While the 27th #UPU Congress fully supported the motion to include #development of the ecommerce #product market for both inbound and outbound mail in the IPP for 2022–2025, and that this should continue to be a priority for the next cycle, it has failed to make the tracked #delivery service for inbound letter-post items containing goods mandatory.

The UPU member countries recognized that this #service, which is currently optional, does not reflect the #demand of #ecommerce. More concerningly, untraceable commercial letter items will become increasingly a #safety and #security challenge.

Certain Group III & IV UPU member countries stated that, although they understood the need for tracked delivery and the potential business #opportunities it represents, in light of the pandemic, making this service mandatory „would make a bad situation even worse“.

Canada stated that „the UPU is not ready for such a service“. Canada „opposes today, but not forever“, and customers should opt to use the services which are currently available, such as „PRIME“ and „EMS“.

This decision comes at a critical point for the UPU’s global postal network: since 2020 the network has lost 1/3rd of its volume, and #illicit #trade is increasingly exploiting untraceable delivery options. 

#business #network #logistics #global #service #update #news