Post office inCusco | |
| Company type | Sociedad anónima |
|---|---|
| Industry | Postal service |
| Predecessor | Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos |
| Founded | November 5, 1991; 34 years ago (1991-11-05) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Website | https://www.serpost.com.pe/ |
Servicios Postales del Perú, S.A., trading under the nameSerpost, is a state-ownedpostal service andcourier ofPeru. As the country's nationalpost office, it employs 563 postal workers, 1,744 other workers and has 158 offices in Peru.[1][2]
The state-owned company is dedicated to the service of correspondence, money orders, and the national and international parcel and delivery market, and fulfills the functions of the Universal Postal Service.[3]
The company was created on November 5, 1991 through Supreme Decree #685, succeeding theDirección General de Correos y Telégrafos, which had a monopoly on the postal service of Peru since 1916.[4] It formally started functioning on November 22, 1994.[5]