Thailand Post Co Ltd is promoting its EMS delivery service and encouraging customers to ship their goods in the afternoon so they arrive at their destinations the next morning.

The firm said in a press release on Wednesday (October 30) that it handles more than eight million parcels a day and forecasts the total for 2019 to surpass three billion. 

Recent improvements at Thailand Post include Cash on Delivery (COD), Express Mail Service (EMS) and 24-hour-365-day service.

President Smorn Terdthampiboon said the firm had remained committed this year to developing its logistics and other services in terms of delivery, safety and speed, and responded to the growth of e-commerce. 

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) has placed the value of e-commerce in Thailand between 8 and 10 per cent and said it is steadily growing from Bt3 trillion in 2018. 

With continuing confidence and use of e-payment plus convenient and speedy shipping, consumers are continually turning to online shopping.

The number of parcels shipped through the postal service will continuously increase as a result. There are 8 million parcels shipped through 10,000 postal networks nationwide every day. The number reflects the public’s confidence in the postal services, and that too is likely to increase. 

Smorn pointed out that COD allows recipients to make payments directly to the postman upon receiving packages via the Wallet@POST app. Recipients can also use the Mobile Banking app, which improves the quality and ease of use of EMS.

Customers can send parcels before ‪11am‬ in the Bangkok area and the parcels will reach their destination the same day. Parcels sent between Metro Bangkok and Mueang district before ‪5pm will get there the following day. 

The 24-hour-365-day postal service allows senders to deliver parcels even on holidays from the post offices at the Street Ratchada, Suvarnabhumi Airport and Laksi EMS centre. This service will gradually be expanded to other areas.

Credit : www.nationthailand.com