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December 3, 2020

UPDATE 112: International Mail Service Updates Related to COVID-19

On December 3, 2020, the Postal Service™ received a notification from Hongkong Post, the designated operator of Hong Kong, advising that, in order to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Government has announced special work arrangements effective as of December 1, 2020. As a result, the processing of all inbound and outbound mail (letter-post, parcel-post and EMS items), as well as the delivery of inbound mail, will be affected until further notice.

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

This service update 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.

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