EU-høring om levering av pakkepost over grensene

EU-høring om levering av pakkepost over grensene

Public consultation on cross-border parcel delivery "Initiative to enchance the affordability, quality and convenience of cross-border parcel delivery"

Åpen konsultasjon igangsatt av Kommisjonen 06.05.2015

Nærmere omtale

BAKGRUNN (fra Kommisjonens høringsnettside, engelsk utgave)

Objective of the consultation
Delivery was singled out as one of the main priorities for the development of a digital single market in the EU. The purpose of this public consultation is to consult all interested parties on the main issues and possible areas of improvement for cross-border delivery services when sending packets and parcels across the EU.

E-commerce deliveries to consumers continue to drive growth in the European parcels market. At the same time, consumers and e-retailers have increasingly high expectations of delivery services when buying online. However, a lack of delivery features and high prices are obstacles for both e-retailers and consumers, hindering their further participation in e-commerce growth, particularly across borders. These barriers have already been acknowledged by the European Commission in the Green Paper on an integrated delivery market to boost e-commerce in the EU and in the Commission’s roadmap for completing the single market for parcel delivery. In these documents, the Commission identified the following challenges as action points: lack of transparency of information, excessive costs for low volume shipping, lack of convenient services for the final consumer, and lack of interoperability between the different operators typically involved in cross-border delivery.

The scope of this consultation covers packets (mail items up to 2Kg that would fit in the letter box) and parcels (mail items under 20Kg) for delivery within Europe. For the purpose of this consultation, Europe includes EU and EEA EFTA countries only(*). In addition, delivery covers shipments from a retailer to the final consumer (individual), following an online purchase, but not shipments to other businesses.

Throughout the questionnaire, the term "cross-border delivery" is used to mean the delivery of parcels, packets and express parcels (all included) between European countries, unless otherwise explicitly mentioned in the question.

Due to the possible sensitivity of some information, responses to some questions (where indicated) will be treated as confidential. In addition, any respondent can request non-publication of their contribution.

This consultation document is aimed at individual citizens, companies, including SMEs, public authorities and associations interested in cross-border parcel delivery in Europe.