Service companies derived from door-to-door logistics activities with postal functions are called express companies. Express companies use railways, roads, air transport and other means of transportation to quickly deliver customer goods.

Express delivery operators can operate at different scales, ranging from serving specific towns to regional, multinational and even global services. The major express delivery companies in China include: SF Express, Yue Yuan Express, Best Express, Home Delivery, ZTO Express, STO Express, YTO Express, Yunda Express, Guotong Express, etc.

Now we will give a brief introduction to the relatively well-known express delivery companies in China.

EMS

EMS (ie "Express Mail Service"), express postal service. It is an international mail express service managed by the Universal Postal Union. In China, it is an express service provided by China Post.

2. YTO Express

YTO Express was founded on May 28, 2000. After more than sixteen years of development, it has become a company integrating express delivery, aviation, e-commerce and other businesses. An integrated large-scale enterprise group.

3. STO Express

STO Logistics Company was founded in 1993. It is a domestic joint venture (private) enterprise mainly engaged in express delivery. It basically covers cities at or above the prefecture level across the country and cities at or above the county level in developed areas, especially in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, basically achieving no blind spots in delivery.

4. SF Express

SF Express was established in Shunde, Guangdong on March 26, 1993. It is a Hong Kong-owned express delivery company mainly engaged in international and domestic express delivery business. SF Express is currently one of the fastest delivery companies in China's express delivery industry.

Extended information

China’s express delivery companies are divided into four categories.

The first category is foreign-funded express delivery companies, including FedEx (FEDEX), DHL (DHL), TNT (TNT), United Parcel Service (UPS), etc. Foreign-funded express delivery companies have rich experience and strong capabilities. funds and a developed global network.

The second category is state-owned express delivery companies, including China Post (EMS), Civil Aviation Express (CAE), China Railway Express (CRE), etc. State-owned express delivery companies rely on their background advantages and complete domestic networks to dominate the domestic market. The express delivery market is in a leading position.

The third category is large-scale private express delivery companies, including SF Express, Zhaiku Express, STO Express, Yunda Express, YTO Express, Suer Express, Kuaiyue Express (KYE), etc. Large private express delivery companies are in some cases After establishing a firm foothold in the market, it has gradually expanded across the country.

The fourth category is small private express delivery enterprises. These enterprises are small in scale, flexible in operation but relatively chaotic in management. They mainly operate intra-city express delivery and intra-provincial express delivery in specific areas.

Reference materials

Express delivery company-Baidu Encyclopedia