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How do you know the postal service used from tracking number

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RF0421841697SG

does the start number tell you the postage company used e.g Royal mail, China Post e.t.c

And end number tell you country its from?
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cloud360 wrote:RF0421841697SG

does the start number tell you the postage company used e.g Royal mail, China Post e.t.c
No :sad: The codes refer to the Universal Postal Union S10 system and all The "R" codes are "Letter post: registered, but not insured delivery"

The other codes for those interested are:

A-AZ Letter post: recorded delivery, but neither registered nor insured
BA-BZ for domestic, bilateral, multilateral use only
CA-CZ Parcel post
DA-DZ for domestic, bilateral, multilateral use only
EA-EZ EMS
GA for domestic, bilateral, multilateral use only
GD for domestic, bilateral, multilateral use only
LA-LZ Letter post: express / Exprès delivery
NA-NZ for domestic, bilateral, multilateral use only
PA-PZ for domestic, bilateral, multilateral use only
RA-RZ Letter post: registered, but not insured delivery
UA-UZ Letter post: items other than AA-AZ, EA-EZ, LA-LZ, RA-RZ, VA-VZ, subject to customs control, i.e. bearing a CN 22 or CN 23
VA-VZ Letter post: insured delivery
ZA-ZZ for domestic, bilateral, multilateral use only

cloud360 wrote:And end number tell you country its from?
Yes - in this case Singapore
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