On April 6, 2021, the State Post Bureau held a regular press conference to explain the "Express Mail Package Packaging Management Measures". Effective as of March 12, the "Method" is the country's first special administrative regulation on the management of express packaging. The "Method" has clarified the unified management responsibilities of the delivery company headquarters and stipulates that delivery packaging companies should establish and improve management systems, trademarks and corporate Unified management of express packaging with name or delivery details table. Methods? Packaging Selection? Chapter, the selection request has clearly stated the principles and rules of packaging and delivery enterprises should strictly implement the package management system, procurement and use of packaging materials that comply with national regulations, give priority to the use of reusable, easy to recycle packaging, Optimize express packaging and reduce the use of packaging materials. These measures also encourage companies to purchase and use packaging that is certified as a green product. At the same time, we will clarify corporate responsibilities and strengthen source control for the replacement of disposable plastic products, the control of heavy metal content in packaging, and residual benzene solvents. Encourage express delivery companies to establish and improve working mechanisms and recycling processes to recycle packaging materials.

The State Post Bureau plans to carry out special law enforcement inspections and strengthen supervision to ensure effective implementation from April 2022, one year after the measure takes effect. An official from the State Post Bureau said at a press conference that the General Post Office will promote the issuance of industry standards that limit excessive packaging in the express delivery industry, and will officially launch a special campaign against excessive packaging starting in April. The "Management Measures for Postal Express Packaging" clearly stipulates the requirements to avoid excessive packaging. Packaging and delivery enterprises should, in accordance with the principles of environmental protection and economy, conduct reasonable packaging operations according to the nature, size and weight of the contents of the postal express parcel, avoid over-packaging, avoid over-packaging tape, and minimize the number of packaging layers, pores and fillers. At the same time, these measures also clarify the legal liability for excessive packaging.

Guan Aiguang, deputy director of the Market Supervision Department of the State Post Bureau, said that the packaging of express delivery involves many parties, including manufacturers, express delivery companies and users. Strengthening the management of express parcels and cooperating with all parties is necessary. Users are important participants and influencers of service delivery. Users are not allowed to make unreasonable demands such as excessive wrapping of tape on the packaging operations performed by couriers in accordance with regulations. If the packaging materials provided by the courier do not comply with the regulations, and the courier requests to replace it or replace it on his behalf, the user shall not refuse or obstruct it; for recyclable packages that have been put into use by the express delivery company, the recipient should return the recyclable package after taking out the inner package. Courier company. The State Post Bureau will promote the introduction of industry standards in the express delivery industry to limit excessive packaging. The identification basis for excessive packaging should be refined based on the actual situation of the industry to facilitate the operation and implementation of the entire industry. We will try to use one year to effectively curb excessive packaging and other illegal activities, and initially establish a long-term working mechanism to prevent excessive packaging.