System and method for cross-border interlinking of national posts

摘要

The present invention interconnects national postal systems to provide forinternational shipping capabilities through a global post. More particularly,the present invention provides end-to-end visibility and monitoring of shippedparcels and documents through coordinated and/or standardized tracking. Also,the invention provides for allocation between national posts of monies receivedfor a shipment serviced by both initiating and destination posts. Certain embodimentsof the invention provide digital archiving of shipped documents. Particularembodiments of the invention allow national posts to act as third-party payorsthrough the global post for purchases from foreign manufacturers.