As the U.S. member body to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ANSI seeks comments by May 16 on a proposal for a new Technical Committee (TC) on courier services.
The global express delivery market supports manufacturers and consumers alike with convenient door-to-door delivery services, visualized tracking services, and fast delivery speeds. It also supports the development of global cross-border e-commerce.
The ISO member for China, Standardization Administration of China (SAC), submitted a proposal for a new ISO TC on courier services to encompass express delivery. The scope of this proposed ISO TC is as follows:
The standardization of operations, services, and management in the completion of express delivery services from the sender to the addressee. The term "express delivery" refers to the delivery activities completed by express delivery companies within the agreed time limits, primarily involving the delivery of letters and parcels to consumers to meet their delivery service needs. It excludes universal postal service obligations, postal products, and Express Mail Service, or EMS.
It includes but is not limited to:
The scope of the proposed TC does not cover the standardization covered by ISO TC 122, Packaging; ISO TC 315, Cold chain logistics; ISO TC 321, Transaction assurance in E-commerce; and ISO TC 344, Innovative logistics.
Read the proposal and submit comments to Steven Cornish, ANSI senior director of international policy and strategy, at [email protected] by close of business on Friday, May 16. All input ANSI receives will be used to develop the ANSI representative input to the ISO Technical Management Board.
