Serpost Explained

Servicios Postales del Perú, S.A., trading under the name Serpost, is a state-owned postal service and courier of Peru. As the country's national post office, it employs 563 postal workers, 1,744 other workers and has 158 offices in Peru.^{[1] [2]}

The state-owned company is dedicated to the service of correspondence, money orders, and the national and international parcel and delivery market, and fulfills the functions of the Universal Postal Service.^[3]

History

The company was created on November 5, 1991 through Supreme Decree #685, succeeding the Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos, which had a monopoly on the postal service of Peru since 1916.^[4] It formally started functioning on November 22, 1994.^[5]

See also

• Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal
• List of national postal services § The Americas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Serpost recibe más de 260 000 transacciones al mes por compras electrónicas . La República . 29 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150830111413/http://larepublica.pe/sociedad/699642-serpost-recibe-mas-de-260-000-transacciones-al-mes-por-compras-electronicas . 30 August 2015 .
2. Web site: Nómina Activa de SERVICIOS POSTALES DEL PERU SOCIEDAD ANONIMA SERPOST S.A.. 5 November 2019. DatosPerú.org.
3. Web site: El otrora poderoso servicio postal . El Comercio . 1 March 2015.
4. Web site: Decreto Legislativo 685, Declaran al Servicio Postal, de Necesidad y Utilidad Pública y de Preferente Interés Social . 1991-11-05 . Portal de Transparencia Estándar.
5. Web site: Quiénes somos . Serpost.