India
- IN BUSINESS SINCE
- 2015
- FOUNDER
- Ravi Shrivastav (LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ravishrivastav8)
- NETWORK
- India, United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, China: eight express-air lanes
- hello@expressbox.in
Talk to us about a lane
Whether it is one parcel or a scheduled weekly consignment, start with a quote or a message.