USPS Refusing International Packets???

[GhostofPatBrown]

Just went to my local PO in suburban Dallas with two packets destined for Canada. Employee told me that they are no longer accepting international mail for delivery. Spoke to a supervisor who said they stopped "three or four days ago because of coronavirus." I have not seen any news stories about this, nor heard this from other collectors. Does anyone have similar or opposing experiences?

[shrevecity]

Some countries are being stopped says it on the Ebay shipping page. First I have heard of Canada being stopped though. It maybe they have such a backlog they are having to do so.

[chris_ac]

Bummer. Guess I will request UPS or FedEx before hand when buying and may end up with refunds after 30 days on already purchased stuff still moving.

[Krusin]

I have 2 items for Canada sitting in Miami since the 24th of last month.

tracking status reads Step 2 In Transit is in RED,
INTERNATIONAL DISPATCH READY
ISC MIAMI FL (USPS), 33112

estimated delivery Aug. 18th.

:mad:
Hoping I don't have to make a refund & then the items get shipped. The 2 items are for over $400, have a feeling this is going to be a nightmare.

[Inferno]

I have a suspicion that anything that does get through to Canada is being held at the border for two weeks before it gets processed through customs. Every shipment I've gotten from the States has seemingly frozen for exactly two weeks before the tracking would show processing through customs. Since a 14 day quarantine period is being pushed in most places for people who travel into the country maybe they're quarantining the mail also?

[aro13]

Very interesting observations. I sent a package from Canada to Germany on June 22nd and it arrived yesterday. I sent a package from Canada to Chicago with tracking on June 15th and it is still in transit.

[mikecala98]

They lied to you.

[JMarchand1981]

They lied to you.

You work for the post office, right?

[mikecala98]

You work for the post office, right?


Yes I do.


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[aggie4ever]

On the USPS website, they do list a bunch of countries they are not currently shipping to:
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm

However, I don't see Canada on that list. Probably just an employee who misunderstood and thinks that they are not shipping to any foreign countries.

[jubei777]

i just got a package from hong kong. took two weeks but made it through.

[MossDC4L]

I had heard the same thing but thought it may have been miss information, I can see other countries being on a no ship list, but not Canada.

Just sent off a valuable card a used FedEx instead to be safe.

[JMarchand1981]

Yes I do.


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I thought I remembered that.

So OP, you have a source here that says your post office just lied to you.

[TarjetasBéisbol]

They probably think Canada is on this list when it's not, call your local postmaster so they can give them a call and straighten them out.

[clearblue]

I've been getting stuff from the US regularly the last few months. I do have 2-3 items that appear to be stuck somewhere though; one from Texas. I think it's probably a regional issue or a state by state thing.

[GhostofPatBrown]

Follow-up: Went the following day to a small post office the next town over...no problem at all. Went back to my post office today ...still won't take Canadian mail. I pointed out the website list of countries on the no-mail list and they didn't care. Guess I'm going to have to make the drive to the other P.O. for the foreseeable future.