October 25, 2021

UPDATE 207: International Mail Service Updates Related to COVID-19

On October 25, 2021, the Postal Service received notifications from various postal operators regarding changes in international mail services due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The following countries have provided updates to certain mail services:

Latvia UPDATE: Latvijas Pasts has advised that, due to the situation with regard to COVID-19, the Latvian Government has declared a full national lockdown. The lockdown will be effective from October 21 to November 14, 2021 and may subsequently be extended. As a result, there may be an impact on the processing and delivery of all mail, including inbound and outbound letter-post, parcel-post and EMS items, with quality of service being affected.

Macao UPDATE: Macao Post has advised that the state of immediate prevention ended on October 20, 2021. The delivery of letter-post, parcel-post and Express Mail Service (EMS) items has returned to normal.

Unless otherwise noted, service updates to a particular country do not affect delivery of military and diplomatic mail.

These service updates 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.

The DMM Advisory will continue to provide updates as they are received. For a full list of international service disruptions, please visit https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm