Express mail: Difference between revisions
Gettingtoit (talk | contribs) start stub |
Maxeto0910 (talk | contribs) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
||
(423 intermediate revisions by more than 100 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Accelerated mail delivery service}} |
|||
'''Express mail''' is an expedited type of [[courier]] service delivering non-[[freight]] shipments to destinations faster than the regular service provided by [[post office|public postal carriers]]. For a premium fee, packages are usually delivered domestically overnight, although, some companies offer regional same-day or second day options. Shipments to international destinations will usually require a longer transit time, however, the overall time will usually be quicker than the postal service. Promptitude is the crucial advantage, but express mail services also offers door delivery and signature confirmation. The major global companies that furnish this service include [[United Parcel Service|UPS]], [[Fedex]], [[DHL]], and [[TNT N.V.]]. |
|||
[[File:Stamp GB 1903 4d Express Kendall-Bedford.jpg|thumb|1903 4d Express mail cover from Kendall-Bedford with red official [[Royal Mail]] express label affixed. The vertical line also indicates that express service is required.]] |
|||
'''Express mail''' is an [[expediting|expedited]] [[mail]] delivery service for which the customer pays a premium for faster delivery. Express mail is a service for domestic and international mail, and is in most nations governed by the country's own [[postal administration]]. Since 1999, the international express delivery services are governed by the EMS Cooperative.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ems.post/ |website=ems.post |title=Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative |access-date=2015-01-19 |archive-date=2017-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110222639/http://www.ems.post/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
|||
==Express Mail Service and the EMS Cooperative== |
|||
{{industry-stub}} |
|||
[[File:EMS-Logo.png|thumb|right|Express Mail Service (EMS) service logo]] |
|||
Express Mail Service (EMS) is an international express postal service offered by postal-administration members of the [[Universal Postal Union]] (UPU). These administrators created the EMS Cooperative in 1998, within the framework of the UPU, to promote the harmonization and development of postal services worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ems.post/information-about-ems-cooperative|website=ems.post|title=About EMS Cooperative|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021042845/http://www.ems.post/information-about-ems-cooperative|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|January 2015}}, EMS was offered by more than 190 countries and territories worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ems.post/ems|website=ems.post|title=EMS Homepage|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-date=January 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120010557/http://www.ems.post/ems|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|||
An independent [[auditor]] measures the express delivery performance of all international EMS operators, and EMS Performance Awards are based on postal operators' performance, including service performance and tracking: gold, silver, or bronze certificate are awarded to EMS Cooperative members depending on their yearly performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ems.post/2013-ems-performance-award-winners|website=ems.post|title=2013 EMS Performance Award Winners|access-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120004946/http://www.ems.post/2013-ems-performance-award-winners|archive-date=2015-01-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> These EMS award winners are recorded in the EMS Cooperative's Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ems.post/hall-fame-2007-2011|website= ems.post|title= EMS Hall of Fame 2007-2011|access-date= January 19, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150120004027/http://www.ems.post/hall-fame-2007-2011|archive-date= January 20, 2015|url-status= dead}}</ref> |
|||
==EMS Cooperative members== |
|||
{{main|List of EMS Cooperative members}} |
|||
[[File:SpeedPostEMS.JPG|thumb|right|EMS SpeedPost from India]] |
|||
Since its creation, 182 postal administrations have joined the EMS Cooperative, representing over 85% of EMS operators worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ems.post/members-ems-cooperative|website=ems.post|title=Members of the EMS Cooperative|access-date=10 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220230232/http://www.ems.post/members-ems-cooperative|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|||
==Other providers== |
|||
Many transportation logistics firms offer similar accelerated services. [[DHL Express|DHL Express ("DHL")]], Federal Express ("[[FedEx]]"), and [[United Parcel Service]] ("UPS") are the most popular alternatives. However, in many countries such alternative carriers' shipments have different status for several legal purposes. For example, in Russia, shipments from abroad to individuals for private needs are exempt from [[customs duties]] if valued less than €1000 and sent via post or EMS, while when sent by other means the exemption applies to values below €250 only.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.customs.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72:ab-the-ord&catid=37:moving-of-the-goods-by-physical-persons-for-a-private-use-through-customs-border-of-the-customs-union-and-fulfillment-of-the-customs-operations-connected-with-their-release&Itemid=1849&Itemid=1910|website=customs.ru|publisher=Federal Customs Service of Russia|title=Moving-of-the-goods-by-physical-persons-for-a-private-use-through-customs-border-of-the-customs-union-and-fulfillment-of-the-customs-operations-connected-with-their-release|access-date=2014-07-21|archive-date=2017-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710040207/http://eng.customs.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72:ab-the-ord&catid=37:moving-of-the-goods-by-physical-persons-for-a-private-use-through-customs-border-of-the-customs-union-and-fulfillment-of-the-customs-operations-connected-with-their-release&Itemid=1849&Itemid=1910|url-status=dead}}</ref> In some countries legal notification sent by post and EMS are deemed made on the date of dispatch, while for other couriers on the date of delivery only.<ref name="russian-civil-code.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.russian-civil-code.com/PartI/SectionI/Subsection5/Chapter11.html |website=Russian-civil-code.com |title=Civil Code of the Russian Federation |access-date=2014-07-21 |archive-date=2018-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715110446/http://www.russian-civil-code.com/PartI/SectionI/Subsection5/Chapter11.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
|||
==See also== |
|||
*[[Express mail in the United States]] |
|||
*[[Gallows letter]] |
|||
*[[Mail]] |
|||
*[[Pony Express]] |
|||
*[[Postal administration]] |
|||
*[[S10 (UPU standard)]] |
|||
*[[Surface Air Lifted]] (SAL) |
|||
==References== |
|||
{{Reflist}} |
|||
==External links== |
|||
{{Commons category|Express mail}} |
|||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.track-trace.com/post |title=EMS Track and Trace|website=track-trace.com}} |
|||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.ems.post/ |website=ems.post|title=Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative }} |
|||
*{{cite web|url=https://www.usps.com/ship/priority-mail-express.htm |website=usps.com|title=United States Postal Service (USPS), Priority Express Mail }} (previously called "Express Mail") |
|||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.upu.int/en/the-upu/ems-cooperative/about-the-ems-cooperative.html|website=upu.int|title= Universal Postal Union (UPU) EMS }} |
|||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.ems.post/what-is-ems |website=ems.post|title=What is EMS?}} |
|||
{{Postal system}} |
|||
{{Authority control}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Express Mail}} |
|||
[[Category:Express mail| ]] |
|||
[[Category:Postal systems]] |
|||
[[Category:Philatelic terminology]] |
Latest revision as of 22:05, 5 September 2024
Express mail is an expedited mail delivery service for which the customer pays a premium for faster delivery. Express mail is a service for domestic and international mail, and is in most nations governed by the country's own postal administration. Since 1999, the international express delivery services are governed by the EMS Cooperative.[1]
Express Mail Service and the EMS Cooperative
[edit]Express Mail Service (EMS) is an international express postal service offered by postal-administration members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). These administrators created the EMS Cooperative in 1998, within the framework of the UPU, to promote the harmonization and development of postal services worldwide.[2] As of January 2015[update], EMS was offered by more than 190 countries and territories worldwide.[3]
An independent auditor measures the express delivery performance of all international EMS operators, and EMS Performance Awards are based on postal operators' performance, including service performance and tracking: gold, silver, or bronze certificate are awarded to EMS Cooperative members depending on their yearly performance.[4] These EMS award winners are recorded in the EMS Cooperative's Hall of Fame.[5]
EMS Cooperative members
[edit]Since its creation, 182 postal administrations have joined the EMS Cooperative, representing over 85% of EMS operators worldwide.[6]
Other providers
[edit]Many transportation logistics firms offer similar accelerated services. DHL Express ("DHL"), Federal Express ("FedEx"), and United Parcel Service ("UPS") are the most popular alternatives. However, in many countries such alternative carriers' shipments have different status for several legal purposes. For example, in Russia, shipments from abroad to individuals for private needs are exempt from customs duties if valued less than €1000 and sent via post or EMS, while when sent by other means the exemption applies to values below €250 only.[7] In some countries legal notification sent by post and EMS are deemed made on the date of dispatch, while for other couriers on the date of delivery only.[8]
See also
[edit]- Express mail in the United States
- Gallows letter
- Pony Express
- Postal administration
- S10 (UPU standard)
- Surface Air Lifted (SAL)
References
[edit]- ^ "Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative". ems.post. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ "About EMS Cooperative". ems.post. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "EMS Homepage". ems.post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "2013 EMS Performance Award Winners". ems.post. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "EMS Hall of Fame 2007-2011". ems.post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Members of the EMS Cooperative". ems.post. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Moving-of-the-goods-by-physical-persons-for-a-private-use-through-customs-border-of-the-customs-union-and-fulfillment-of-the-customs-operations-connected-with-their-release". customs.ru. Federal Customs Service of Russia. Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ^ "Civil Code of the Russian Federation". Russian-civil-code.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
External links
[edit]- "EMS Track and Trace". track-trace.com.
- "Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative". ems.post.
- "United States Postal Service (USPS), Priority Express Mail". usps.com. (previously called "Express Mail")
- "Universal Postal Union (UPU) EMS". upu.int.
- "What is EMS?". ems.post.