Delivery Situation for each country

International mail service availability chart (Updated on July 1)

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 June 10, 2022 are indicated in light blue.

  • For information on the delivery delays and other precautions, please see "Delays in Japan" and "Precautions concerning delivey 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

DestinationE M SRestrictions, and Delays in Japan (N): Restrictions in the normal period (T): Temporary restrictions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic (D): Delays in JapanPrecautions concerning delivery and other matters after mail items arrive in the destination countries and territories (Contents of notification from foreign postal operators)
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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)
China X Due to COVID-19 quarantine enforcement at the main airports, significant delays will be experienced in the delivery of inbound mail products.
United States of America (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(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.
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
Philippines (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.
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Australia X (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Considerable delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory). and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Thailand Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland
(T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.
Singapore Items will not be handed directly to addressees, so writing the addressee's phone number on the item is recommended.
Iceland X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Ireland (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.
Azerbaijan X (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Ascension -
Afghanistan -
United Arab Emirates X
Algeria (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.
Argentina (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.
Aruba -
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).
Armenia - Considerable delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Anguilla -
Angola -
Antigua and Barbuda - (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable.
Andorra X
Yemen -
Israel (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. Items will not be handed directly to addressees, so writing the addressee's mobile phone number on the item is recommended.
Italy (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.
Iraq (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.
Iran (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).
India X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Indonesia Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Wake Island - (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.
Uganda (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).
Ukraine (N) Items to Crimea and Sevastopol 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.
Uzbekistan -
Uruguay X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
British Virgin Islands - Postal services are partially suspended in the country (territory).
Ecuador X Postal services are partially suspended in the country (territory).
Egypt
Estonia 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.
Eswatini - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Ethiopia (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.
Eritrea -
El Salvador X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Austria 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.
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.
Netherlands Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius -
Ghana
Cape Verde -
Guernsey X
Guyana - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Kazakhstan - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Qatar (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).
Guadeloupe X
Canada X (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(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.
Gabon (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable.

(N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Cameroon -
Gambia -
Cambodia X
North Korea -
North Macedonia X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Northern Mariana Islands - (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month.
Guinea -
Guinea-Bissau -
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).
Cuba X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Curacao - Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Greece Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Kiribati -
Kyrgyz -
Guatemala - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Guam X (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month.

(N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Kuwait (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.
Cook Islands (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Greenland - (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.
Christmas Island -
Grenada - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Croatia 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.
Cayman Islands - (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable.
Kenya (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Ivory Coast (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands -
Costa Rica X Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Kosovo - (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.
Comoros Islands -
Colombia (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.
Congo - (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.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo -
Saipan X (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(N) EMS items are not acceptable in part of regions.
Saudi Arabia X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Independent State of Samoa - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Sao Tome and Principe -
Zambia -
St. Pierre and Miquelon X
San Marino (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.
Sierra Leone X
Djibouti X
Gibraltar -
Jersey X
Jamaica X
Georgia - Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Syria X
Saint Maarten -
Zimbabwe X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Switzerland (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.
Sweden 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.
Sudan X (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable. Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Spain (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.
Suriname - Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Sri Lanka Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Slovakia 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.
Slovenia 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.
Seychelles -
Equatorial Guinea -
Senegal X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Serbia - (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.
St. Helena -
Saint Christopher and Nevis - (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable.
Saint Vincent - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Saint Lucia - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Somalia -
Solomon Islands X (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Turks and Caicos -
Tajikistan -
Tanzania (United Rep.) (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Czech Republic 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.
Chad -
Central Africa -
Tunisia Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Chile X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Tuvalu -
Denmark 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.
Germany X (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(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.
Togo
Dominica -
Dominican Republic -
Tristan da Cunha -
Trinidad and Tobago X
Turkmenistan -
Turkey Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Tonga - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Nigeria Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Nauru -
Namibia -
French Southern and Antarctic Territories -
Nicaragua -
Niger - (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable.
New Caledonia Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
New Zealand (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.
Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Nepal (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).
Norfolk Island -
Norway 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.
Bermuda -
Bahrain X
Haiti -
Pakistan (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.
Vatican - (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).
Panama Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Vanuatu -
Bahamas -
Papua New Guinea 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.
Palau - (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month.
Paraguay X
Barbados X
Hungary 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).
Bangladesh X
East Timor -
Pitcairn -
Fiji X
Finland 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.
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.
Considerable delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Puerto Rico X (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.
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.
Falkland -
French Guiana X
French Polynesia - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Brazil X Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
France (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details. Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Bulgaria 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).
Burkina Faso - Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Brunei X (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Burundi -
Virgin Islands X (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.
American Samoa - (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.
Viet Nam Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Benin - (N) Parcels to some regions are not acceptable.
Venezuela X
Belarus X
Belize -
Peru X
Belgium (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.
Poland 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.
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).
North Islands -
Botswana X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Bolivia -
Portugal 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.
Honduras X Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Marshall Islands - (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month.

(N) Registered post letters are not acceptable.
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi - Postal services are partially suspended in the country (territory).
Mali -
Malta (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), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Martinique X
Malaysia Items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Isle of Man X
Federated States of Micronesia - (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.

(D) Loading items onto ships is expected to take about one month.

(N) Registered post letters are not acceptable.
Midway Islands - (T) Among Air items, only some letter-post items are accepted. Check "Acceptance/non-acceptance of international mail to the United States, etc." for details.
South Africa Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
South Sudan -
Myanmar X (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Mexico (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. Considerable delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Mauritius Considerable delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory), and items will not be handed directly to addressees.
Mauritania - Acceptance of inbound mail items is suspended.
Mozambique - (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.
Monaco X
Maldives (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Moldova - (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.
Morocco (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.
Mongolia
Montenegro - (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.
Montserrat -
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.
Lao People's Democratic Republic X (N) EMS items to some regions are not acceptable.
Latvia 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.
Lithuania 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.
Libya -
Liechtenstein (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.
Liberia -
Romania 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).
Luxembourg 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.
Rwanda X
Lesotho -
Lebanon Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Reunion X
Russian Federation 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.
Delays will be experienced in the delivery of mail items in the country (territory).
Wallis and Futuna -