HayPost

HayPost is the official national postal operator of Armenia. Established in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it inherited and developed the country’s nationwide postal infrastructure, serving both densely populated cities and remote and rural communities. Its core activities include domestic and international letter mail, parcel acceptance and delivery, postage and philatelic services, bill-payment facilities, and selected financial and insurance-related services. The organization operates an extensive physical network of approximately 900 locations across Armenia. This network gives HayPost a public-service role in addition to its commercial logistics function, particularly in communities where private delivery companies may have limited coverage. International shipments are principally handled through Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, where HayPost maintains an operational office for the receipt and dispatch of international goods and packages. HayPost’s operating structure changed in the mid-2000s. In November 2006, HayPost Trust Management B.V. was established to manage the postal operator under a trust-management arrangement. The arrangement was approved by Armenia’s Central Bank, and the trust-management entity was associated with Dutch Post Finance International before becoming owned by Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekian. HayPost subsequently joined PostEurop in 2007, connecting the Armenian postal operator with a broader network of European public postal organizations. The brand also has an international dimension. In the United States, HayPost maintains offices in Glendale, Van Nuys, and Sylmar, California, together with a subsidiary facility in Delaware. These facilities were created to support demand for postal and shipping services between Armenia and the United States. In 2020, the organization announced plans for a subsidiary office in China and negotiations with Russia’s postal service concerning the development of additional logistics services. HayPost remains closely associated with Armenia’s postal identity through its stamps and philatelic output. Its stamp designs received recognition in Europa postage-stamp design competitions in 2007 and 2019. By 2019, the organization employed approximately 4,000 people. Overall, HayPost combines the obligations of a national postal service with an expanding international parcel and logistics role, while continuing to operate a broad physical access network within Armenia.

HayPost emerged in 1991 as Armenia’s national postal operator following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Its principal task was to provide a unified postal service for the newly independent country, including the acceptance, sorting, transportation, and delivery of domestic and international correspondence and parcels. The service developed a broad network of postal facilities intended to reach both Armenia’s main urban centers and smaller or more remote communities. The organization’s infrastructure expanded into a nationwide system of roughly 900 locations. In addition to conventional mail and parcel work, HayPost’s postal counters became access points for services such as bill payments, travel insurance, and other postal financial activities. This combination of delivery, payments, and public-facing counter services gave the organization a role broader than that of a private courier company. A significant governance development occurred in November 2006, when HayPost Trust Management B.V. was created to operate the postal service through a trust-management structure. The arrangement was approved by Armenia’s Central Bank. The trust-management vehicle was initially connected with the Dutch Post Finance International Company and later became owned by Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekian. This structure separated the day-to-day operational management of HayPost from a straightforward description as a conventional state-owned postal corporation. In 2007, HayPost joined PostEurop, an association representing European public postal operators. Membership gave the Armenian operator a formal connection to regional postal cooperation and helped place it within the wider European postal sector. HayPost also maintained an important international processing role through Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, which serves as the principal airport for the organization’s international goods and parcel movements. An office on the airport grounds supports the receipt and dispatch of international shipments. The company’s international footprint extended beyond Armenia. HayPost established operations in the United States, including offices in Glendale, Van Nuys, and Sylmar in California and a subsidiary facility in Delaware. These locations were designed to respond to demand for shipping services between the Armenian and American markets. HayPost also served the partially recognized Republic of Artsakh in addition to its operations in Armenia. In August 2020, the organization announced plans to open a subsidiary office in China and described negotiations with Russia’s postal service aimed at developing new logistics services. The announcement indicated an effort to broaden HayPost’s cross-border capabilities beyond its established Armenia–United States corridor. HayPost’s identity also includes Armenia’s stamp and postal-history tradition. Its postage-stamp designs won Europa design competitions in 2007 and 2019, providing international recognition for its philatelic output. By 2019, HayPost had approximately 4,000 employees. Its overall development has therefore combined national postal obligations, a large domestic access network, postal financial services, philately, and the pursuit of international parcel and logistics links.

• 2020

  International logistics expansion is announced

  [1]HayPosten.wikipedia.org

  HayPost announced plans for a subsidiary office in China and negotiations with Russia’s postal service to develop new logistics services.

• 2019

  Second Europa stamp-design recognition

  [1]HayPosten.wikipedia.org

  HayPost again received recognition in a Europa postage-stamp design competition.

• 2019

  Workforce reaches approximately 4,000

  [1]HayPosten.wikipedia.org

  HayPost was reported to have approximately 4,000 employees.

• 2007

  HayPost joins PostEurop

  [1]HayPosten.wikipedia.org

  The Armenian postal operator became a member of PostEurop, linking it with a regional association of European public postal operators.

• 2007

  Stamp design receives Europa recognition

  [1]HayPosten.wikipedia.org

  A HayPost postage-stamp design won recognition in a Europa postage-stamp design competition.

• 2006

  Trust-management structure is created

  [1]HayPosten.wikipedia.org

  HayPost Trust Management B.V. was established in November 2006 to operate HayPost under a trust-management arrangement approved by Armenia’s Central Bank.

• 1991

  HayPost is established as Armenia’s national postal operator

  [1]HayPosten.wikipedia.org

  HayPost was founded after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to provide national postal services for the independent Republic of Armenia.

A nationwide public postal network combining universal-service coverage in Armenia with international mail, parcel, and logistics connections.

• Postal service · 1991

  Domestic mail

  HayPost’s domestic mail service handles letters and other postal items within Armenia through its nationwide network of approximately 900 postal locations. The network extends from major cities to remote and rural communities, supporting the operator’s national access and public-service role.

• International logistics · 1991

  International mail and parcels

  HayPost accepts and processes international correspondence, goods, and parcels. Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan is the main airport used for the organization’s international shipping and receiving operations, with a HayPost office located on the airport grounds.

• Financial and payment services

  Postal financial and counter services

  Alongside mail and parcel handling, HayPost offers services including bill payments and travel insurance. These services use the postal network as a broad-access channel for everyday transactions and related customer services.

• Philately · 1991

  Postage stamps and philatelic products

  HayPost issues Armenian postage stamps and maintains a visible role in the country’s philatelic tradition. Its stamp designs received recognition in Europa competitions in 2007 and 2019.

• International logistics

  Armenia–United States shipping services

  HayPost maintains offices in Glendale, Van Nuys, and Sylmar, California, as well as a subsidiary facility in Delaware. These facilities support shipping demand and postal connections between the United States and Armenia.

• 2020

  Planned expansion into China and cooperation with RussiaStrategy

  Background

  HayPost aimed to expand its international logistics capacity and develop additional cross-border shipping links.

  Action taken

  The organization announced plans to establish a subsidiary office in China and said it was negotiating with Russia’s postal service on new logistics services.

  Aftermath

  The reference material records the announcement and negotiations but does not establish whether the proposed arrangements were completed.

  Source

• 2007

  PostEurop membershipOther

  Background

  HayPost sought closer integration with European public postal operators and regional postal cooperation.

  Action taken

  The company joined PostEurop, an association of European public postal operators.

  Aftermath

  Membership connected HayPost with a wider European postal-operator network.

  Source

• 2006

  Adoption of trust-management operationsStrategy

  Background

  HayPost required an operating structure for the national postal service after its establishment as Armenia’s post-Soviet postal operator.

  Action taken

  HayPost Trust Management B.V. was created in November 2006 to manage HayPost, with the arrangement approved by Armenia’s Central Bank.

  Aftermath

  The trust-management structure became the basis for HayPost’s subsequent operation and was later associated with ownership by Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekian.

  Source

1. 1HayPosten.wikipedia.org