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CURRENT NOTES AND INFORMATION

Impact on global shipping and deliveries

Update on strikes in Belgium.

An agreement was reached with the unions at the end of April, which led to the end of the strikes.

The delivery staff in the domestic network are confident that the backlog will be cleared in the first two weeks of May.

DELAYS EUROPE

In Europe, delays occur in the following countries:

  • Belgium (Effects of the strike in April)
  • Bulgaria
  • Ireland
  • Portugal
  • Ukraine
DELAYS WORLDWIDE

Delays may occur in the following countries:

  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Taiwan
  • Uzbekistan
HOLIDAYS EUROPE

There may be delays in the processing and delivery of your items on the following European public holidays:

  • 01.05. AT, BE, FR, DE, IT, ES, SE – Labour Day
  • 06.05. Irland – May Bank Holiday
  • 08.05. Frankreich Fête de la Victoire
  • 09.05. AT, BE, FR, DE, NL, SE, CH Ascencion Day
  • 20.05. AT, BE, FR, DE, NL,CH – PWhit Monday
  • 30.05. AT, DE, CH – Corpus Christi


(No guarantee of completeness)

HOLIDAYS WORLDWIDE

The following non-European public holidays may cause delays in the processing and delivery of your items:

  • 06.05. Japan – Children´s Day
  • 06.05. Großbritannien – Bank Holiday
  • 07.05. Kasachstan – Defender´s Day
  • 09.05. Kasachstan – Victory Day
  • 15.05. Hong Kong – Birthday of Buddha
  • 22.05. Singapur – Vesakh
  • 27.05. Großbritannien – Spring Bank Holiday
  • 27.05. USA – Memorial Day

(No guarantee of completeness)

NO DELIVERY

The situation varies from country to country. Due to political changes of power, war or natural disasters, there are also routes that are completely closed. Unfortunately, letter and parcel deliveries are then not possible.

This currently applies to the countries listed here. This list is updated regularly.

  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bhutan
  • Bonaire
  • Comoros
  • Dominica
  • Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
  • Fiji
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Israel
  • Kiribati
  • Laos
  • Lesotho
  • Mongolia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Russia
  • Saint Kitts & Nevis
  • Tajikistan
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Wallis and Futuna

    Countries with embargo or without active postal service:

  • Yemen
  • Libya
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Syria
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Southsudan