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 SERVICES: SECTOR BY SECTOR
Postal and courier, express mail services

The sector includes postal services related to letters consisting of pick-up, transport and delivery services of letters, newspapers, journals, periodicals, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter whether for domestic or foreign destinations; postal services related to parcels consisting of pick-up, transport and delivery of parcels and packages whether for domestic or foreign destinations; post office counter services rendered at counters (sales of stamps etc); other postal services such as mailbox rental.

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The current negotiations back to top

Postal and courier services are included in the new services negotiations, which began January 2000.

 
  
The mandate back to top

Principles of trade in postal and courier, express mail services are contained, like for all services, in the GATS.

  
  
Current commitments and exemptions back to top

> All commitments and MFN exemptions. Search for postal and courier, express mail services in the commitments for services by country.

For consolidated information on countries' commitments and exemptions on postal and courier services go to the services database (opens a new window) click “predefined reports”, then click “All sectors and each level of development”. From the list of sectors select “postal and courier services”. Information is broken down by the country's level of development (developed, developing, least developed or transition). Data covers the period January 1995 to December 1999. Does not include data on current negotiations or on countries which joined the WTO since January 2000.

 
  
 Documents on postal and courier, express mail services back to top

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  • Background paper on postal and courier, express mail services (Document code S/* and keyword “postal or courier or Express delivery”)     > search     > help

You can perform more sophisticated searches from the Documents Online search facility (opens in new window) by defining multiple search criteria such as document symbol (i.e. code number), full text search or document date.


 

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