April 23, 2020 DMM Advisory Keeping you informed about classification and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service International Service Impact: Alternate Transport – Air to Sea Diversion in Effect Effective April 20, 2020, the Postal Service™ will utilize sea transportation to address the issue of limited air transportation resulting from widespread flight cancellations and restrictions due to COVID-19. This option will remain in effect until sufficient air transportation capacity becomes available. The first sea transport departed from the JFK International Service Center on April 20, 2020, and is estimated to arrive at the Rotterdam (Netherlands) port on May 7, 2020. Sea route arrival dates are not exact and may vary depending on weather related events and queuing at port of arrival. The vessel is carrying 6,036 receptacles in 5 containers weighing 32,768 kilograms. It is serving mail destined to: • Austria • Denmark • Hungary • Poland • Sweden • Czech • Finland • Netherlands • Spain • Switzerland Republic When calculating estimated delivery times, additional days required for unloading, customs clearance and road transit should be considered. The table below outlines a typical sea transit delivery cycle that begins upon arrival to the destined port: Rotterdam Port Rotterdam Port Rotterdam Port Den Hague OE Den Hague OE Unloading Custom Clearance /Clear Transit to Den Hague OE Acceptance & Sorting Road Transit to Delivery Customs Address 1-2 Days 2 Days 1 Day 2-3 Days 1-4 Days OE – Office of Exchange This transportation alternative will be used for the following mail classes; Priority Mail Express International® (PMEI), Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Mail International® (FCMI), First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag® items. The Postal Service is closely monitoring the situation and will continue to update customers until the situation returns to normal. Please visit our International Service Alerts page for the most up to date information: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service- alerts/international/?utm_source=residential&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=res_to_intl The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and DMM Advisories are available on Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) April 22, 2020 DMM Advisory Keeping you informed about classification and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service UPDATE 28: International Mail Service Disruptions Due to COVID-19 On April 22, 2020, the Postal Service™ received notifications from various postal operators regarding changes in international mail services due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The following countries have announced service disruptions: Australia UPDATE: Australia Post has advised that they are declaring a situation of force majeure for all inbound and outbound letter-post, parcel-post and Express Mail Service (EMS) items until further notice. Customers should expect delivery delays. Georgia UPDATE: Georgian Post has advised that the Government of Georgia has extended the measures aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 until May 22, 2020. The declaration of force majeure therefore remains in effect and unchanged. Customers should expect delays for inbound and outbound letter- post, parcel post and EMS items. These service disruptions affect Priority Mail Express International® (PMEI), Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Mail International® (FCMI), First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag® items. The DMM Advisory will continue to update mailers regarding new service disruptions as they are received. For a full list of international service disruptions, please visit https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and DMM Advisories are available on Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) April 22, 2020 DMM Advisory Keeping you informed about classification and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service International Service Impacts – Country Suspensions as of April 24, 2020 The Postal Service™ will temporarily suspend international mail acceptance for certain destinations due to service impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective April 24, 2020, the Postal Service will temporarily suspend international mail acceptance to destinations where the foreign postal operator has indicated that they are unable to process or deliver international mail or services originating from the United States. Customers are asked to refrain from mailing items addressed to the following country, until further notice: • Dominican Republic In addition, effective April 24, 2020, the Postal Service will temporarily suspend international mail acceptance to destinations where transportation is unavailable due to widespread cancellations and restrictions into the area. Customers are asked to refrain from mailing items addressed to the following countries, until further notice: • Algeria • Egypt • Montenegro • Antigua & Barbuda • Estonia • Morocco • Argentina • Ethiopia • Nicaragua • Aruba • Faroe Island • Nigeria • Azerbaijan • Ghana • Pakistan • Bahamas • Grenada • Philippines • Bahrain • Haiti • Qatar • Bangladesh • Iraq • Sierra Leone • Barbados • Israel • St. Marten • Belize • Jamaica • Suriname • Chile • Kazakhstan • Trinidad &Tobago • Burkina Faso • Liberia • Tunisia • Colombia • Mauritania • Turks & Caicos These service disruptions affect Priority Mail Express International® (PMEI), Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Mail International® (FCMI), First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag® items. Unless otherwise noted, service suspensions to a particular country do not affect delivery of military and diplomatic mail. For already deposited items, other than Global Express Guarantee® (GXG®), Postal Service employees will endorse the items as “Mail Service Suspended — Return to Sender” and then place them in the mail stream for return. Due to COVID-19, international shipping has been suspended to many countries. According to DMM 604.9.2.3, customers are entitled to a full refund of their postage costs when service to the country of destination is suspended. The detailed procedures to obtain refunds for Retail Postage, eVS, PC Postage, and BMEU entered mail can be found through the following link: https://postalpro.usps.com/international-refunds The Postal Service is closely monitoring the situation and will continue to update customers until the situation returns to normal. Please visit our International Service Alerts page for the most up to date information https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service- alerts/international/?utm_source=residential&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=res_to_intl The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and DMM Advisories are available on Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) April 21, 2020 DMM Advisory Keeping you informed about classification and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service UPDATE 27: International Mail Service Disruptions Due to COVID-19 On April 21, 2020, the Postal Service™ received notifications from various postal operators regarding changes in international mail services due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The following country has suspended certain mail services: Honduras UPDATE: Empresa de Correos de Honduras (Honducor) has advised that they are extending the suspension of mail services until April 26, 2020, or a later date to be communicated in due course. Unless otherwise noted, service suspensions to a particular country do not affect delivery of military and diplomatic mail. The following country has announced service disruptions: Spain UPDATE: Correos y Telégrafos has advised that the Spanish Government has extended the state of alert until May 10, 2020. As a result, major impacts on processing and distribution of all international mail should be expected until the situation returns to normal. These service disruptions affect Priority Mail Express International® (PMEI), Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Mail International® (FCMI), First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag® items. The DMM Advisory will continue to update mailers regarding new service disruptions as they are received. For a full list of international service disruptions, please visit https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and DMM Advisories are available on Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) April 20, 2020 DMM Advisory Classification — keeping you informed about classification and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service Monthly Labeling List Changes Effective May 1, 2020, the Postal Service™ will revise Labeling List(s) L006, L007, L012, and L606 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings inducted on or after the May 1, 2020, effective date through the June 30, 2020, expiration date. The changes can be found in the April 9, 2020, Postal Bulletin. Current Labeling Lists can be found on the FAST website at https://fast.usps.com/fast/fastApp/resources/labelListFiles.action The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and DMM Advisories are available on Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) April 20, 2020