USPS gets rid of this service, effective immediately

The postal agency has just suspended this service.


According toPostal service of the United States (USPS), more than 128 billionPieces of mail have been sent via the Agency's broadcasting system in 2021 alone, with the agency servingMore than 163 million addresses In the United States, but the USPS also has an authority on which the services it provides and have access to them - and sometimes brings changes with broad effects. In fact, the postal service recently confirmed that it had suspended one of its main services, in effect immediately. Read it to find out what the agency gets rid now.

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The USPS has just suspended its service to Russia.

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The USPS has stopped itsInternational mail services in Russia on March 11,Linn stamp news reported. According to the outlet, the agency stated that this had suspended certain services "due to unavailable means of transport as a result of cancellations and widespread restrictions" in Russia. The services that were no longer provided include the International Mail Express International Priority, the International Mail Priority, the first International Mail Class, the International Service International Service package, the international airline, the international surface airlift, the Bags M- Bags and the Global Express guaranteed service, the postal service mentioned.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Your mail will be returned if he was sent to Russia.

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On its website, the postal service requests that customers "Please abstain"To try to send any letter addressed to Russia in the USPS system. Employees are not able to accept articles for countries with a suspended international mail service. The only exception is the delivery military and diplomatic mail.

According to the USPS, the mail already filed will be marked as "mail-return-return service" then you will be sent by mail. But that could cost you. "The postal service will be, on request, the repayment charges and the mail repayment fees following the suspension of the service", the USPS states on its website.

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The agency says it will continue to monitor the situation.

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The USPS can choose to raise its prohibition to post publication in Russia, but the agency has not yet given a chronology for its suspension. "The postal service follows closely the location and will continue to update customers until the situation returns to normal," said the agency in a statement toLinn stamp news.

When the service is restored, you may be able to re-send your article as it is. "The sender can send them with existing postage once the service has been restored. When recovering this option, customers must bypass the mail service of the suspended brands to the sender" "" the USPS explains on his website.

UPS and Fedex also suspended services in Russia.

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The invasion of Ukraine from Russia does not only affect mail and parcels sent by the USPS. UPS recentlyissued a service alert This stated that he temporarily suspended operations in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. And on March 14, FedEx announced that it wastemporary suspension All its Russian and Belarus services until further notice, as well as temporarily of its incoming and outgoing services to Ukraine and the closing of its locations.

"We are deeply disturbed by what is happening in Ukraine, our thoughts and our thoughts and solidarity are with people affected by this permanent violence," FedEx said in a statement. "Our absolute priority is the safety of our team members and their families, and we provide direct financial assistance to them and affected communities."

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