IPC’s Intercompany Pricing services support postal operators in their objective to remain competitive in the dynamic e-commerce world in which competitive market-oriented and performance-driven pricing is key. Participation in specialised networks such as INTERCONNECT is underpinned by relevant remuneration agreements which IPC Intercompany Pricing services neutrally administers. Applying competitive rate arrangements outside of UPU standard remuneration, members can also benefit from independent payment and performance reports, analytics and improve service quality for consumers.

Intercompany pricing agreement facilitated by IPC

Letter-mail INTERCONNECT Remuneration Agreement Europe (LIRAE)

The LIRAE, covers INTERCONNECT tracked and untracked letter packets as well as legacy letter-mail services. One of the main objectives targeted under the LIRAE is to provide a quality-driven terminal dues model for postal operators to be more competitive in the e-commerce market.

Parcels INTERCONNECT Remuneration Agreement (PIRA)

The PIRA covers INTERCONNECT parcel services. With the focus to improve postal operators’ competitiveness in a very dynamic segment of the e-commerce market, quality of service and data driven performance are incentivised to underpin PIRA’s remuneration model. The agreement has strategic importance in the migration of parcel services from EPG to the INTERCONNECT network.

IRA USPS 2

Developed in 2020 as a multilateral framework of bilateral agreements, the IRA–USPS is a multilateral solution that facilitates exchanges to and from the US, for select products from the INTERCONNECT suite. Benefiting from the standardisation of terms, processes, and functions required to support bilateral rate arrangements, this agreement is signed by 14 postal operators.

 

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