{"id":247993,"date":"2020-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=247993"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:22:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:22:04","slug":"usps-suspends-international-mail-to-six-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/usps-suspends-international-mail-to-six-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Suspends International Mail to Six Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoronaBlog_SDC6-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7649\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Beginning April 17, 2020, the USPS will temporarily not accept mail to six additional international destinations. Including these new countries, the total number of international destinations suspended now stands at 73. For a full list of service disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stamps.com\/coronavirus-updates\/\">Stamps.com Coronvirus Updates Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bermuda<\/li><li>Cape Verde<\/li><li>Oman<\/li><li>South Sudan<\/li><li>Swaziland (Eswatini)<\/li><li>Yemen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>Additionally, the USPS has revived communications from\ninternational postal services regarding delivery advisories due to coronavirus.\n<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Colombia<\/strong><br>Servicios Postales Nacionales S.A. 4-72, has advised that there continues to be significant delays in all of its international inbound and outbound mail services.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Georgia<\/strong><br>Georgian Post has extended the suspension of signatures services and delivery standards until May 10, 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Honduras<\/strong><br>Empresa de Correos de Honduras (Honducor) has extended the suspension of mail services until April 19, 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Ireland<\/strong><br>An Post is currently only able to send outbound international mail to destinations where transportation is unavailable. For more details see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anpost.com\/Coronavirus\/Mails-Parcels-services\">An Post Coronavirus Information Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Italy<\/strong><br>Poste Italiane will continue extended measures to minimize the spread of COVID-19 until May 3, 2020. These measures include the suspension of signature service and service standards, limitations on the size and weight of parcels, and changes to the number delivery attempts that will be made before a package is returned to sender.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Mauritius<\/strong><br>Mauritius Post has extended the suspension of mail services until May 4, 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Nepal<\/strong><br>Nepal Post has extended the suspension of mail services until April 30, 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Sri Lanka<\/strong><br>Department of Posts has extended the suspension of mail services until April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Jamaica<\/strong><br>Jamaica Post has extended the suspension of service standards until further notice.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>United Arab Emirates<\/strong><br>Emirates Post will conduct contactless deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deliveries to residences will require confirmation of the recipient\u2019s name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning April 17, 2020, the USPS will temporarily not accept mail to six additional international destinations. Including these new countries, the total number of international destinations suspended now stands at 73. For a full list of service disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic visit the\u00a0Stamps.com Coronvirus Updates Page. 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