On Feburary 4, 2002, national post office is released " give the announcement that entrusts administrative document about carrying out the branch such as MII to concern correspondence of condition of pass in and out to send " (say below " 64 files " ) , emphasize international money acting business must be being dealt with to postal branch entrust formalities, just can manage those who receive a condition letter to send professional work. The core content of this announcement is generalized to be by industry " 4 forbid " , forbid to do business of the file that involves county and military plan of party card of prefectural class above to close, mail namely; Forbid to do keep the business that has location of citizen individual name; Forbid to do the business under 500 grams; Forbid to make endowment cost under postal express delivery the business of endowment cost standard. This is our country active about express and postal supreme decree.
64 files cause business of domestic and international express to react strongly. On September 5, 2002, MII, outside classics trade department and combination of national general post office allot " 472 article " , requirement express business heads for postal branch to deal with inside 60 days entrust formalities. By force of each pressure, china is postal also carry no longer " 500 grams are the following correspondence " sensitive topic. Controlled on November 20, express tycoon compromises, deal with to postal branch entrust formalities.
But look now they are not satisfied at the appurtenant position to EMS apparently, the course that joins WTO as China is ceaseless and thorough, express and postal competition also turn white-hot with each passing day. On December 1, 2003, the top chief of general affairs of region of Asia-Pacific of 4 express company assembles in Beijing, have a talk with Liao Xiaoqi of undersecretary of national Department of Commerce, discuss about " law of post " the pertinent question of modification draft. Dui Hao (DHL) , confederative express (FedEx) , heaven and earth carries quickly (TNT) and associated wrap up (UPS) the main competitor of market of 4 international express, became in China " partner " . And one is called plenary meeting of Asia-Pacific express business (the delegate that the institute organization of CAPEC) became these 4 companies to sponsor go canvassing activity to Chinese government jointly. At present " law of post " edit the job is in department of government of industry of national post office undertakes, this one combination of tycoon of 4 big express acts, be regarded new " law of post " before coming on stage, be in to strive for its further China the effort of the interest. What also can see law of post is revised from which is imperative.