International service disruptions
International Mail Service Suspensions (other than GXG®)
Updated: December 11, 2020
The Postal Service™ is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance for certain destinations due to service impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Suspension Due to Foreign Postal Operator Service Suspension |
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Libya |
Panama |
Turkmenistan |
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Suspension Due to Unavailability of Transportation |
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Angola |
Guadeloupe |
Myanmar (Burma) |
Sierra Leone |
Brunei |
Laos |
Republic of Congo |
South Sudan |
Chad |
Liberia |
Reunion (Bourbon) |
Tajikistan |
Cuba |
Martinique |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Miquelon) |
Timor-Leste |
French Guiana |
Mauritius |
Seychelles |
Yemen |
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.
Unless otherwise noted, service suspensions to a particular country do not affect delivery of military and diplomatic mail.
For already deposited items, other than GXG: |
Postal Service employees endorse them “Mail Service Suspended — Return to Sender” and then place them in the mail stream for return. |
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For any returned item bearing a customs form: |
The Postal Service will, upon request, refund postage and fees on mail returned due to the suspension of service. |
For all other returned items not bearing a customs declarations form: |
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Global Express Guaranteed® Service Suspensions and Disruptions
Effective November 10, 2020, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance of Global Express Guarantee® (GXG®) to the following destinations. The money-back guarantee for GXG® has been suspended until further notice.
Suspension of Global Express Guaranteed Service |
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Bhutan |
Laos |
Norfolk Island |
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Eritrea |
Lesotho |
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Unless otherwise noted, service suspensions to a particular country do not affect delivery of military and diplomatic mail.
Customers: please refrain from mailing items addressed to the countries listed here, until further notice.
Priority Mail Express International®
Effective March 23, 2020, due to airline travel restrictions and cancellations, the U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended the guarantee on Priority Mail Express International destined to China, France, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. These suspensions will be in effect until further notice. The Postal Service is taking all reasonable measures to minimize impact to our customers.
Select one of the entries below to display disruption information for that location or event.
- Samoa
12-17-20 - Slovakia
12-17-20 - South Africa
12-10-20 - Latvia
12-8-20 - Hong Kong
12-3-20 - France
12-01-20 - Jamaica
12-01-20 - Netherlands
12-01-20 - Cuba
11-19-20 - Malta
11-19-20 - Slovenia
11-19-20 - Portugal
11-18-20 - Lebanon
11-13-20 - Lithuania
11-12-20 - Belgium
11-12-20 - Denmark
11-10-20 - Israel
11-10-20 - Mexico
11-10-20 - Sri Lanka
11-10-20 - Greece
11-6-20 - Italy
11-5-20 - Czech Republic
11-2-20 - Maldives
11-2-20 - Poland
10-29-20 - Honduras
10-27-20 - Malaysia
10-27-20 - Thailand
10-22-20 - Panama
10-20-20 - Macao
10-15-20 - Kyrgyzstan
10-13-20 - New Zealand
10-13-20 - Cayman Islands
10-9-20 - Trinidad and Tobago
10-8-20 - Australia
10-5-20 - Estonia
10-5-20 - Guatemala
10-5-20 - Zimbabwe
10-5-20 - Cyprus
9-29-20 - Peru
9-29-20 - Bhutan
9-28-20 - China
9-24-20 - Canada
9-22-20 - El Salvador
9-22-20 - Grenada
9-21-20 - Nepal
9-18-20 - Bolivia
9-17-20 - Comoros
9-15-20 - Japan
9-15-20 - Ecuador
9-14-20 - Malawi
9-11-20 - Spain
9-8-20 - Haiti
9-8-20 - Phlippines
9-3-20 - Botswana
9-2-20 - Suriname
8-19-20 - British Virgin Islands
8-17-20 - Chad
8-17-20 - Madagascar
8-13-20 - Cape Verde
8-13-20 - Rwanda
8-13-20 - Mali
8-10-20 - Brazil
8-10-20 - Colombia
8-10-20 - Seychelles
8-10-20 - Pakistan
7-30-20 - Vanuatu
7-22-20 - Djibouti
7-21-20 - Dominican Republic
7-21-20 - Colombia
7-21-20 - French Polynesia
7-21-20 - Indonesia
7-21-20 - Togo
7-21-20 - Moldova
7-8-20 - Mongolia
7-6-20 - Montenegro
7-6-20 - Tunisia
7-6-20 - Ghana
7-2-20 - India
6-29-20 - Albania
6-26-20 - Papua New Guinea
6-17-20 - United Arab Emirates
6-17-20 - United Kingdom
6-17-20 - Costa Rica
6-11-20 - Iraq
6-10-20 - Kuwait
6-10-20 - Liechtenstein
6-8-20 - Mauritius
6-8-20 - Azerbaijan
6-8-20 - Maldives
6-4-20 - Myanmar
6-4-20 - Tonga
6-4-20 - Burkina Faso
6-3-20 - Curaçao
6-2-20 - Eswatini
5-27-20 - Fiji
5-22-20 - Tajikistan
5-21-20 - Turkmenistan
5-18-20 - Chile
5-15-20 - New Caledonia
5-15-20 - Romania
5-15-20 - Ukraine
5-2-20 - Georgia
4-22-20 - Jordan
4-21-20 - Bermuda
4-17-20 - Oman
4-17-20 - South Sudan
4-17-20 - Swaziland
4-17-20 - Yemen
4-17-20 - Argentina
4-17-20 - Ireland
4-16-20 - Iran
4-14-20 - Saudi Arabia
4-14-20 - Burundi
4-10-20 - Democratic Republic of Congo
4-10-20 - Guinea Bissau
4-10-20 - Guyana
4-10-20 - Kenya
4-10-20 - Kiribati
4-10-20 - Korea
4-10-20 - Lesotho
4-10-20 - New Guinea
4-10-20 - Republic of Congo
4-10-20 - Luxembourg
4-8-20 - Vietnam
4-8-20 - Angola
4-7-20 - Benin
4-7-20 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
4-7-20 - Cameroon
4-7-20 - Cook Islands
4-7-20 - Gambia
4-7-20 - Laos
4-7-20 - Moldova
4-7-20 - Mozambique
4-7-20 - Paraguay
4-7-20 - Senegal
4-7-20 - Solomon Islands
4-7-20 - Sudan
4-7-20 - Tajikistan
4-7-20 - Tanzania
4-7-20 - Timor-Leste
4-7-20 - Uganda
4-7-20 - Uruguay
4-7-20 - Venezuela
4-7-20 - Singapore
4-6-20 - Iceland
4-3-20 - Serbia
4-2-20 - Turkey
4-2-20 - Libya
4-1-20 - Switzerland
4-1-20 - Kazakhstan
3-31-20 - Sweden
3-31-20 - Vatican
3-31-20 - Germany
3-27-20 - Russian Federation
3-27-20 - Ivory Coast
3-26-20 - Belarus
3-25-20 - Saint Lucia
3-25-20 - Great Britain
3-23-20 - Mauritania
3-23-20 - Austria
3-20-20 - Bulgaria
3-20-20 - Finland
3-20-20 - Morocco
3-20-20 - North Macedonia
3-20-20 - Armenia
3-19-20 - Croatia
3-19-20 - Norway
3-19-20 - Poland
2-7-20 - Afghanistan
5-14-19