UPU S42 - Universal Postal Union

S42International Addressing Standards- Universal Postal UnionS42 – easy access and implementation of international address formats.S42 - address elements and formatsThe S42 international addressing standard comprises a generic list of address elements (used in all UPU member countries) and countryspecifictemplates that tell users how to transform address elements into an accurately formatted address. In other words, a countrydefining its S42 template provides precise information about its address elements and formats.AddresssamplesGerhard LEICHT Eiswaldstr. 23b 12249 Berlin GERMANYMapping to elementsGiven name Surname Street No Street Name Street type Foor Town Region Postcode CountryDatabaseGerhard LEICHT 23b Eiswaldstr. Berlin 12249 GermanyMarco NICOLETTI 300 Europa Viale Piano 4 Roma RM 00144 ItalyPeter PEPPERS 1 Clouser LN Provo UT 84603-0320 USA78 20150 MoroccoProcessingtemplateprocessingGERMANYtemplateITALYtemplateUSAtemplateMOROCCOtemplateOutputAddress:Universal Postal Union - Addressing UnitWeltpoststrasse 4 - 3000 BERNE 15SWITZERLANDEmail: S42@upu.intTel: +41 31 350 31 11Fax: +41 31 350 31 10