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:
Afghanistan
Belarus
Brunei Darussalam
Gaza Strip
Lebanon
Libya
Niue (accepting Priority Mail Express International only)
Russian Federation
South Sudan
Tajikistan
Ukraine
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 & 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: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm
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 👍
Ship with UPS as an alternative
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 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
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.
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