History of EMS

Express Mail Service (EMS) is an international express postal service that offers expedited mail delivery service for which the customer pays a premium for faster delivery. It includes both domestic and international mail, and in most nations governed by the country’s own postal administration. Since 1999, the international express delivery services are governed by members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). These administrators created the EMS Cooperative in 1998, within the framework of the UPU, to promote the harmonization and development of postal services worldwide. As of January 2015, EMS was offered by more than 190 countries and territories worldwide.