the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Afghanistan Belarus Bhutan Brunei Chad Cuba Laos Libya Mongolia Russia South Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
Remove (3/1/2023): Samoa
Posted Mar 01, 2023 - 11:13 PST
Update
As of December 16 2022,
the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Afghanistan Belarus (new) Bhutan Brunei Chad Cuba Laos Libya Mongolia Russia Samoa South Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
Remove (12/16/2022):
Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Posted Dec 20, 2022 - 13:17 PST
Update
As of Sept 28 2022,
the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Afghanistan Belarus (new) Bhutan Brunei Chad Cuba Laos Libya Mongolia Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Solomon Islands South Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
Remove (9/28/2022):
New Zealand - Priority Mail International
Posted Sep 28, 2022 - 09:17 PDT
Update
As of July 7 2022,
the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Afghanistan Bhutan Brunei Chad Cuba Laos Libya Mongolia New Zealand ( 7/7 updates: Priority Mail International only) Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Solomon Islands South Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
Remove (7/7/2022):
Australia - Priority Mail International China - Priority Mail International New Zealand - Priority Mail Express International, First Class Mail International
Posted Jul 07, 2022 - 14:09 PDT
Update
As of May 17, 2022,
the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Afghanistan Australia Bhutan Brunei Chad China ( new add as of 5/17/22 , Priority Mail International only) Cuba Laos Libya Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Solomon Islands South Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
Posted May 17, 2022 - 15:31 PDT
Update
As of March 15, 2022, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Russia (new add 3/15/22) Afghanistan Australia Bhutan Brunei Chad Cuba Laos Libya Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands South Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
Remove (3/15/22): Central African Republic Liberia Mayotte Sierra Leone French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Reunion (Bourbon) Saint Pierre and Miquelon
As of February 11, 2022, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Solomon Islands Central African Republic Chad Liberia Mayotte Mongolia New Zealand Sierra Leone Afghanistan Australia Bhutan Brunei Cuba French Guiana Guadeloupe Laos Libya Martinique Papua New Guinea Reunion (Bourbon) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Samoa South Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
As of January 14, 2022, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
This service disruption affects 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.
Hong Kong ( new added on 1/14/22) Solomon Islands Central African Republic Chad Liberia Mayotte Mongolia New Zealand Sierra Leone Afghanistan Australia Bhutan Brunei Cuba French Guiana Guadeloupe Laos Libya Martinique Papua New Guinea Reunion (Bourbon) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Samoa South Sudan Syria Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
As of December 10, 2021, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
Solomon Islands ( new add on 12/10/21) Central African Republic Chad Liberia Mayotte Mongolia New Zealand Sierra Leone Afghanistan Australia Bhutan Brunei Cuba French Guiana Guadeloupe Laos Libya Martinique Papua New Guinea Reunion (Bourbon) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Samoa South Sudan Syria Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen
This service disruption affects 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.
As of November 2, 2021, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions until further notice.
Central African Republic Chad Liberia Mayotte Mongolia New Zealand Sierra Leone
This service disruption affects 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.
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
Posted Nov 10, 2021 - 15:48 PST
Update
Effective October 22, 2021, the Postal Service will suspend international mail acceptance to destinations where transportation is unavailable due to widespread cancellations and restrictions into the area.
Customers are asked to refrain from mailing items addressed to the following country, until further notice: Sudan
This service disruption affects 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.
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
Posted Oct 06, 2021 - 14:29 PDT
Monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Posted Oct 01, 2021 - 09:51 PDT
Investigating
USPS is temporarily disabling international mail acceptance for certain destinations due to impacts related to COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions.
These services 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 International Service (FCPIS), Commercial ePacket (CeP), International Priority Airmail (IPA) packets and International Surface Air Lift (ISLA) packets only.
The following locations are suspended due to unavailability of transportation until further notice:
Afghanistan Australia Bhutan Brunei Cuba French Guiana Guadeloupe Laos Libya Martinique Papua New Guinea Reunion (Bourbon) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Samoa South Sudan Syria Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Yemen