Tag: Russia

Russian market of express deliveries is not big yet, but is developing rapidly. According to some express transporters, in 2001 their turnover in Russia grew by 30-40%. They explain their success primarily by revival of Russian business, because large companies use services of express delivery most often. It will be possible to improve quality of express delivery in Russia to the level of European countries only when the customs legislation and transport infrastructure of the country correspond to the same level.
Until recently services of express delivery were not in very big demand in Russia. All players of the Russian express delivery market are more or less unanimous in estimates of its volume. According to them, exports amount to $60-80 million a year and imports amount to approximately twice as much. Delivery of goods inside of Russia also earns up to one-fourth of all incomes. Thus, it is possible to estimate the Russian market roughly at $250-300 million, whereas the world turnover of the largest express transporters is counted in tens of billions of dollars a year.