16/05/22
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Ongoing
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Australia
|
Infectious
Disease/
Airline
Capacity
|
Signature on delivery has been suspended.
Due to ongoing airline capacity issues postal items are experiencing delays.
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13/05/22
|
Ongoing
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Ascension
Islands &
St Helena
|
Runway
Repair
|
Ongoing delays due to runway repair work
Next flights to close 26th May & 8th June 22.
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13/05/22
|
Ongoing
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Bulgaria
|
Customs
Delays/
IT Issues
|
Items are still experiencing customs delays.
IT issues are ongoing due to a cyberattack. IT systems remain down.
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13/05/22
|
Ongoing
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Jamaica
|
IT Issues/
strike
|
IT issues being experienced affecting connectivity and customs-related procedures
An air traffic controllers strike was called on Thursday 12th of May 2022. The strike led to disruption of mail operations and flight cancellations.
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12/05/22
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Ongoing
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Germany
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Public health measures have been relaxed throughout the country.
However, staff sickness is still high, delivery delays may still occur in some parts of the country.
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06/05/22
|
Ongoing
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New Zealand
|
IT issues
|
Delays of up to 3 days for mail items
Delays of up to 2 days for parcel delivery in Wellington, Waikato, Hawkes Bay and Palmerston North, the West Coast, Invercargill, and Dunedin.
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29/04/22
|
Ongoing
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Italy
|
Delays
|
Minor Delays expected,
please provide full and accurate data for quick processing.
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29/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Portugal
|
Delays
|
Delays expected through customs,
please provide full and accurate data for quick processing.
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28/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Greece
|
IT Issue
|
IT issue affecting customs has been resolved.
Delays expected as backlog is cleared.
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28/04/22
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28/04/22
|
Martinique &
Guadeloupe
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Mail operations are back to normal.
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28/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Panama
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Processing facilities are operating under normal working hours
but subject to special measures. Delays possible.
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27/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Indonesia
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Covid-19 restrictions are still in place.
Postal Delays expected.
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25/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
New Zealand
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Delays expected of between 7-10 days for International parcels,
particularly to Wellington, Manawatu,
Hamilton and Hawkes Bay.
|
22/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
China
|
Infectious
Disease
|
The processing of mail is temporarily affected at Shanghai, Changchun and Yanji mail processing centres due to COVID until further notice.
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20/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Various
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Due to the ongoing Covid 19 restrictions and impacts on flights postal delays are expected.
|
20/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Covid restrictions remain but fuel and power shortages are also affecting mail transportation. Postal delays expected.
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19/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
France
|
IOSS
Technical
Issue
|
IOSS items currently sent to France may be charged tax/duties.
Customers can receive a refund by contacting 0 810 821 821. French Post are trying to resolve the issue.
|
19/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
New
Caledonia
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Mail processing and delivery have returned to normal for Import mail arriving, currently via New Zealand.
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11/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Ukraine
|
Service Availability
|
There are no postal or courier routes into Ukraine
We will update you on any changes.
|
11/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Russia,
Belarus
and Moldova
|
Service Availability
|
Service is limited for these countries, with no courier routes.
We will update you on any changes.
|
07/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Israel
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Mail distribution in the south/centre of the country are no longer subject to interruptions,
however health restrictions are still in place.
|
06/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Chile
|
Infectious
Disease
|
COVID restrictions are no longer in place and Mail operations returned to normal.
|
06/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Malaysia
|
Flooding/
Infectious
Disease
|
Situation returned to normal after the flooding.
COVID measures are still being enforced. Postal delays expected.
|
06/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Peru
|
Strike
Action
|
Freight carries started national strike on April 4th 22,
which will cause delays in processing of all mail.
|
05/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Malta
|
Infectious
Disease
|
High COVID absence continue to affect mail processing.
Postal delays expected.
|
04/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
China
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Processing of mail is temporarily affected at Shanghai, Changchun
and Yanji centres due to COVID until further notice.
Postal delays are expected.
|
04/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Hong
Kong
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Operations at airmail centres have resumed as normal.
|
04/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
New Zealand
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Delays expected between 10-20 days for International parcels, particularly for deliveries into Wellington,
Manawatu, Hamilton and Hawkes Bay.
|
01/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Ascension
Islands &
St Helena
|
Runway
Repair
|
Ongoing delays due to runway repair work
Next flights to close 14th April 22.
|
01/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
France
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Following the relaxation of public health measures throughout the country, normal postal operations have returned.
|
01/04/22
|
Ongoing
|
Thailand
|
Infectious
Disease
|
The state of emergency has been extended to at least 31 May 2022.
Post still has to comply with restrictions and safety guidelines which
may impact on mail processing for international items.
|
25/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Spain
|
Customs
|
Sending goods to the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla now need to be electronically reported to customs.
Items that do not fulfil requirements will be manually processed which is likely to lead to delays.
|
22/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Italy
|
Customs
Delays
|
The backlog of items held in customs has been cleared
and delays are no longer being experienced.
|
22/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Jamaica
|
Infectious
Disease
|
National curfew has been lifted with effect from Friday, 18 March 2022.
|
22/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Latvia
|
Infectious
Disease
|
The situation arising from a significant increase in COVID-19 cases among staff members has come to an end.
Postal operations have returned to normal.
|
22/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Thailand
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Mail operations have improved. However, the state of emergency in Thailand is still in effect, at least until 31 March 2022.
Delays may still be experienced.
|
18/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
China
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Delays expected of up to 7 days due to Covid restrictions.
|
11/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
New Zealand
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Delays expected of between 10-20 days for International parcels
particularly for deliveries into Auckland and Hamilton.
|
08/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Japan
|
Airline
Capacity
|
Airspace closures over Russia and Ukraine causing longer routes and increased fuel costs for some countries.
Resulting in reduced air capacity for Japan. Postal delays expected.
|
08/03/22
|
08/03/22
|
Philippines
|
Typhoon
|
Following Typhoon Odette (Rai), postal operations
in the affected areas have resumed as normal.
|
04/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Portugal
|
Customs
Delays/
Infectious
Disease
|
Experiencing some delays through customs
Covid-19 measures have now been lifted
Postal Services gradually return to normal
|
03/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Singapore
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Postal service to resume as normal
but signatures are not being collected at delivery.
|
03/03/22
|
03/03/22
|
Slovakia
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Postal service to resume as normal
|
01/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Australia
|
Weather
|
Disruption in the states of Queensland,
New South Wales and the rest of the country
due to severe storms, heavy rain and flooding.
|
01/03/22
|
Ongoing
|
Samoa
|
Infectious
Disease
|
The state of emergency have been extended until 28 March 2022.
Postal delays expected
|
28/02/22
|
Ongoing
|
Vietnam
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Disruption caused by large number of covid cases.
Postal delays are expected.
|
25/02/22
|
Ongoing
|
Netherlands
|
Weather/
IOSS/Customs
|
Storm Eunice still causing delays.
IOSS items received before 9th Feb may be charged duties,
but refunds expected.
IT customs issues causing delays have now been fixed.
|
23/02/22
|
23/02/22
|
Tonga
|
Volcanic Eruption
and Tsunami
|
Internet has been restored with mail operation back to normal.
|
16/02/22
|
16/02/22
|
Barbados
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Curfew lifted.
Postal services returning to normal
|
16/02/22
|
22/02/22
|
Madagascar
|
Weather
|
Cyclone Batsirai has passed
Postal operations and domestic flights resume.
|
16/02/22
|
Ongoing
|
Jamaica
|
Weather
|
Flooding in the area
Postal delays expected.
|
11/02/22
|
Ongoing
|
Hong kong
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Increased covid cases for airmail centre staff.
Postal delays expected.
|
07/02/22
|
Ongoing
|
Australia
|
Weather
|
Daily operations are disrupted by severe storms and flooding.
Postal delays expected.
|
04/02/22
|
Ongoing
|
Mauritius
|
Weather
|
Cyclonic conditions are ceasing
and postal services returning to normal.
|
31/01/22
|
31/01/22
|
Greece
|
Weather
|
The disruption caused by severe weather has ended.
Mail operations have returned to normal.
|
28/01/22
|
Ongoing
|
Germany
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Due to increased covid cases among operational staff,
postal delays are expected.
|
28/01/22
|
Ongoing
|
Palestine
|
Weather
|
Due to severe weather conditions Postal delays expected.
|
26/01/22
|
26/01/22
|
Morocco
|
Infectious
Disease
|
Postal service to resume as normal.
|