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Unfortunately, many countries' postal services aren't accepting shipments from USPS due to regional conflicts or other factors. Until further notice, USPS isn't accepting inbound mail or packages addressed to the following countries:

Countries not accepting packages from USPS on Pirate Ship:

Niue (accepting Priority Mail Express International only)

1. Afghanistan
2. Belarus
3. Gaza Strip
4. Ghana
5. Lebanon
6. Libya
7. Niue (accepting Priority Mail Express International only)
8. Russian Federation
9. South Sudan
10. Ukraine
11. Yemen 

What happens if I already shipped a package to one of these countries?

Sent USPS packages will be returned: Until these countries begin accepting shipments again, if USPS packages are shipped to these destinations, they will be returned to the original sender.

- To help you save time &amp; hassle, Pirate Ship will prevent you from purchasing USPS labels for these destinations until shipments are accepted again.

- Sent USPS packages will be returned: Until these countries begin accepting shipments again, if USPS packages are shipped to these destinations, they will be returned to the original sender.
 
 - To help you save time &amp; hassle, Pirate Ship will prevent you from purchasing USPS labels for these destinations until shipments are accepted again.

Keep up with USPS service disruptions: You can find the latest information on international service disruptions from USPS here: <a href="https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm</a>

- Keep up with USPS service disruptions: You can find the latest information on international service disruptions from USPS here: <a href="https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm</a>

Chat with us for a credit for any returned packages

Returned packages may be credited: If you've had a USPS package returned from one of these destinations, chat with us using the blue button on the bottom left of the screen in the Help Center so we can credit your account 👍

- Returned packages may be credited: If you've had a USPS package returned from one of these destinations, chat with us using the blue button on the bottom left of the screen in the Help Center so we can credit your account 👍

Since Pirate Ship also offers discounted UPS® labels, you may be able to use UPS international services to ship to these countries. 

List of countries with suspended UPS service: Like USPS, UPS has temporarily suspended service to some countries. As of September 30, 2025, the countries UPS has suspended some of its services to are as follows:

- American Samoa
- Bhutan
- Central African Republic
- Cook Islands
- Micronesia
- Faeroe Islands
- Greenland
- Cambodia
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Marshall Islands
- Mayotte
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
- Palau
- Solomon Islands
- East Timor
- Turkmenistan
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Samoa

- List of countries with suspended UPS service: Like USPS, UPS has temporarily suspended service to some countries. As of September 30, 2025, the countries UPS has suspended some of its services to are as follows:
 
 - American Samoa
 - Bhutan
 - Central African Republic
 - Cook Islands
 - Micronesia
 - Faeroe Islands
 - Greenland
 - Cambodia
 - Kiribati
 - Laos
 - Marshall Islands
 - Mayotte
 - New Caledonia
 - Papua New Guinea
 - Palau
 - Solomon Islands
 - East Timor
 - Turkmenistan
 - Tonga
 - Tuvalu
 - Vanuatu
 - Wallis and Futuna
 - Western Samoa

Learn more about <a href="https://support.pirateship.com/en/articles/5544286-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ups">getting started with UPS on Pirate Ship</a>.

<a href="https://support.pirateship.com/en/articles/1068676-how-do-i-contact-pirate-ship">How do I contact Pirate Ship?</a>

- <a href="https://support.pirateship.com/en/articles/1068676-how-do-i-contact-pirate-ship">How do I contact Pirate Ship?</a>

Here's a running list of countries you can't ship to right now with USPS or UPS on Pirate Ship

List of countries not currently accepting shipments from USPS or UPS

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List of countries not currently accepting shipments from USPS or UPS

Countries not accepting packages from USPS on Pirate Ship:

What happens if I already shipped a package to one of these countries?

Chat with us for a credit for any returned packages

Ship with UPS as an alternative

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