USPS Shipping

USPS Service Alterations July 2020

As we enter the sixth month of the shipping industry adapting to the challenges of coronavirus, many USPS service suspensions that were previously in place have been lifted. Even with the lifted suspensions, however, the USPS still has several service alterations in place. Below are the USPS service alterations as of July 22, 2020.

INTERNATIONAL MAIL

International mail services have faced many logistical challenges due to lack of transportation, as a result, the USPS has suspended mail to the international destinations listed below. For information international mail delays and other international carriers, please visit the Coronavirus News Page.

BotswanaFrench GuianaMauritiusSeychelles
BruneiFrench PolynesiaMongoliaSouth Sudan
ChadGuadeloupeMyanmarTajikistan
CubaLaosReunion (Bourbon)Timor-Leste
EritreaLesothoSaint Pierre and Miquelon (Miquelon)Turkmenistan
Eswatini (Swaziland)MartiniqueSamoaYemen

DOMESTIC MAIL

The USPS has not suspended any domestic services, however, some delivery commitments have been extended by one day.

USPS Priority Mail

Priority Mail packages with two and three-day delivery commitments have been extended an extra day to three and four days respectively. Priority mail packages with local one-day delivery commitments will remain the same. Customers using Priority Mail express will still receive standard end-to-end tracking.

USPS First-Class Package Service

First-Class Package Service packages with two and three-day delivery commitments have been extended an extra day to three and four days respectively.

MILITARY MAIL

This USPS has suspended Military Mail Service to the ZIPs listed below. Today, the USPS restored service to eight Military Mail ZIPs, bringing the total to 15 ZIPs restored in May.

◦ AE DPO 09178-9997
◦ AE DPO 09283-9997
◦ AE DPO 09488-9997
◦ AE DPO 09489-9997
◦ AE DPO 09734-9997
◦ AE DPO 09813-9997
◦ AE DPO 09817-9997
◦ AE DPO 09820-9997
◦ AE DPO 09826-9997
◦ AE DPO 09828-9997
◦ AE DPO 09831-9997
◦ AE DPO 09846-9997
◦ AE DPO 09854-9997
◦ AE DPO 09857-9997
◦ AE DPO 09860-9997
◦ AE DPO 09864-9997
◦ AE DPO 09867-9997
◦ AE DPO 09869-9997
◦ AP DPO 96210-9997
◦ AP DPO 96532-9997

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