Service availability by country |
International mail service availability chart (Updated on February 7)
Due to the ongoing reduction in transportation capacity to various countries and territories, there may be delays in the delivery of posted international mail.
In addition, posted mail addressed to countries and territories that cannot be delivered due to transportation route disruptions or other reasons may be returned and the postage may be refunded. Thank you in advance for your kind understanding.
How to read the table
The countries/territories whose status has changed since the announcement on November 15 2024 are indicated in light blue.
- For information on the delivery delays and other precautions, please see "Delays in Japan" and "Precautions concerning delivery and other matters after mail items arrive at the destination countries and territories."
- ✔: Acceptable, *: Acceptable for some items or to some regions (see Restrictions), X : Not acceptable, － : No service
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Please see "Transmitting EAD" regarding the necessity of transmitting Electronic Advance Data.
Mandatory: Transmitting EAD is mandatory for items containing dutiable articles.
HS (CN/TARIC) codes recommended: Transmitting HS (or CN/TARIC) codes of each content as EAD is recommended.
For detailed information on EAD, please see "About Electronic Advance Data (EAD)".
International mail service availability chart
Destination
| Destination | Letter-post | Parcels | E M S |
Restrictions, and Delays in Japan (N): Restrictions in the normal period (T): Temporary restrictions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic (D): Delays in Japan |
Precautions concerning delivery and other matters after mail items arrive in the destination countries and territories (Contents of notification from foreign postal operators) | Transmitting EAD | ||||
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| China | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Due to COVID-19 quarantine enforcement in China, Delays will be experienced in the delivery of inbound mail products. | Mandatory | |
| United States of America | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Please note that considerable delivery delays are expected due to a large increase in inbound postal items in U.S. Under the circumstances, items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Republic of Korea | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). Items will not be handed directly to addressees in the following area. Affected area: Daegu | Mandatory | |
| Philippines | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading items onto airplanes is expected to take about two to three weeks due to the shortage of loading space caused by the reduction of flights. (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | International mail processing centers are operating with a skeleton workforce in order to accept inbound mail items. Therefore, delivery delays will be experienced in the country (territory). Only postal items containing cheques or medical supplies will be delivered to quarantine areas. | Mandatory |
| Taiwan | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Hong Kong | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Australia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Thailand | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Singapore | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Items will not be handed directly to addressees, so writing the addressee's phone number on the item is recommended. | Mandatory | |
| Iceland | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Ireland | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory TARIC codes recommended |
| Azerbaijan | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Ascension | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Afghanistan | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| United Arab Emirates | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Algeria | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Argentina | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Aruba | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Albania | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Armenia | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Anguilla | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Angola | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Andorra | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | Mandatory | ||
| Yemen | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Israel | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees, so writing the addressee's mobile phone number on the item is recommended. | Mandatory |
| Italy | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Iraq | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Iran | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| India | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Indonesia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Wake Island | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Uganda | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Ukraine | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (N) Items to Crimea and Sevastopol are not acceptable. (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Uzbekistan | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | - | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Uruguay | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| British Virgin Islands | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Postal services are partially suspended in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Ecuador | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Postal services are partially suspended in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Egypt | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Estonia | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Eswatini | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Ethiopia | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Eritrea | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| El Salvador | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Austria | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Oman | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Netherlands | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory HS codes recommended | ||
| Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Ghana | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Cape Verde | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Guernsey | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Guyana | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Kazakhstan | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | - | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Qatar | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Guadeloupe | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory CN codes recommended | ||
| Canada | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes and ships is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduced number of flights and sailings. | Mandatory | |
| Gabon | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Cameroon | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Gambia | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Cambodia | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| North Korea | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| North Macedonia | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Northern Mariana Islands | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month. | Mandatory | |
| Guinea | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Cyprus | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Cuba | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Curacao | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Greece | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Kiribati | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | Mandatory | ||
| Kyrgyz | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | - | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Guatemala | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Guam | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month. (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Kuwait | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Cook Islands | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Greenland | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory | |
| Christmas Island | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Grenada | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Croatia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Cayman Islands | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Kenya | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Ivory Coast | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Costa Rica | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Kosovo | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory | |
| Comoros Islands | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Colombia | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Congo | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | - | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory | |
| The Democratic Republic of the Congo | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Saipan | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (N) EMS items are not acceptable in part of regions. | Mandatory | |
| Saudi Arabia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Independent State of Samoa | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Zambia | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | Mandatory | ||
| San Marino | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Sierra Leone | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | X | Mandatory | ||
| Djibouti | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Gibraltar | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Jersey | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Jamaica | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Georgia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Syria | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | Mandatory | ||
| Saint Maarten | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Zimbabwe | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Switzerland | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Sweden | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Sudan | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Spain | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Suriname | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Sri Lanka | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Slovakia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Slovenia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Seychelles | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Senegal | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Serbia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory | |
| St. Helena | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Saint Christopher and Nevis | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Saint Vincent | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Saint Lucia | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Somalia | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Solomon Islands | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Turks and Caicos | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Tajikistan | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Tanzania (United Rep.) | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Czech Republic | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. Services are suspended at post offices in areas shut down due to COVID-19. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Chad | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Central Africa | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Tunisia | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Chile | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Tuvalu | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Denmark | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. Please see "Faroe Islands" if the destination is Faroe Islands. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Germany | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D)Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Togo | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Dominica | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Dominican Republic | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Tristan da Cunha | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Turkmenistan | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Turkey | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Tonga | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Nigeria | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Nauru | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Namibia | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Nicaragua | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Niger | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| New Caledonia | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | X | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| New Zealand | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (D) Loading items onto airplanes is expected to take about two to three weeks due to the shortage of loading space caused by the reduction of flights. (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Nepal | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Norfolk Island | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Norway | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Bermuda | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Bahrain | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Haiti | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Pakistan | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Vatican | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Panama | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Vanuatu | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Bahamas | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Papua New Guinea | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Palau | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month. | Mandatory | |
| Paraguay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mandatory | ||
| Barbados | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Hungary | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Bangladesh | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| East Timor | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Pitcairn | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Fiji | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | X | Mandatory | ||
| Finland | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Bhutan | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. (D) Transportation of outbound mails to the destination is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Puerto Rico | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Faroe Islands | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory | |
| Falkland | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| French Guiana | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory CN codes recommended | ||
| French Polynesia | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Brazil | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| France | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory CN codes recommended | |
| Bulgaria | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Burkina Faso | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | - | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Brunei | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Burundi | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Virgin Islands | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| American Samoa | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Viet Nam | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Benin | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Venezuela | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | X | Mandatory | ||
| Belarus | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | Mandatory | ||
| Belize | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Peru | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Belgium | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Poland | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| North Islands | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Botswana | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Bolivia | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Portugal | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Honduras | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Marshall Islands | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month. (N) Registered post letters are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Macao | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Madagascar | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Malawi | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Postal services are partially suspended in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Mali | X | - | ✓ | X | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| Malta | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Martinique | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory CN codes recommended | ||
| Malaysia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory | |
| Isle of Man | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Federated States of Micronesia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month. (N) Registered post letters are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Midway Islands | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
| South Africa | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| South Sudan | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Myanmar | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Mexico | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | (D) Loading items onto airplanes is expected to take about two to three weeks due to the shortage of loading space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Mauritius | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Mauritania | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Acceptance of inbound mail items is suspended. | Mandatory | |
| Mozambique | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable. (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Monaco | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory HS codes recommended | ||
| Maldives | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Moldova | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory | |
| Morocco | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Mongolia | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | Mandatory | ||
| Montenegro | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | - | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory | |
| Montserrat | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Jordan | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Mandatory | |
| Latvia | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Lithuania | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Libya | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Liechtenstein | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. | Mandatory HS codes recommended | |
| Liberia | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Romania | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Arrival of surface mail at the destination country (territory) may be delayed by around three months compared with the normal transport time owing to cargo congestion. Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Luxembourg | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees. Letter post delivery is temporarily suspended. | Mandatory HS codes recommended |
| Rwanda | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | (D) Loading mail items onto airplanes is expected to take considerable time due to the shortage of cargo space caused by the reduction of flights. | Mandatory | |
| Lesotho | X | - | X | X | - | X | - | Mandatory | ||
| Lebanon | X | - | X | X | - | X | X | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory | |
| Reunion | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | Mandatory CN codes recommended | ||
| Russian Federation | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. | Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). | Mandatory |
| Wallis and Futuna | ✓ | - | X | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | Mandatory | ||
