There's a global move to create a standardized format amongst several EU, US and Asia-Pacific companies (and govt organisations) run by the International Parcel

There's a global move to create a standardized format amongst several EU, US and Asia-Pacific companies (and govt organisations) run by the International Parcel Corporation (http://www.ipc.be http://www.ipc.be). However the format they've created is already outdated (and it's taken three years to get to initial draft). Like most large parcel companies, they are catering for slow, technologically lagging suppliers and customers. It'll take a bleeding-edge integration partner like uShip, EasyPost or GoShippo to create a standardized format. (EDIT: Or the likes of Google who managed a similar outcome for addressing data with the Google Maps API.) This is really a field that large government bodies need to address seeing as most governments still have a large stake in parcel shipping.