2030. pants

The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to

supplement remuneration for these and other supplementary

services where the services provided contain additional features

to be specified in the Regulations.

12 For tracked delivery service items there shall be

a supplementary payment per item for the service

feature, in accordance with the conditions specified in the

Regulations. The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to

supplement remuneration for tracked delivery service items on the

basis of performance in the electronic transmission of

information, as specified in the Regulations.

13 For small packets (E) letter-post

items, registered and insured and tracked delivery service

items not carrying a barcoded identifier or carrying a barcoded

identifier that is not compliant with the UPU�s Technical

Standard S10, there shall be a further additional payment of 0.5

SDR per item unless otherwise bilaterally agreed.

14 The remuneration for returned undeliverable

letter-post items shall be specified in the Regulations.

15 For terminal dues payment purposes, letter-post

items posted in bulk in accordance with the conditions specified

in the Regulations shall be referred to as "bulk

mail".

15.1 The payment for bulk mail

containing goods shall be established as provided for in article

29.1.4 or 29.1.2, as appropriate. The conditions in paragraphs

6.4 and 8 and articles 29.1.5.6.1 and 29.4 shall not apply.

15.2 The payment for bulk mail

containing documents (P and G format) shall be established as

provided for in article 30. The conditions in paragraphs 6.3.1

and 8 shall not apply.

15.3 The designated operator of

destination may request the payment by applying the rates per

item and per kilogramme. Alternatively, the payment shall be

established by applying the total rate per kilogramme on the

basis of a worldwide average composition of one kilogramme of

mail in paragraphs 5 and 7 based on the per-item and

per-kilogramme rates in articles 29 and 30. The conditions in

paragraph 8 and articles 29.1.5.6 and 29.4 shall not apply in the

calculation of the total rate per kilogramme.

16 No reservations may be made to this

article.

Article XV

(Article 29 amended)

Terminal dues. Provisions to determine the remuneration rates

of bulky (E) and small packet (E) letter-post items

1 General provisions

1.1 The provisions in this article

shall apply equally to the remuneration of bulky (E) letter-post

items in 2026.

1.2 In 2026, the rates of bulky (E)

and small packet (E) letter-post items shall be calculated from

the P/G format line at 0.273 kilogrammes, exclusive of VAT or

other taxes, as set out in article 30.1.

1.2.1 The rates in 2026 shall not

lead to an increase of more than 13% in revenue for a bulky (E)

and small packet (E) letter-post item of 0.273 kilogrammes,

compared to 2025.

1.2.2 In 2026, the rates in 1.2 may

not be higher than 1.265 SDR per item and 2.844 SDR per

kilogramme.

1.2.3 In 2026, the rates in 1.2 may

not be lower than 0.819 SDR per item and 1.842 SDR per

kilogramme.

1.2.4 Further conditions regarding

the calculation of these rates are specified in the

Regulations

1.3 Beginning with rates in effect

for the year 2027 onwards, each designated operator shall provide

the International Bureau with its domestic rates for equivalent

services in order to determine the remuneration rates for small

packet (E) letter-post items in accordance with this article.

1.4 Additionally, designated operators may

notify the International Bureau by 1 May of the year

preceding the year in which the remuneration rates would

apply of a self-declared rate per item and a self-declared rate

per kilogramme, expressed in local currency or SDR, that shall

apply in the following calendar year for bulky (E) and

small packet (E) letter-post items in 2026 and for small

packet (E) letter-post items only from 2027. The

International Bureau shall annually convert the self-declared

rates provided in local currency into values expressed in SDR. To

calculate the rates in SDR, the International Bureau shall use

the average monthly exchange rate of the five-month period ending

on the last day of the month of February of the year

preceding the year for which the self-declared rates would be

applicable. The resultant rates shall be notified by means of an

International Bureau circular no later than 1 July of the year

preceding the year in which the self-declared rates would

apply.

1.4.1 The rates applicable to bulky

(E) and/or small packet (E) letter-post items that have been

self-declared pursuant to this article shall substitute the rates

determined in accordance with 1.2.

1.5 Subject to 1.6, the self-declared rates

shall:

1.5.1 at the average weight of a small packet (E)

letter-post item of 0.273 kilogrammes, not be higher

than the country-specific ceiling rates calculated in accordance

with paragraph 1.6;

1.5.2 not exceed 70%, or the applicable

percentage in paragraph 8, of the domestic single-piece charge

for items equivalent to small packet (E) letter-post items

offered by the designated operator in its domestic service and in

effect on 1 May of the year preceding the year for which

the self-declared rates would be applicable;

1.5.3 be based on the domestic single-piece charge in

force for items within the designated operator�s domestic service

having the specified maximum size and shape dimensions of

small packet (E) letter-post items;

1.5.4 be made available to all designated

operators;

1.5.5 be applied only to small packet (E)

letter-post items;

1.5.6 be applied to small packet (E)

letter-post flows from countries in group C, if the

total mail flow is more than 75 tonnes per year;

1.5.6.1 where the total mail flow is

less than 75 tonnes, but higher than the volume thresholds in

article 28.6, the following rates shall apply to small packet (E)

letter-post flows from group C:

1.5.6.1.1 for the year 2028, 0.895

SDR per item and 2.012 SDR per kilogramme;

1.5.6.1.2 for the year 2029, 0.935

SDR per item and 2.103 SDR per kilogramme;

1.5.6.1.3 for the year 2030, 0.977

SDR per item and 2.198 SDR per kilogramme.

1.6 The self-declared rates per item and per kilogramme

for small packet (E) letter-post items shall not be higher

than the country-specific ceiling rates determined by a linear

regression of 11 points corresponding to 70%, or the applicable

percentage in paragraph 8, of the priority single-piece tariffs

of equivalent domestic services for 20-gramme, 35-gramme,

75-gramme, 175-gramme, 250-gramme, 375-gramme, 500-gramme,

750-gramme, 1,000-gramme, 1,500-gramme and 2,000-gramme

small packet (E) letter-post items, exclusive of any

taxes.

1.6.1 The determination of whether the self-declared

rates exceed the ceiling rates shall be tested at the average

revenue using the most current worldwide average composition of

one kilogramme of mail in which an E format item weighs

0.273 kilogrammes. In instances in which the self-declared

rates exceed the ceiling rates at the average E format weight of

0.273 kilogrammes, the ceiling per-item and per-kilogramme

rates shall apply; alternatively, the designated operator in

question may choose to reduce its self-declared rates to a level

that conforms with paragraphs 1.6 and 3, as

applicable.

1.6.2 When multiple packet rates are available based on

thickness, the lesser domestic tariff shall be used for items up

to 250 grammes, and the higher domestic tariff shall be used for

items above 250 grammes.

1.6.3 Where zonal rates apply in the equivalent

domestic service, the mid-point rate as specified in the

Regulations shall be used, and domestic tariffs for

non-contiguous zones shall be excluded for determination of the

mid-point rate. Alternatively, the determination of the zonal

tariff to be used may be based on the actual weighted average

distance of inbound small packet (E) letter-post items

(for the most recent calendar year).

1.6.4 Where the equivalent domestic service and tariff

include additional features that are not part of the basic

service, i.e. tracking, signature and insurance services, and

such features are extended across all the weight increments

listed in paragraph 1.6, the lesser of the corresponding

domestic supplemental rate, the supplemental rate, or the

suggested guideline charge in the Acts of the Union shall be

deducted from the domestic tariff. The total deduction for all

additional features may not exceed 25% of the domestic

tariff.

2 Where the country-specific ceiling rates calculated

in accordance with paragraph 1.6 result in a revenue

calculated for small packet (E) item at 0.273

kilogrammes that is lower than the revenue calculated for the

same item at the same weight on the basis of the rates specified

below, the self-declared rates shall not be higher than the

following rates:

2.1 for the year 2026, 0.819 SDR per item

and 1.842 SDR per kilogramme;

2.2 for the year 2027, 0.856 SDR per item

and 1.925 SDR per kilogramme;

2.3 for the year 2028, 0.895 SDR per item

and 2.012 SDR per kilogramme;

2.4 for the year 2029, 0.935 SDR per item

and 2.103 SDR per kilogramme;

2.5 for the year 2030, 0.977 SDR per item

and 2.198 SDR per kilogramme.

3 In addition to the ceiling rates

provided for in 1.6, the rates in a given year shall not lead to

an increase of more than 10% in the revenue for a small packet

(E) letter-post item weighing 0.273 kilogrammes, compared to the

previous year.

3.1 Beginning with rates in effect

from 2027, any unused increases may be carried over from previous

years and be applied in addition to the increases in paragraph 3.

No more than 10 percentage points of unused increases may be

carried over from one year to the next.

4 Where the total letter-post flows

between countries in group B, and from those countries to

countries in group A, are less than 25 tonnes per year in 2026

and 15 tonnes per year from 2027, the rates for small packet (E)

letter-post items shall be determined as follows:

4.1 In 2026, in accordance with

paragraph 1.2.

4.2 From 2027, the self-declared

rates in 1.4 shall apply unless the revenue of the self-declared

rates at 0.273 kilogrammes is higher than the revenue calculated

at the same weight on the basis of the rates specified below, in

which case the following rates shall apply:

4.2.1 for the year 2027, 1.322 SDR

per item and 2.972 SDR per kilogramme;

4.2.2 for the year 2028, 1.381 SDR

per item and 3.106 SDR per kilogramme;

4.2.3 for the year 2029, 1.443 SDR

per item and 3.246 SDR per kilogramme;

4.2.4 for the year 2030, 1.508 SDR

per item and 3.392 SDR per kilogramme.

5 For rates in effect in 2026, the ratio between

the self-declared item rate and kilogramme rate shall not change

by more than five percentage points upwards or downwards compared

with the ratio of the previous year. For rates in effect in

2027, there are no constraints in terms of the aforementioned

ratio. For rates in effect in 2028 and subsequent years, the

ratio between the self-declared item rate and kilogramme rate

shall not change by more than 20 percentage points upwards or

downwards compared with the ratio of the previous year.

5.1 The application of paragraph 5

shall not result in a negative ratio between the item rate and

kilogramme rate.

5.2 Further specifications shall be

provided in the Regulations.

6 For designated operators that have elected to

self-declare their rates for small packet (E) letter-post

items in a prior calendar year and that do not communicate

different self-declared rates for the subsequent year, the

existing self-declared rates shall continue to apply unless they

do not satisfy the conditions laid out in this article. The

designated operator may collect the minimum rates provided in

paragraph 2.

6.1 For designated operators that

have elected not to self-declare their rates for small packet (E)

letter-post items in a prior calendar year and that do not

communicate self-declared rates for the subsequent year, the

remuneration rates for small packet (E) letter-post items shall

be based on the lesser of the revenues at 0.273 kilogrammes

between the ceiling rates in 1.6 and the maximum increase in 3 by

applying the same ratio between the item rate and kilogramme rate

of the previous year.

6.2 For designated operators that do

not provide the priority single-piece tariffs of equivalent

domestic services in paragraph 1.6 by 1 May of the year preceding

the year in which the rates take effect, the priority

single-piece tariffs used for the calculation for the previous

year for the designated operator concerned shall apply. If the

designated operator concerned has not notified the International

Bureau of the relevant priority single-piece tariffs in any prior

year, the minimum rates provided in 2 shall apply.

6.2.1 If, by 1 May of the year

preceding the year in which the rates take effect, the priority

single-piece tariffs have been reduced compared to the

notification of these tariffs of a prior year, then the

International Bureau shall be informed by the designated operator

concerned of any reduction in the domestic charge referred to in

this article.

7‎ A designated operator of a ‎member

country that received total annual inbound letter-post volumes in

2018 in excess of 75,000 tonnes ‎‎(as per the

relevant official information provided to the International

Bureau or any other officially available ‎information

assessed by the International Bureau) may self-declare rates

for small packet (E) ‎letter-post items, other than

for the letter-post flows from countries in group B that do

not exceed 25 tonnes per year in 2026 and 15 tonnes from 2027, or

from countries in group C that do not exceed 75 tonnes, for the

calendar year in which the rates apply. The said

‎designated operator shall also have the right not to apply

the revenue increase limits set out in ‎paragraph

2 3 for mail flows to, from and

between its country and any other country.

7.1 Where a designated operator of a

member country invokes paragraph 7, all other corresponding

designated operators (including those from groups B and C whose

outbound flows are referred to in para�graph 7) may do likewise

and self-declare rates for small packet (E) letter-post items

with respect to the aforementioned designated operator without

being subject to the maximum revenue increase limits set out in

paragraph 3.

7.2 With respect to any such

corresponding designated operators that elect to apply

self-declared rates under paragraph 7.1 (including those from

groups B and C whose outbound flows are referred to in paragraph

7), the same conditions for the self-declaration of rates of the

designated operator that invoked paragraph 7 shall reciprocally

apply. Paragraphs 8.1 and 8.2 of this article shall also apply to

all such corresponding designated operators.

7.3 From 2027, where a designated

operator applies self-declared rates in line with paragraphs 7.1

and 1.4, the ratio between the rates per item and per kilogramme

shall be the same, with a possible deviation of 0.1 percentage

points.

8 Revision of cost-to-tariff

ratio

8.1 If a competent authority with oversight for the

designated operator which exercises the aforementioned option in

paragraph 7 determines that, in order to cover all costs for

handling and delivery of

small packet (E) letter-post items, the designated operator�s

self-declared rate must be based on a cost-to-tariff ratio

that exceeds 70% of the domestic single-piece charge, then the

cost-to-tariff ratio for that designated operator may exceed 70%,

subject to a limitation that the cost-to-tariff ratio to be used

shall not exceed one percentage point above the higher of 70% or

the cost-to-tariff ratio used in the calculation of the

self-declared rates currently in effect, not to exceed 80%, and

provided that the designated operator in question furnishes all

such supporting information with its notification to the

International Bureau under paragraph 1.4, including the

validation, in writing, of this information by the aforementioned

authority. If any such designated operator increases its

cost-to-tariff ratio based on such a determination of a competent

authority, then it shall notify the International Bureau of that

ratio by 1 May of the year preceding the year in which the

ratio shall apply. Further specifications related to the costs

and revenues to be used for the calculation of the specific

cost-to-tariff ratio shall be provided in the Regulations.

8.2 If a competent authority with

oversight for a designated operator classified in group C

determines that, in order to cover all costs for handling and

delivery of small packet (E) letter-post items, the designated

operator�s ceiling rates must be based on a cost-to-tariff ratio

that exceeds 70% of the domestic single-piece charge, then the

cost-to-tariff ratio for that designated operator may exceed 70%

provided that the designated operator in question furnishes all

such supporting information with its notification to the

International Bureau under paragraph 1, including the validation,

in writing, of this information by the aforementioned authority.

If any such designated operator increases its cost-to-tariff

ratio based on such a determination of a competent authority,

then it shall notify the International Bureau of that ratio by 1

May of the year preceding the year in which the ratio shall

apply. Further specifications related to the costs and revenues

to be used for the calculation of the specific cost-to-tariff

ratio shall be provided in the Regulations.

‎‎‎9 If a designated operator

exercises the option to self-declare rates in accordance with

‎paragraph 7, the said designated operator

‎should consider making available to sending designated

operators of Union member countries, on a

non-‎discriminatory basis, proportionately adjusted charges

for volume and distance, to the extent practicable ‎and

available in the receiving designated operator�s published

domestic service for similar services under a bilateral

agreement, within the framework of the rules of the national

regulatory ‎authority.‎

10 Any additional conditions and

procedures for the self-declaration of rates applicable to small

packet (E) letter-post items shall be laid down in the

Regulations.

11 No reservations may be made to this article.

Article XVI

(Article 30 amended)

Terminal dues. Provisions to determine the remuneration rates

of document (P and G format) letter-post items

1 The per-item and per-kilogramme remuneration rates

for small (P) and large (G) letter-post items containing

documents shall be calculated on the basis of 70% of the

charges for a 20-gramme small (P) letter-post item and for a

175-gramme large (G) letter-post item, exclu�sive of VAT or other

taxes.

2 The Postal Operations Council shall define the

conditions for the calculation of the rates as well as the

necessary operational, statistical and accounting procedures for

the exchange of format-separated mails.

3 The rates in a given year shall not lead to an

increase of more than 13% in the terminal dues revenue for a

letter-post item in the P/G format of 42.3 grammes.

4 The rates applied for small (P) and for large

(G) letter-post items may not be higher than:

4.1 for the year 2026, 0.473 SDR per item and

3.692 SDR per kilogramme;

4.2 for the year 2027, 0.508 SDR per item and

3.969 SDR per kilogramme;

4.3 for the year 2028, 0.546 SDR per item and

4.267 SDR per kilogramme;

4.4 for the year 2029, 0.587 SDR per item and

4.587 SDR per kilogramme;

4.5 for the year 2030, 0.631 SDR per

item and 4.931 SDR per kilogramme.

5 The rates applied for small (P) and for large

(G) letter-post items may not be lower than:

5.1 for the year 2026, 0.345 SDR per item and

2.690 SDR per kilogramme;

5.2 for the year 2027, 0.361 SDR per item and

2.811 SDR per kilogramme;

5.3 for the year 2028, 0.377 SDR per item and

2.937 SDR per kilogramme;

5.4 for the year 2029, 0.394 SDR per item and

3.069 SDR per kilogramme.;

5.5 for the year 2030, 0.412 SDR per

item and 3.207 SDR per kilogramme.

6 No reservations may be made to this article.

Article XVII

(Article 31 deleted)

Terminal dues. Provisions applicable to mail flows to, from and

between designated operators of countries in the transitional

system

(Deleted.)

Article XVIII

(Article 32 amended)

Quality of Service Fund

1 Terminal dues payable by all countries and territories to the

countries classified as least developed countries in group

C for terminal dues and Quality of Service Fund (QSF)

purposes, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items,

shall be increased by 20% of the rates provided for in article

28, 29 or 30 for payment into the QSF for improving

the quality of service in those countries. There shall be no such

payment from one group C country to another group C

country.

2 Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail

items, payable by countries classified as group A

countries to the countries classified as group C

countries, other than the least developed countries referred to

in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10% of the

rates countries.

3 Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail

items, payable by countries classified as group B

countries (excluding those which joined the target system as

from 2016) to the countries classified as group C

countries, other than the least developed countries referred to

in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10% of the

rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30, for

payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in

those countries.

4 Terminal dues, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and

bulk mail items, payable by countries classified as group

B countries which joined the target system as from

2016 to the countries classified as group C countries,

other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph

1 of this article, shall be increased by 5% of the rates provided

for in article 28, 29 or 30, for payment into the

QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries.

5 An increase of 1%, calculated on the basis of terminal dues

payable by countries classified as group A and

B countries to the countries classified as group B

countries which joined the target system as from 2016,

except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items,

shall be paid into a common fund to be established for improving

the quality of service in countries classified in groups B

and C and managed in accordance with the relevant

procedures set by the Postal Operations Council.

6 An increase of 0.5%, calculated on the basis of terminal

dues payable by countries classified as group

A and B countries to the countries classified as

group B countries which joined the target system as

from 2016, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk

mail items, shall be paid into a special account to be

established as part of the common fund referred to in paragraph

5, specifically for improving the quality of service in group

C countries classified by the United Nations as least

developed countries and managed in accordance with the relevant

procedures set by the Postal Operations Council.

7 Subject to the relevant procedures set by the Postal

Operations Council, any unused amounts contributed under

paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this article and accumulated over the

four preceding QSF reference years (with 2018 as the earliest

reference year) shall also be transferred to the common fund

referred to in paragraph 5 of this article. For the purposes of

this paragraph, only funds that have not been used in

QSF-approved quality of service projects within two years

following receipt of the last payment of contributed amounts for

any given four-year period as defined above shall be transferred

to the aforementioned common fund.

8 The combined terminal dues payable into the QSF for

improving the quality of service of countries in group C

shall be subject to a minimum of 20,000 SDR per annum for each

beneficiary country. The additional funds needed for reaching

this minimum amount shall be invoiced, in proportion to the

volumes exchanged, to the countries in groups A and

B.

9 The Postal Operations Council shall adopt or update

procedures for financing QSF projects.

Article XIX

(Article 33 amended)

Provisions to determine the remuneration rates of

parcels

1 General provisions

1.1 In 2026, parcels exchanged between two

designated operators shall be subject to inward land rates

calculated by combining the base rate per parcel and base rate

per kilogramme laid down in the Regulations.

1.1.1 In 2026, the global minimum

base rate shall correspond to 4.25 SDR for a parcel of 5

kilogrammes. The global minimum base rate results from the

application of the following formula: 2.85 SDR per parcel plus

0.28 SDR per kilogramme. Each designated operator shall collect

at least this global minimum base rate.

1.1.2 Designated operators may increase their

per-parcel and per-kilogramme base rates by up to 40%, on the

basis of the service features provided, in accordance with

provisions laid down in the Regulations.

1.1.3 The rates mentioned in 1.1, 1.1.1 and

1.1.2 shall be payable by the designated operator of the

country of origin, unless the Regulations provide for exceptions

to this principle.

1.1.4 The inward land rates shall be uniform for the

whole of the territory of each country.

1.2 Beginning with rates in effect

for the year 2027 onwards, each designated operator shall provide

the International Bureau with its domestic rates for equivalent

services in order to determine the ceiling rates for parcels.

1.2.1 The country-specific ceiling

rates shall be determined by a linear regression of 7 points

corresponding to 100% of the priority single-piece tariffs of

equivalent domestic services for 250-gramme, 500-gramme,

1-kilogramme, 2-kilogramme, 5-kilogramme, 10-kilogramme and 20

kilogramme parcel-post items with tracking, exclusive of any

taxes.

1.2.2 The domestic single-piece

charge for items equivalent to parcels offered by the designated

operator in its domestic service shall be those in effect on 1

May of the year preceding the year for which the parcel

remuneration rates would be applicable and shall correspond to

the specified maximum size and shape dimensions of parcel-post

items.

1.2.3 Where zonal rates apply in the

equivalent domestic service, the mid-point rate as specified in

the Regulations shall be used, and domestic tariffs for

non-contiguous zones shall be excluded for determination of the

mid-point rate. Alternatively, the determination of the zonal

tariff to be used may be based on the actual weighted average

distance of inbound parcels (for the most recent calendar

year).

1.2.4 Where priority single-piece

tariffs in the domestic service are exclusively determined on the

basis of their size or dimensions and not their weight, those

tariffs shall be used to determine the values in 1.2.1 in

accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations.

1.2.5 A designated operator from

group C may elect not to provide its domestic rates in accordance

with the provisions applicable in paragraph 4.

1.2.6 For designated operators that

do not provide the priority single-piece tariffs of equivalent

domestic services in paragraph 1.2 by 1 May of the year preceding

the year in which the rates take effect, the priority

single-piece tariffs used for the previous year for the

designated operator concerned shall apply. If the designated

operator concerned has not notified the International Bureau of

the relevant priority single-piece tariffs in any prior year,

then the minimum rates provided in paragraph 5 shall apply.

1.2.6.1 If, by 1 May of the year

preceding the year in which the rates take effect, the priority

single-piece tariffs have been reduced compared to the

notification of these tariffs of a prior year, the International

Bureau shall be informed by the designated operator concerned of

any reduction in the domestic charge referred to in this

article.

1.3 Additionally, designated

operators may notify the International Bureau by 1 May of the

year preceding the year in which the remuneration rates would

apply of a self-declared rate per item and a self-declared rate

per kilogramme, expressed in local currency or SDR, that shall

apply to parcels in the following calendar year. The

International Bureau shall annually convert the self-declared

rates provided in local currency into values expressed in SDR. To

calculate the rates in SDR, the International Bureau shall use

the average monthly exchange rate of the five-month period ending

on the last day of the month of February of the year preceding

the year for which the self-declared rates would be applicable.

The resultant rates shall be notified by means of an

International Bureau circular no later than 1 July of the year

preceding the year in which the self-declared rates would

apply.

2 At the average parcel weight of

4.652 kilogrammes, the self-declared rates shall not be higher

than the annual maximum revenue determined as follows:

2.1 2027: 25% of the revenue

calculated at the weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the

ceiling rates in 1.2 and 75% of the revenue calculated at the

weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the inward land rates

in effect in 2026;

2.2 2028: 50% of the revenue

calculated at the weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the

ceiling rates in 1.2 and 50% of the revenue calculated at the

weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the inward land rates

in effect in 2026;

2.3 2029: 75% of the revenue

calculated at the weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the

ceiling rates in 1.2 and 25% of the revenue calculated at the

weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the inward land rates

in effect in 2026;

2.4 2030: 100% of the revenue

calculated at the weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the

ceiling rates in 1.2;

2.5 In 2.1 to 2.4 above, the inward

land rates are the per-parcel and per-kilogramme base rates in

1.1 of the year 2026 further increased by 40% and reduced by

1.200 SDR per parcel. The deduction of 1.200 SDR shall not be

made for those designated operators whose domestic service

tariffs notified under 1.2.1 are inclusive of proof of

delivery.

3 Maximum annual increases and

decreases

3.1 Where the maximum annual revenue

in 2 is higher than the revenue of the previous year increased by

20%, then the revenue of the previous year increased by 20% shall

substitute the maximum rev�enue in 2.

3.2 Where the maximum annual revenue

in 2 is less than the revenue of the previous year decreased by

10%, then the revenue of the previous year decreased by 10% shall

substitute the maximum revenue in 2.

3.3 For the rates in effect in 2027,

the revenue of the previous year shall be the revenue calculated

at the weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the per-parcel

and per-kilogramme base rates in 1.1 of the year 2026 further

increased by 40% and reduced by 1.200 SDR per parcel.

3.3.1 The deduction of 1.200 SDR in

paragraph 3.3 shall not be made for those designated operators

whose domestic service tariffs notified under 1.2.1 are inclusive

of proof of delivery.

3.4 For the rates in effect from

2028, the revenue of the previous year shall be the revenue

calculated at the weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the basis of the

self-declared per-item and per-kilogramme rates.

4 Beginning with rates in effect

from 2027, if the competent authority with oversight for the

designated operator classified in group C determines that

domestic tariffs in 1.2.1 are not set in relation to costs, the

designated operator may substitute the maximum revenue in 2 and 3

above with the per-parcel and per-kilogramme base rates in 1.1 of

the year 2026, further increased by 40% and subsequently reduced

by 1.200 SDR per parcel. Beginning with rates in effect from

2028, the designated operator invoking the provision in 4 may

apply an annual increase of 4.5% to these rates.

4.1 The determination by the

competent authority in 4 shall be submitted, in writing, to the

International Bureau by 1 May of the year preceding the year in

which the rates take effect.

4.2 The designated operator invoking

paragraph 4 shall self-declare a per-parcel and per-kilogramme

rate in accordance with all other provisions in this article. The

revenue calculated at the weight of 4.652 kilogrammes on the

basis of these self-declared rates shall not exceed:

4.2.1 2027: 10.697 SDR;

4.2.2 2028: 11.177 SDR;

4.2.3 2029: 11.679 SDR;

4.2.4 2030: 12.204 SDR.

5 Where the maximum revenues

calculated in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 result in a

revenue calculated for a parcel item at 4.652 kilogrammes that is

lower than the revenue calculated for the same item at the same

weight on the basis of the minimum global rates specified below,

the self-declared rates shall not be higher than the following

rates:

5.1 for the year 2027, 4.560 SDR per

item and 0.448 SDR per kilogramme;

5.2 for the year 2028, 4.765 SDR per

item and 0.468 SDR per kilogramme;

5.3 for the year 2029, 4.979 SDR per

item and 0.489 SDR per kilogramme;

5.4 for the year 2030, 5.203 SDR per

item and 0.511 SDR per kilogramme.

6 The determination of whether the

self-declared rates exceed the maximum revenues in paragraphs 2,

3 and 4 shall be tested at the revenue using the average parcel

weight of 4.652 kilogrammes. In instances where the notified

self-declared rates exceed the maximum revenues in paragraphs 2,

3 and 4 the provisions in paragraph 7.1 shall apply;

alternatively, the designated operator in question may choose to

reduce its self-declared rates to a level that complies with the

provisions of this article.

6.1 The self-declared rate per

parcel in paragraph 6 shall not be less than the maximum

performance-related incentive specified in the Regulations. This

amount shall be deducted from the self-declared per-parcel rate

published by means of an International Bureau circular no later

than 1 July of the year preceding the year in which the

self-declared rates would apply.

6.2 The designated operator can

recover the amount in 6.1, in full or in part, by providing

service features, in accordance with provisions laid down in the

Regulations.

7 For designated operators that have

elected to self-declare their rates for parcels in a prior

calendar year and that do not communicate different self-declared

rates for the subsequent year, the existing self-declared rates

shall continue to apply unless they do not satisfy the conditions

laid out in this article. The designated operator may apply the

minimum rates provided in paragraph 5.

7.1 For designated operators that

have elected not to self-declare their rates for parcels in a

prior calendar year and that do not communicate self-declared

rates for the subsequent year, the remuneration rates shall be

based on maximum revenues in paragraphs 2 and 3 and apply the

same ratio between the item rate and kilogramme rate of the

previous year or determined in accordance with the provi�sions in

paragraph 4, as appropriate.

8 Beginning with rates in effect for

the year 2027 onwards, for parcels with proof of delivery, there

shall be an additional payment of 1.200 SDR per item or the

charge applicable for proof of delivery in the domestic service.

This remuneration shall not be paid to those designated operators

whose domestic service tariffs notified under 1.2.1 are inclusive

of proof of delivery.

8.1 Designated operators that apply

the equivalent charge in the domestic service shall notify the

International Bureau by no later than 1 May of the year preceding

the year in which the rates take effect of that charge, exclusive

of any taxes, in effect on that date. To calculate the rates in

SDR, the International Bureau shall use the average monthly

exchange rate of the five-month period ending on the last day of

the month of February of the year preceding the year for which

the payment would be applicable. The applicable amount shall be

published, in SDR, in the same circular referred to in paragraph

1.3.

9 Where the domestic tariffs for a

parcel weighing 4.652 kg with delivery to the non-contiguous

zones were excluded from the calculation of the ceiling rates in

1.2, the destination designated operator may apply a

supplementary rate to its self-declared rates for items delivered

to these zones that shall correspond to or be lower than the

difference between these values in accordance with the conditions

set out in the Regulations.

10 Any designated operator which participates in the

sea conveyance of parcels shall be authorized to claim sea rates.

These rates shall be payable by the designated operator of the

country of origin, unless the Regulations provide for exceptions

to this principle.

10.1 For each sea conveyance used, the sea rate shall

be laid down in the Regulations according to the distance step

applicable.

10.2 Designated operators may increase by 50% at most

the sea rate calculated in accordance with 10.1. On the

other hand, they may reduce it as they wish.

Article XX

(Article 35 amended)

Provisions specific to the settlement of accounts and payments

for international postal exchanges

1 Settlements and payments in respect of operations carried

out in accordance with the present Convention (including

settlements and payments for the transport (forwarding) of postal

items, settlements and payments for the treatment of postal items

in the country of destination or transit and settlements

and payments in compensation for any loss, theft or damage

relating to postal items) shall be based on and made in

accordance with the provisions of the Convention and other Acts

of the Union, and shall not require the preparation of any

documents by a designated operator except in cases provided for

in the Acts of the Union.

2 In order to ensure the provision of the universal postal

service, as set forth in article 3, and the integrity of the

international postal network, designated operators shall make

payments for operations carried out in accordance with the

Acts of the Union. Following settlement, if a designated

operator fails to pay another designated operator in a timely

manner for undisputed debts stemming from such operations, in

accordance with the relevant provisions of the Acts of the Union,

the creditor designated operator may suspend the provision of

postal services as per the relevant procedures set forth in the

Regulations (without prejudice to Council of Administration

guidance on matters of fundamental policy and

principles).

Article XXI

(Article 36 amended)

Authority of the Postal Operations Council to fix charges and

rates

1 The Postal Operations Council shall have the authority to

fix the following rates, charges and other

elements as outlined in paragraph 1.3, which are payable by

designated operators in accordance with the conditions shown in

the Regulations

1.1 transit charges for the handling and conveyance of letter

mails through one or more intermediary countries;

1.2 basic rates and air conveyance dues for the carriage of

mail by air;

1.3 performance-related incentive elements for

parcels;

1.4 transit land rates for the handling and conveyance of

parcels through an intermediary country;

1.5 sea rates for the conveyance of parcels by sea.

1.6 outward land rates for the provision of the merchandise

return service for parcels.

2 Any revision made, in accordance with a methodology that

ensures equitable remuneration for designated operators

performing the services, must be based on reliable and

representative economic and financial data. Any change decided

upon shall enter into force at a date set by the Postal

Operations Council.

Article XXII

Entry into force and duration of the Additional Protocol to the

Universal Postal Convention

This Additional Protocol shall come into force on 1 January

2027 (with the exception of articles IV, V, XII to XIX and XXI,

as well as the amendments made to paragraphs 2.1, 2.4 and 3.3. of

article VIII and paragraphs 4.2, 6.1.1.1 and 6.1.1bis of article

IX, which shall come into force on 1 January 2026), and shall

remain in force for an indefinite period.

In witness whereof the plenipotentiaries of the governments of

the member countries have drawn up this Additional Protocol,

which shall have the same force and the same validity as if its

provisions were inserted in the text of the Universal Postal

Convention itself, and they have signed it in a single original

which shall be deposited with the Director General of the

International Bureau. A copy thereof shall be delivered to each

member country by the International Bureau of the Universal

Postal Union.

Done at Dubai, 19 September 2025.

1 An exception shall be granted to the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the country

which invented the postage stamp.