Available of Vedomosti was a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of the Commission of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Sergei Glazyev signed by the first deputy general director of the Russian Postal Denis Chuyko. It refers to the current July 5, customs agreements between countries. The agreement assumes that the "designated telecommunications operator" of Russia - "Russian Post" and similar postal company of two other countries of the Union guarantee delivery of international postal mail from the moment they enter the territory of their country.

But to provide such guarantees is impossible without changes in the normative documents of the Universal Postal Union, said in a letter: according to these standards can not control mail delivery to as long as the letters and packages do not fall within its international exchange points ("Russian Post " has 12 of them). Post may simply not know about that other operators to deliver something in her address, the letter said.

In addition, the company is not satisfied that the fee for the loss of imported shipments rise for him 20 times - from 8 rubles. to 4 euro per 1 kg. It is not cost-effective, says "Post of Russia".

Norm of "Russian Post" by the loss of all types of items, including the international - not more than 0,01%, said company representative Maxim Lunev. And in fact, mail is delivered almost 100%, he notes. According to the President of the National Association of distance selling, Alexander Ivanov, the road is lost less than 1% of parcels going through "Russian Post ".

The representative of the Customs Union promised to study the proposals in the mail as soon as possible and advises the duplicate letter in the Ministry of Economic Development - "for a speedy clarification of the situation. The representative of the Ministry of Economic Development yesterday unable to comment on the situation, the Federal Customs Service Request for Vedomosti not answered. But with the letter "Russian Post" familiar supervising the plant Minkomsvyazi, said members of his press service. Draft amendments to the Customs Agreement, he said, is on consideration in Minkomsvjazi.
Post’s arguments is largely true, control the delivery of international mail and parcels, it can only be after these items are received at points of international mail exchange, the operator agrees to CEO Express Delivery “SPSR Express” Vladimir Solodkin. But the responsibility for the loss of mail should be high, he stated. In order to avoid significant losses, mail will additionally invest in monitoring, control and means of delivery of cargo, he said.

Information source: http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article/2010/07/13/240345