Effective June 16, 2014, the Postal Service™ resumed accepting shipments to the Crimea and Sevastopol in Ukraine using its Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®) service. Service to these areas using other USPS® international shipping options is still temporarily suspended.
As announced in Postal Bulletin 22387 (4-17-14, page 40, “Temporary Suspension of Mail Service to Certain Destinations in Ukraine”), on April 11, 2014, the Postal Service temporally suspended all mail service to the Crimea due to the Ukrainian State Postal Enterprise (Ukrposhta) informing the Universal Postal Union (UPU) that Ukrposhta had suspended delivery services for international mail addressed to the Crimea (postal codes in the range 95000–99999), Ukraine. However, this suspension no longer applies to GXG service and customers may resume shipments to the Crimea and Sevastopol in Ukraine using this service.
Until further notice, all Post Office™ and other acceptance locations must continue not to accept any mail destined to the Crimea (postal codes in the range 95000-99999), Ukraine, using Priority Mail Express International®, Priority Mail International®, First-Class Mail International®, First-Class Package International Service™, International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag® items.
For already deposited non-GXG items addressed to these destinations, Postal Service employees must endorse them “Mail Service Temporarily Suspended — Return to Sender” and then place them in the mailstream for return.
For all returned items, the Postal Service will, upon request, refund postage and fees on mail returned due to the temporary suspension of service.
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