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

Ireland (IE)

Last updated 9 December 2024

  • Reported

    9 December 2024
  • Delay

    2-3 days
  • Location

    Ireland
  • Cause

    Due to storm Darragh in Ireland, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Ireland.

United States (US)

Last updated 6 December 2024

  • Reported

    6 December 2024
  • Delay

    1-2 days
  • Location

    United States
  • Cause

    Due to capacity issues to Chicago, United States, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Sudan (SD)

Last updated 6 December 2024

  • Reported

    5 December 2024
  • Delay

    None
  • 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.

China (CN)

Last updated 5 December 2024

  • Reported

    5 December 2024
  • Delay

    2 days
  • Location

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

Italy (IT)

Last updated 5 December 2024

  • Reported

    5 December 2024
  • Delay

    1-2 days
  • Location

    Italy
  • Cause
    Due to a strike in Italy on December 9th and 10th, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels in Italy.

Germany (DE)

Last updated 5 December 2024

  • Reported

    5 December 2024
  • Delay

    1 day
  • Location

    Germany
  • Cause

    Due to high volumes at our network partner Hermes in Germany, delays are expected in the delivery of parcels in Germany.

Canada (CA)

Last updated 5 December 2024

  • Reported

    18 November 2024
  • Delay

    6 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.

Thailand (TH)

Last updated 3 December 2024

  • Reported

    3 December 2024
  • Delay

    3 - 5 days
  • Location

    Thailand
  • Cause
    Due to flooding in certain areas of Thailand, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels. The affected postal area codes are 80130, 90XXX, 93XXX, 94XXX, 95XXX and 96XXX.

Malaysia (MY)

Last updated 3 December 2024

  • Reported

    3 December 2024
  • Delay

    3 - 5 days
  • Location

    Malaysia
  • Cause

    Due to flooding in certain areas of Malaysia, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels. The affected postal area codes are 05XXX, 06XXX, 21XXX, 22XXX, 23XXX, 24XXX, 16XXX, 17XXX and 18XXX.

Iran, Islamic Republic Of (IR)

Last updated 12 November 2024

  • Reported

    23 September 2024
  • Delay

    4 weeks
  • Location

    Iran
  • Cause

    Due to delays in transportation and IT issues in Iran, delays are expected in the delivery of mail and parcels and/or missing scan information.

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