As of 1st July 2022, private companies are welcome to apply for the membership of the Consultative Committee.
Postal stakeholders that are not public postal operators or regulators can add their voice to the UPU's deliberations through the Consultative Committee (CC). The Committee represents the interests of the wider postal sector and provides a framework for effective dialogue.
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01.11.2022
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26.05.2023
CC meeting on 11 May 2023
The Consultative Committee meeting was held in a hybrid mode on 11 May 2023 at 9.00 – 12.00 (CEST). The CC meeting agenda as well as the CC report are published on the UPU documents database.
Please see below the speech of the new CC member China Express Association during the CC meeting.
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25.05.2023China Express Association speech at the CC meeting
CC Management Committee meeting
The Consultative Committee Management Committee meeting was held online only on 27 March 2023 at 13.30 – 15.00 (CEST). The CC MC meeting agenda as well as the CC MC report are published on the UPU documents database.
New Member announcement
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Toshiba to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Founded in 1875, Toshiba helps people to live safe and secure lives through its technologies and partnerships, continuously providing products, systems and services to public-sector customers responsible for maintaining infrastructure for essential utilities.
In 1967, Toshiba developed the world’s first optical character recognition system to read handwriting for letter-sorting machines. Since then, it has implemented and improved this technology, adapting it for parcel-sorting machines and customs inspection systems for postal organizations around the globe.
At Toshiba, we strive to ensure the safety and security of society and the well-being of the public through our products and services.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of China Express Association to become an NGO member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Established in February 2009, the China Express Association has become the largest organization in China’s express delivery industry. It currently has 288 members, including express delivery enterprises such as SF Express, ZTO Express, YTO Express and JD Logistics, and enterprises in upstream and downstream sectors such as mail and parcel sorting, vehicle manufacturing, packaging and printing, information technology and smart manufacturing. China’s express delivery industry has experienced high rates of growth for a number of years and has become one of the most dynamic emerging markets in the country.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of ISITEC International to become a Bronze member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Since 2002, ISITEC International has been helping postal operators with their sorting and logistics processes. Initially focused on voice sorting assistance, ISITEC International has over the years developed a complete offering of sorting machines, including pneumatic pushers, wheel sorters, Bombay sorters, shoe sorters, tilt tray sorters, and, since 2018, a sorting solution based on an automated guided vehicle. Through its network of subsidiaries (six in Europe and Africa) and its global partners, ISITEC International serves customers in most countries around the world. ISITEC’s turnkey solutions include both hardware and software, and can be integrated with existing IT systems.
For more information, please contact the CC Secretariat by e-mail at cc@upu.int
New CC members since 1 July 2022
![]() | Brian Palmer, Head of Public Policy, EU last mile at Amazon | Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit aboutamazon.eu and follow @AmazonNewsEU. | ![]() |
![]() +81-(0)3-6456-0931 washiya@acsl.co.jp | Satoshi Washiya, President | ACSL is a publicly listed Japan-based drone manufacturer with focus on industrial applications including asset inspections, disaster reconnaissance and drone deliveries. ACSL has been developing cutting-edge autonomous control technology as its core - enabling productivity improvements, unmanning operations and reducing dangerous tasks from its clients. The company focuses on identifying technical stacks required to unman a client operation through Proof-of-Concept trials, and then transitions to mass production of the “application specific drones” with high quality and reliability. | ![]() |
![]() +917-566-5458 jon.kapplow@pb.com | Cliff Rucker, CEO | Founded in 1920, Pitney Bowes is a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Small business, retail, enterprise, and government clients around the world rely on Pitney Bowes to remove the complexity of sending mail and parcels. | ![]() |
![]() mamadou.drame@adsglobalcorp.com | Samba Bathily, Founder and Chairman | ADS operates as an integrated platform, specializing in project management as well as the provision of services and equipment to African countries, African and foreign multinationals, and the people of that continent. Depending on the needs identified, ADS is able to provide support throughout the value chain – from project financing to the delivery of finished products – or join at specific stages where its expertise is most relevant. | ![]() |
![]() nc@8-east.com | Nicolas Clerc, Partner - Head of Business Development | 8 Degrees East is a Swiss-based strategic advisory company that offers clients a differentiated approach to solve their problems, capture opportunities, and optimize outcomes. In any business ecosystem, access to seasoned operators, exclusive information, and accurate analysis provides a significant business advantage and protects stakeholder value. Our services facilitate insight and integrative understanding, providing the awareness to gain market advantages, implement proper protective postures, and strike an intuitive balance across functional areas. In short, we ensure organizations can see ahead of the curve and thus perform ahead of the pack. | ![]() |
![]() eddy@shoprunback.com +33 6 26 59 90 97 | Eddy Richauvet, President | ShopRunBack, based in Paris, France, is a leading returns logistics provider for online retail. Its mission is to recover the maximum value from returned products by transforming the returns process with its cutting-edge "Return as a Service" (RaaS) platform. This innovative returns management solution tackles the recent surge in online sales and the increasing impact of returned items on logistics, postal operators, international order tracking and the environment. ShopRunBack´s critical insight into handling and optimising the reverse supply chain allows the company to deliver effective end-to-end returns solutions and value-added services such as warehouse sorting and inspection, intelligent cross-border rerouting, and consolidation for eCommerce in France, Europe, and Asia. |
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![]() camilla.pedrini.eu@dpdgroup.com +32 498 690 433 bruno.gadal@dpdgroup.com +33 607 35 49 77 | Camilla Pedrini, Deputy Director Regulatory Affairs | DPDgroup is one of the world’s major parcel delivery networks, aiming to be a reference in sustainability and a leading enabler of e-commerce acceleration. With 120,000 experts operating in nearly 50 countries, and a network of 70,000 Pickup points, DPDgroup delivers 8.4 million parcels worldwide each day. DPDgroup is the parcel delivery network of GeoPost, a holding company owned by La Poste Groupe. | ![]() |
![]() f.jungmeier@die-zweiter-post.de +49 6105 96 778-0 | Florian Daniel Jungmeier, CEO | P2 Die Zweite Post GmbH & Co. KG (the second post), based in Mörfelden-Walldorf, near Frankfurt/Main, has been founded in 2007 by regional postal companies to exchange postal items within Germany. Core activities of P2 are the organization, execution, and billing of the exchange of items. In addition, P2 takes care of acquisition and support of major key accounts (domestic and international) and representation and collaboration within industry associations. | ![]() |
![]() sol@geomain.com +1 (415) 888 5188 | Sol Alavi, Co-Founder and CEO | Geomain is a company, based in Singapore and the United States, whose mission is to democratize digital identity. After years of research and development work, it has launched the Geomain app, which allows anyone, anywhere, to register a digital identity, free-for-life, in less than five minutes. In much the same way that domain names point to a website, a Geomain points to a GPS location, called a GeoSpot. Geomains are also available in QR-code format and are thus deemed to be the world's first truly digital addresses. A Geomain can link dynamically to any one of countless GeoSpots that a user may create, thereby becoming an “address for life”. | ![]() |
![]() andrii.shapovalov@stampsdaq.com +48 883 781 020 | Andrii Shapovalov, CEO | Stampsdaq is an EU-based non-fungible token (NFT) company founded in 2021 exclusively dedicated to cooperation with designated postal operators worldwide. Its recently launched platform for NFT stamps is designed to bridge the interests of postal operators and the global community of collectors. Stampsdaq provides a one-stop-shop solution with no investment required from the postal operator side. The company promotes and implements a “collect with benefits” vision of creating an extra utility value and real-world experiences for NFT stamp owners to drive the interest to NFT stamp collecting and to stamp collecting in general. | ![]() |
![]() erki@gtsexpress.com +372 5173734 | Erki Lastik, Member of the Board | GTS Express is an international logistics resources integrator headquartered in Estonia, with a desire to improve the global cross-border delivery experience for businesses and e-commerce customers. Through its vast overseas infrastructure and with offices in 25 countries on five continents, it is able to tailor time- and cost-efficient logistics solutions for each customer. | ![]() |
![]() +3726870586 urmas.koidu@eurora.com | Urmas Koidu, Head of Customs Services | Eurora Solutions OÜ is a new generation technology provider for cross-border e-commerce and customs compliance. It offers PaaS (Platform as a Service), with a fast growing global network and a strong presence in Asia, the European Union, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and, very soon, the United States. It provides automated solutions for online sellers, marketplaces and logistics companies via simple API integration. | ![]() |
![]() sbassini@mailamericas.com ntabanera@mailamericas.com +54 11 52 16 6304 | Tomas H. Miguens, President | MailAmericas specializes in providing cross-border logistic solutions in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, south-east Asia and eastern Europe, driven by innovation and a solid IT base. Today, MailAmericas brings cutting-edge package tracking and information processing solutions, as well as offering alternative delivery solutions (ADS). Over time, it has incorporated private companies, including airlines (passenger and cargo flights), freight forwarders, third-party logistics firms and last-mile service companies, into its end-to-end ADS network. | ![]() |
![]() santosh@ship2myid.com +1408 835 7125 | Santosh Gopal, CEO | Ship2MyID's patented platform integrates addresses, identity and customer preferences into one platform and can enable Posts or national carriers to become the digital data hubs for their respective countries. Ship2MyID's core platform replaces mailing addresses with digital identities. | ![]() |
![]() melanie.leinz@mailalliance.net michael.kunter@mailalliance.net +49 931 66057414 | Mario Eichelmann, Managing Director | MailworXs GmbH, Germany’s large network of private postal service providers, helps to keep pace with changing consumer and order behavior and increased competitive pressure in e-commerce, postal services are looking for new delivery solutions that meet and are compatible with the global IT systems and standards of the postal world. | ![]() |
![]() kermit@zonos.com jane@zonos.com +1 801 318 0003 | Clint Reid, founder and CEO | Zonos is a cross-border technology software company specializing in application programming interfaces that provide cost transparency and prepayment of duties, taxes, and fees; global compliance management; HS code classification; and language/currency localization. | ![]() |
![]() florian.seikel@logistic-natives.com +49 162 2561001 | Florian Seikel, Managing Director | The logistic-native e.V. is an international logistics infrastructure model for modern commerce, whose members are predominately German SMEs. | ![]() |
Upcoming events
Please find below the list of upcoming events in the African region. If you wish to have further information or are interested to attend please contact the CC Secretariat.
Dates | Events | Country/Region | Format |
28 to 30 June | First Africa Leaders Postal High-Level Forum on Digitalisation | Côte d’ivoire Abidjan | Physically |
26-30 June | EACO Assemblies and Congress | Africa Bujumbura Burundi | On-site |
28 to 30 June 2023 | Workshop on Addressing | Africa Cotonou Benin | Physical |
10 July 2023 | UPU-PAPU Consultation for Extra Ordinary Congress | Africa Antananarivo Madagascar | Physical |
03-14 July | PAPU 41 Council of Administration | Africa Antananarivo Madagascar | Physical |
Apply for CC membership
If you would like to become a Consultative Committee member, please complete the application form using one of the following options:
- Download the default PDF application form, print, fill in manually, scan and send it back to cc@upu.int
- Download the interactive PDF application form (recommended), fill in, sign digitally and send it back by clicking the "SEND BY E-MAIL" button. Please note that it is required to use ADOBE Acrobat Reader, if you chose this option.
Should you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail: cc@upu.int
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22.06.2022Please print out, fill and sign this application form and send it back to cc@upu.int.
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22.06.2022Please fill and digitally sign this interactive application form and send it by clicking the inside "SEND BY E-MAIL" button.
Membership
As of 1 July 2022, the CC will comprise non-governmental organizations (including organizations representing customers, delivery service providers, postal employees or postal employers); philanthropic entities; standardization, financial and development organizations; suppliers of goods and services to the postal services sector; transportation entities and other private sector entities; and like organizations of individuals and companies which have an interest in supporting the mission and objectives of the Union.
Any requests for membership of the CC, as submitted by the entities or high-level figures referred to in article 120 of the UPU General Regulations, shall be accompanied by the prior written authorization or recommendation of the corresponding Union member country, in accordance with article 120.2.
All Union member countries will receive a circular letter informing them of the decisions of the CA and the new membership application procedure for the Consultative Committee as of 1 July 2022.
The CC secretariat will process the written authorization or recommendation of the corresponding Union member country upon receipt of the duly completed and signed membership request form.
In other words, a CC applicant is responsible for contacting the competent authority (ministry or postal regulator) of the Union member country in which the applicant is established, to seek validation/accreditation from the said authority in the form of signature of section 2 (Authorization) of the CC membership request form.
In addition to validating/accrediting the CC membership application, the competent authority (ministry or postal regulator) of the Union member country will also ascertain:
- In the case of a non-governmental organization, that the entity is established (and registered, if so required) in the Union member country;
- In the case of a company, that the entity is registered in the Union member country, in accordance with the laws and regulations of that country, as an entity operating in the postal market.
Membership benefits and fees
There are two types of membership of the Consultative Committee, with their own particular benefits and fees:
- Non-governmental organizations wishing to apply for membership of the CC (specific membership benefits as presented in the scale of fees defined by the CC)
- Individual companies wishing to apply for membership of the CC (specific membership benefits as presented in the scale of fees defined by the CC) in one of the following three categories:
Please note that according to the Consultative Committee Rules of Procedure, art. 11, Financing of the Committee, members are obligated to pay annual membership fees. The annual membership fee to be paid by the “Gold member” is 20.000CHF, by “Silver member” is 15.000CHF and by “Bronze member” is 10.000CHF within one calendar year. The annual fee for NGOs is 5.000CHF.
The new members who join the UPU CC in the course of the year will receive an invoice for membership fee-2022 with the amount to be paid only for the months left before the end of the year 2022 on a pro rata basis.
Consultative Committee structure
Six thematic chapters have been established to complement the new structure of the Consultative Committee, as of 1 July 2022:
- Policy and regulations: liaison with CA C 2 and the POC C 1 Standards Board;
- Freight and transport: liaison with the POC C 1 Transport Group (and subgroups for different transport modes);
- Customs and product security: liaison with the POC C 1 Customs Group and Postal Security Group;
- Addressing and direct marketing: liaison with the POC C 1 Addressing Group and POC C 3 Direct Marketing Advisory Board; liaison with the POC C 3 World Association for the Development of Philately;
- UPU E-commerce: liaison with CA C 3, POC C 2 and POC C 3;
- UPU Postal financial services: liaison with POC C 4.
The work of the CC will be conducted according to these thematic chapters, which reflect the membership structure of the CC. Each thematic chapter will be represented by a rapporteur. The rapporteur will be elected and appointed by the CC to (i) represent the thematic chapter, (ii) present any opinions developed by the CC and provide input to the relevant CA and POC committees and working groups, (iii) report to the CC and its members, and (iv) propose appropriate responses to and positions on work proposals and working drafts. Sub-themes and sub-rapporteurs may be created in the future.
Objectives of the CC
The committee plays a key role in developing a more global vision of the issues affecting the sector. This role enhances the UPU's value to the industry and its effectiveness.
Interview
CC meetings
The Consultative Committee (CC) meets once a year at the UPU headquarters in Berne at the same time as the Postal Operations Council (POC) meetings.
The next CC General Assembly scheduled to take place during POC/CA S3 on 11 May 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact the CC Secretariat at alexander.thern-svanberg@upu.int.
Consultative Committee knowledge centre
One of the aims of the UPU Consultative Committee is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expertise. The links below present the latest research, industry papers, innovation insights and other materials produced by the CC members or relevant to the CC work.
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28.04.2023
Key documents
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04.07.2022Consultative Committee – Council of Administration decisions and new membership application procedure (effective from 1 July 2022)
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24.05.2022Applications for CC membership must be in accordance with the relevant provisions in the UPU General Regulations (articles 120 and 121) and the Rules of Procedure of the Consultative Committee (article 2).
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24.05.2022
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24.05.2022
Members
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- 8 Degrees East
- A
- ACSL
- ADS Group
- Amazon
- C
- China Express Association
- D
- DPD group
- E
- Ecommerce Europe
- Escher Group
- Eurora Solutions
- F
- Forum for Research and Development of Postal Services in Africa (FRDPA)
- G
- Geomain Inc.
- Global Envelope Alliance (GEnA)
- Global Express Association (GEA)
- GS1
- GTS Express
- I
- International Mailers' Advisory Group (IMAG)
- International Post Corporation (IPC)
- International Publisher and Postal Association (IPPA)
- ISITEC International
- L
- Latin American Association of Private Posts and Postal Operators (ALACOPP)
Contact
International Bureau
Consultative Committee
Weltpoststrasse 4
3015 BERNE
SWITZERLAND