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{{Short description|Indian logistics company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Blue Dart Express Limited
| logo = Blue dart logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = Blue Dart Express office, RR Nagar, Bangalore (2026) 01.jpg
| image_alt = Blue Dart Express office, RR Nagar, Bangalore (2026)
| image_caption = A Blue Dart Express office in [[RR Nagar]], Bangalore (2026)
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| trade_name = Blue Dart Express Ltd.
| traded_as = {{plainlist|
*{{BSE|526612}}
*{{NSE|BLUEDART}}}}
| ISIN = INE233B0101
| foundation = {{start date and age| November 1983}}
| founders = {{plainlist|
*[[Tushar Jani]]
*Clyde Cooper
*Khushroo Dubash}}
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| area_served = [[States and union territories of India#States|Countrywide]], [[South Asia|South asian]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[Express mail|Courier]]
| products = {{plainlist|
*[[Delivery (commerce)|Delivery]]
*[[Express mail]]
*[[cargo|Freight]] forwarding
*[[Third-party logistics]]}}
| revenue = {{up}} {{INRconvert|5267|c}} (FY24)<ref name="fy24"/>
| operating_income = {{down}} {{INRconvert|903|c}} (FY24)<ref name="fy24"/>
| net_income = {{down}} {{INRconvert|301|c}} (FY24)<ref name="fy24">{{cite web |title=Investor Presentation - May 2024 |url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/acbb9a5e-8c45-420a-8f61-7ab256b37597.pdf |publisher=BSE |access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref>
| assets =
| equity =
| num_employees =
| parent = [[DHL]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd.|url=https://trendlyne.com/equity/share-holding/208/BLUEDART/latest/blue-dart-express-ltd/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=trendlyne.com}}</ref>
| subsid = [[Blue Dart Aviation]]
| website = {{url|http://www.bluedart.com/}}
}}

'''Blue Dart Express''' is an Indian [[logistics]] company that provides [[Express mail|courier]] delivery services.<ref>{{cite web |author=Madhavan |first=N. |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Blue Dart: Providing customer satisfaction @express speed |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/super-50-companies-2016/blue-dart-providing-customer-satisfaction-express-speed/43943/1 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803183237/http://forbesindia.com/article/super-50-companies-2016/blue-dart-providing-customer-satisfaction-express-speed/43943/1 |archivedate=3 August 2016 |accessdate=2 August 2016 |website=forbesindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express LTD, Kakinada |url=http://www.inkakinada.com/list/blue-dart-express-ltd-1 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027035250/http://www.inkakinada.com/list/blue-dart-express-ltd-1 |archivedate=2017-10-27 |website=inkakinada.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=BLUE DART History |url=https://www.dynamiclevels.com/en/blue-dart-company-history |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609072533/https://www.dynamiclevels.com/en/blue-dart-company-history |archivedate=2018-06-09 |website=dynamiclevels.com}}</ref> It is headquartered in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express Ltd. |url=https://www.justdial.com/Bangalore/Blue-Dart-Express-Ltd-Sampangiramnagar/080PXX80-XX80-101027101444-M8I5_BZDET |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164254/https://www.justdial.com/Bangalore/Blue-Dart-Express-Ltd-Sampangiramnagar/080PXX80-XX80-101027101444-M8I5_BZDET |archivedate=2018-03-02 |website=justdial.com}}</ref> It has a subsidiary cargo airline, [[Blue Dart Aviation]] that operates in South Asian countries.<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express Buys Majority Stake in Blue Dart Aviation |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/blue-dart-express-buys-majority-stake-in-blue-dart-aviation-774147 |accessdate=4 December 2018 |website=NDTV|date=22 June 2015 }}</ref> In 2002, Blue Dart had a [[business alliance]] with [[DHL Express]] and on 8 November 2004, DHL Express invested €120 million in it, and since then has been a major [[shareholder]] in the company.<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express buys majority stake in Blue Dart Aviation |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/blue-dart-express-buys-majority-stake-in-blue-dart-aviation/article7342410.ece |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609072533/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/blue-dart-express-buys-majority-stake-in-blue-dart-aviation/article7342410.ece |archivedate=9 June 2018 |accessdate=22 June 2015 |website=The Hindu Business Line|date=22 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=DHL Global Press Release |url=http://www.dhl.com/publish/g0/en/press/release/2004/081104.high.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228002826/http://www.dhl.com/publish/g0/en/press/release/2004/081104.high.html |archivedate=28 December 2008 |accessdate=31 October 2008 |website=DHL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=DHL to pay Rs 730 cr for Blue Dart stake |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dhl-to-pay-rs-730-cr-for-blue-dart-stake-104110901003_1.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001050105/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dhl-to-pay-rs-730-cr-for-blue-dart-stake-104110901003_1.html |archivedate=1 October 2013 |accessdate=6 February 2013 |website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd.|url=https://trendlyne.com/equity/share-holding/208/BLUEDART/latest/blue-dart-express-ltd/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=trendlyne.com}}</ref>

[[File:List of prohibited illegal items in Blue Dart Express, India (2026).jpg|thumb|right|List of prohibited illegal items to send, in Blue Dart Express]]

==History==
Blue Dart was founded by [[Tushar Jani]] ([[chairman]]) and his friends Khushroo Dubash and Clyde Cooper in November 1983.<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=COMPANY PROFILE |url=https://www.nseprimeir.com/z_BlueDart/comprofile.aspx?value=O13MyQclQQPM600MSHCcMw== |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817153249/http://www.nseprimeir.com/z_BlueDart/comprofile.aspx?value=O13MyQclQQPM600MSHCcMw== |archivedate=2016-08-17 |website=nseprimeir.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=FFFAI Hall Of Fame |url=https://www.fffai.org/fffai-hall-of-fame.php |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020232540/http://fffai.org/fffai-hall-of-fame.php |archivedate=2016-10-20 |website=fffai.org}}</ref> In its early years, Blue Dart had a business agreement with Gelco Express International, UK, for the operations of international air package express services from India.<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=EA RESEARCH EXECUTIVE VIEW ANIL KHANNA |url=http://www.executiveaccess.co.in/ea_research_access_anil_khanna/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110231745/http://www.executiveaccess.co.in/ea_research_access_anil_khanna/ |archivedate=2017-01-10 |website=executiveaccess.co.in}}</ref>

In 2010–11, it introduced ′[[cash on delivery|cash on delivery (COD)]]′ to its customers as an additional payment option for its courier services.

Blue Dart is handling almost 8% of India's e-commerce shipments as of 2024. It opened the India's largest, low emission 2.5 lakh sq ft integrated logistics center at Bijwasan, [[Delhi]] on January 14, 2025, to improve land and air connections in [[northern India]]. The facility can easily integrate with the [[PM Gati Shakti]] thanks to its immediate connectivity to the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], [[Indian Railways]], metro lines, and national highways. Every day, the integrated logistics hub can handle 550,000 inbound and outbound shipments.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Patel |first=Deepak |date=14 January 2025 |title=Aim to have 25% share in Indian e-com cargo market: DHL E-commerce CEO |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/aim-to-have-25-share-in-indian-e-com-cargo-market-dhl-e-commerce-ceo-125011401037_1.html |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-14 |title=Blue Dart launches integrated logistics hub in Delhi |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/blue-dart-launches-integrated-logistics-hub-in-delhi/articleshow/117241911.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Delhivery]], a supply chain company in [[India]]
* [[Courier#India|Courier in India]]
* [[Indian Postal Service]]
* [[DTDC]], a courier service in India
* [[Ekart]], a courier service in India

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Postal system|state=collapsed}}
{{Logistics companies of India}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{official website|www.bluedart.com}}
*{{facebook|bluedart.official}}

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