British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: SVS/4 - Postal services
Categories:: Information management | Standardization. General rules
Comment period start date:: 09/06/2025
Comment period end date:: 21/07/2025

Comment by:

21st Jul

Scope

This document describes a status of technology available for the tracking in support the activity of logistic service providers.

This document will cover tracking of letter and parcel but as well any kind of container, means of transportation and other devices when it is beneficial.

Each technology is described with its advantages and disadvantages. Use cases of those technologies are also presented

Purpose

The objective of this work is to produce a status of technologies that could be used for track and trace purpose of postal items in place of the traditional barcode.

This document will describe possible technologies to be used for track and trace, their pros and cons, and when use case when available.

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Standard timeline

1. Proposal

Proposal start date:

09/06/2025

Proposal end date:

21/07/2025

2. Draft

3. Public Comments

4. Comment Resolution

5. Approval

6. Publication

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