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2004

Deregulation of the parcel and letter market

On 1 January 2004, the parcel market in Switzerland is deregulated. In 2006, the monopoly protection for letters weighing over 100 grams is removed. Three years later, monopoly protection is further reduced so that it applies only to letters of up to 50 grams.

A parcel carrier loads several parcels from a delivery van onto a handcart.