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Express mail is an accelerated mail delivery service for which the customer pays a surcharge and receives 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 1998, the international accelerated delivery services are governed by the EMS Cooperative.^[1]

Express Mail Service and the EMS Cooperative

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.^[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

Since its creation, 182 postal administrations have joined the EMS Cooperative, representing over 85% of EMS operators worldwide.^[6]

Other express mail providers

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]

References

^ "Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative". ems.post.
^ "About EMS Cooperative". ems.pot. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
^ "EMS Homepage". ems.post. Retrieved January 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ "2013 EMS Performance Award Winners". ems.post.
^ "EMS Hall of Fame 2007-2011". ems.post. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
^ "Members of the EMS Cooperative". ems.post. 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.
^ "Civil Code of the Russian Federation". Russian-civil-code.com.

External links

"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.pot.

[1] "Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative". ems.post.

[2] "About EMS Cooperative". ems.pot. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

[3] "EMS Homepage". ems.post. Retrieved January 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

[4] "2013 EMS Performance Award Winners". ems.post.

[5] "EMS Hall of Fame 2007-2011". ems.post. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

[6] "Members of the EMS Cooperative". ems.post. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

[7] "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.

[russian-civil-code.com-8] "Civil Code of the Russian Federation". Russian-civil-code.com.

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-'''Express mail''' is an accelerated [[mail]] delivery service for which the customer pays a [[fee|surcharge]] and receives faster delivery. Express mail is a service for domestic and international mail and is in most countries governed by a country's own [[postal administration]]. Since 1998, the international accelerated delivery services are governed by the EMS Cooperative.
+'''Express mail''' is an accelerated [[mail]] delivery service for which the customer pays a [[fee|surcharge]] and receives 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 1998, the international accelerated 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 }}</ref>
 ==Express Mail Service and the EMS Cooperative==
 [[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>[http://www.ems.post/information-about-ems-cooperative About EMS] (retrieved January 19, 2015)</ref> {{As of|January 2015}}, EMS was offered by more than 190 countries and territories worldwide.<ref>[http://www.ems.post/ems EMS Homepage] (retrieved January, 2015)</ref>
+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.pot|title= About EMS Cooperative|access-date= January 19, 2015}}</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 2015}}</ref>
-An independent [[auditor]] measures the express delivery performance of all international EMS operators. EMS Performance Awards are based on postal operator's performance, including service performance and tracking. Gold, Silver, or Bronze certificate are awarded to EMS Cooperative members depending on their yearly performance.<ref>[http://www.ems.post/2013-ems-performance-award-winners 2013 EMS Performance Award Winners]</ref>  These EMS award winners are recorded in the EMS Cooperative's Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.ems.post/hall-fame-2007-2011  EMS Hall of Fame 2007-2011] (retrieved January 19, 2015)</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}}</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}}</ref>
 ==EMS Cooperative members==
 [[File:SpeedPostEMS.JPG|thumb|right|EMS SpeedPost from India]]
 {{main|List of EMS Cooperative members}}
-Since its creation, 182 postal administrations have joined the EMS Cooperative, representing over 85% of EMS operators worldwide.<ref>[http://www.ems.post/members-ems-cooperative Members of the EMS Cooperative] (retrieved 10 December 2016)</ref>
+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}}</ref>
 ==Other express mail providers==
-Many transportation logistics firms offer similar accelerated services.  [[United Parcel Service|UPS]], [[DHL Express|DHL]] and [[FedEx]] are the most popular alternatives. However, in many countries such alternative carriers shipments have different status for several legal purposes. E.g. in Russia shipments from abroad to individuals for private needs are exempt from customs duties if value is less than €1000 and sent via post or EMS, while when sent by other means the exemption applies to values below €250 only.<ref>[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  Federal Customs Service of Russia]</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 |title= Civil Code of the Russian Federation}}</ref>
+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}}</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}}</ref>
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