International Service Alerts

An overview of current delays

Do you expect mail or a package from another country? Or did you send something abroad yourself? Check below for delays and other disruptions.

Delays per country

  • Afghanistan
  • Åland Islands
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Caribbean Netherlands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Cote D'Ivoire
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Global
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands
  • Holy See (Vatican City State)
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic Of
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Palestine
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Reunion
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • RWANDA
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Saint-Barthélemy
  • Saint-Martin
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea
  • South-Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Thailand
  • The Netherlands
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Virgin Islands, U.S.
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Canada (CA)

Last updated 21 January 2025

  • Reported

    15 January 2025
  • Delay

    2 weeks
  • Location

    Canada
  • Cause

    Due to a strike at our partner Canada Post since November 15th, deliveries have been suspended until the end of the strike. Starting Wednesday, November 27th, all mail and parcels destined for Canada Post cannot be handed over to our partner and will therefore be kept at our PostNL depots. These items will be handed over as soon as the strike ends.

    Update: the strike at Canada Post has ended and operations will slowly resume. However, delays are still expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Canada until at least January 2025.

Romania (RO)

Last updated 17 January 2025

  • Reported

    17 January 2025
  • Delay

    1 - 3 days
  • Location

    Roemenië
  • Cause

    Due to transport issues to Romania, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Romania.

Croatia (HR)

Last updated 17 January 2025

  • Reported

    17 January 2025
  • Delay

    1 - 3 days
  • Location

    Croatië
  • Cause

    Due to transport issues to Croatia, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Croatia.

Bulgaria (BG)

Last updated 17 January 2025

  • Reported

    17 January 2025
  • Delay

    1 - 3 days
  • Location

    Bulgarije
  • Cause

    Due to transport issues to Bulgaria, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Bulgaria.

Sudan (SD)

Last updated 17 January 2025

  • Reported

    15 January 2025
  • Delay

    2 weeks
  • Location

    Sudan
  • Cause

    Due to the current situation in Sudan, mail and parcels cannot be delivered everywhere in Sudan. Delivery is possible in the following areas: Port Sudan, Red Sea State, Kassala in the Kassala State, Shandi & Atbara in the River Nile State, Gadarif in the Gadarif State, Omdurman in the Khartoum State and Daba, Dongola, Wadi Halfa and Halfa in the Northern State.

Italy (IT)

Last updated 16 January 2025

  • Reported

    16 January 2025
  • Delay

    1 - 3 days
  • Location

    Italy
  • Cause

    Due to IT issues at our partner Poste Italiane, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Italy until the end of week 4.

Slovenia (SI)

Last updated 16 January 2025

  • Reported

    16 January 2025
  • Delay

    1 - 3 days
  • Location

    Slovenia
  • Cause
    Due to transport issues to Slovenia, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Slovenia.

United States (US)

Last updated 15 January 2025

  • Reported

    15 January 2025
  • Delay

    3-5 days
  • Location

    Los Angeles
  • Cause

    Due to wildfires in Los Angeles, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in certain areas in Los Angeles.

Syrian Arab Republic (SY)

Last updated 15 January 2025

  • Reported

    15 January 2025
  • Delay

    Unknown, no delivery possible at this moment
  • Location

    Syria
  • Cause
    Route closed; mail and package delivery not possible. At this time we do not know when the situation changes, nor can we tell you when routes reopen.

Ireland (IE)

Last updated 15 January 2025

  • Reported

    15 January 2025
  • Delay

    1 - 2 days
  • Location

    Ireland
  • Cause
    Due to severe weather conditions in Ireland, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in the areas of Cork, Clare, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Kerry, Limerick, New Ross, Portarlington and Tipperary in Ireland.

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