UPU Trade Inclusion approach

The UPU strategy for trade inclusion, is based on 3 pillars activities:

Knowledge and Research
Policy and Advocacy

Capacity building and Technical assistance

INFORM

  • Gather state of trade inclusion activities in the postal sector
  • Flagship publication of postal e-trade
  • Policy briefs / cases for inclusion of SME and Gender inclusion in trade, Posts and paperless trade
  • Conduct joint studies on postal contribution on new global trends in SME                   e-commerce and cross-border trade. 
  • Study links with SDG 2030

INTEGRATE, INVEST and INTEROPERABILITY

  • Inject policy positions on post in trade community (e-trade-for-all, WTO JI e-commerce)
  • Develop synergy with international, regional and national stakeholders involved in trade facilitation
  • Advocate for postal network integration in national and regional structures (SW, NTFC)
  • Advocate for trade investment in postal development (WEF, WB, ITC, WTO A4T)
  • Advocate UPU network integration with member led international trade initiatives such as DHL GoTrade
  • Promote integration of UPU standards with international trade standards

EMPOWER

  • Focus on policy makers
  • Offer a trade inclusion framework (strategy and policy) to policymakers and regulators
  • National adoption of post as trade enabler (Single Window, NTFC, Trade policy)
  • Specific training course for postal staff
  • Integrate post in global trade courses (UNCTAD/ ITC/ UNECE/ CEFACT/ICC/WTO).
  • Tools for MSE empowerment (national ecommerce platforms)


During the 2022-2025 cycle, UPU will focus on the following trade inclusion activities :

  • Enhance postal references in international trade rules
  • Develop synergy with international, regional and national stakeholders involved in trade facilitation (target same countries, sub-regions, resources mobilizations)
  • Advocate for postal network integration in national and regional trade policies
  • Implementation of the TradePost project