Uber has officially launched Courier XL in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai, expanding its logistics offerings to include delivery of large goods weighing up to 750 kg using three- and four-wheeler vehicles, beyond its pilot in Bengaluru. It now plans to expand the offering to other major cities.
Courier XL builds upon Uber’s existing two-wheeler courier service, which has seen growth. The company’s two-wheeler courier service allowed only packages weighing less than 5 kg to be sent across the town. With the latest launch, packages weighing 500 kg or less would be eligible to be sent through a three-wheeler like Bajaj Maxima.
Meanwhile, a package weighing 500-750 kg would be sent through a four-wheeler like Tata Ace. All these features, however, are available for deliveries only within a city.
The company’s standard courier service has expanded to 25 cities across India and has been used by more than 5 million customers since launch. Accordingly to company data, standard courier deliveries increased by over 50% year-on-year during 2024, with continued growth in the first quarter of 2025. The average delivery distance for such standard deliveries in 2024 was 11 km nationwide, with Delhi NCR and Mumbai recording longer average distances of 14 km and 12 km respectively.
Uber’s entry into the three and four-wheeler logistics space puts it in direct competition with players like Porter in the intra-city logistics market. The move also coincides with Swiggy recently shutting down its Genie services, where a user could buy goods from a shop and get them delivered to an address. Earlier, Uber too had launched the Shop pick-up feature under its courier service facilitated via two-wheelers which was later shut down. Uber has not restarted the pick-up and pay feature.
Courier XL offers the same features as Uber’s standard courier service, including live tracking, upfront pricing, and on-demand booking through the Uber app. The service appears targeted at small businesses and households needing to transport larger items such as furniture, inventory, or bulky parcels across cities.