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International Postal service disruptions
International Mail Service Suspensions
Updated: Oct. 1, 2021
The Postal Service™ is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance for certain destinations due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions.
Suspension Due to Unavailability of Transportation
Afghanistan |
Guadeloupe |
New Zealand** |
Tajikistan |
Australia* |
Laos |
Reunion (Bourbon) |
Timor-Leste |
Bhutan |
Libya |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Miquelon) |
Turkmenistan |
Brunei |
Martinique |
Samoa |
Yemen |
Cuba |
Mayotte |
South Sudan |
French Guiana |
Mongolia |
Syria |
Customers: please refrain from mailing items addressed to the countries listed here, until further notice.
These service disruptions affect Priority Mail Express International® (PMEI), Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Mail International® (FCMI), First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag® items.
*Australia’s service disruption affects Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Package InternationalService® (FCPIS®), Commercial ePacket (CeP), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) packets, InternationalPriority Airmail® (IPA®) M-Bags, International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) packets, International Surface Air Lift®(ISAL®) M-Bags, and Airmail M-Bags.
**New Zealand’s service disruption affects Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), Commercial ePacket (CeP), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) packets, International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) M-Bags, International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) packets, International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) M-Bags, and Airmail M-Bags.
Unless otherwise noted, service suspensions to a particular country do not affect the delivery of military and diplomatic mail.