The development of the modern express industry is even inseparable from the economic development of various parts of the world.

As the global economic integration accelerating, barriers to trade between the countries constantly eliminate, international trade and domestic trade activities are increasingly active, production, business and social activities tend to be more efficient and fast rhythm, time value more and more important, a large number of samples, documents, business letters, rapid delivery requirements of the data, for the mail Courier industry offers a wide range of sources.

With the development of science and technology, increase the technology content of products, high-tech enterprises of a large number of products, small volume, light weight, invoice value is very high, take up the liquidity is very big, express transport can send these products as soon as possible to the customer, and provide good packaging, warehousing, customs declaration logistics service, meet the needs of the enterprise, achieve the maximum possible social division of labor.

In the process of unceasing development, gradually formed to deal with documents, data, drawings, trade documents of mail, express and deal with the samples, such as high additional items, gifts and home high-grade goods, such as social activities give priority to delivery of the goods, these two approaches and the development at the same time, only small-scale express company due to its limited ability, its focus is different. International express companies relying on its powerful technology and network advantage, expanding power, at a regional and even global gradually formed, and has opened up many new service mode and means. Analyzing the basic characteristics of the development of express industry, it is necessary to seek its development pattern to the developing Chinese express industry.