What is EMS?
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EMS is an international postal Express Mail Service, for documents and merchandise, offered by postal operators of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
The UPU is an inter-governmental organization and the primary forum for cooperation between governments, Posts and other stakeholders of the worldwide postal sector. It works to maintain the universal network, establish the rules for international mail exchanges among its 191 members and improves the quality of service for customers.
The EMS Cooperative was created in 1998 within the framework of the UPU. Its main objective is to promote cooperation between members to allow them to provide customers with a high quality, competitive EMS service worldwide.
For answers to general EMS queries, EMS customers should use the customer section to find the appropriate EMS Customer Service Department contact.
News
EMS Cooperative General Assembly 2012 - presentations
Around 135 participants attended the EMS Cooperative General Assembly in Berne in February 2012. The presentations are available for EMS Cooperative members: GA 2012
EMS standards 2012
The EMS Cooperative standards are the basis for EMS service providers' operations and are revised regularly. For an explanation of the most recent changes and the 2012 EMS standards visit: EMS standards 2012
Welcome to new member - Bahrain
Congratulations to Bahrain who is the 171st member of the EMS Cooperative > EMS Cooperative members.
Update on EMSEVT v3
Members planning to to exchange EMSEVT v3 can download further information and a description of a newly developed transition measurement methodology: EMSEVT v3