Unfortunately, many countries' postal services aren't accepting shipments from USPS due to the pandemic, regional conflict, 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:
Afghanistan
Belarus
Brunei Darussalam
Central African Republic
Cuba
Gaza Strip
Haiti
Laos (accepting Priority Mail Express International only)
Myanmar (accepting Priority Mail Express International only)
Niue (accepting Priority Mail Express International only)
Russian Federation
Syrian Arab Republic
Yemen
What happens if I already shipped a package to one of these countries?
Until these countries begin accepting shipments again, if USPS packages are shipped to these destinations they will be returned to sender. To help you save time & hassle, Pirate Ship will prevent you from purchasing USPS labels for these destinations until shipments are accepted again.
You can find the latest information on international service disruptions from USPS here: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm
Chat with us for a credit for any returned packages
If you've had a USPS package returned from one of these destinations, chat with us using the blue button on the bottom right of your screen so we can credit your account 👍
Ship with UPS as an alternative
Since Pirate Ship offers UPS® labels at pre-negotiated discounts, you can use UPS international services to ship to any of these countries! It's only USPS restricting packages to these destinations, so if you need to get a package to any of the above countries, you can do it with UPS 🎉
Note that UPS has suspended service to some countries due to regional conflict or other factors. As of November 13, 2023, the countries UPS has suspended some of its services to are as follows:
Belarus
Bhutan
The Cook Islands
East Timor
Fiji
Kiribati
The Marshall Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Russian Federation
The Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Ukraine
Vanuatu
Wallis & Futuna
Federated States of Micronesia (Kosrae, Ponape, Yap, Truk)
Learn more about getting started with UPS on Pirate Ship.
Have any questions? Chat with our Support Crew and we'll lend a hook 😃