6/14/2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Synthetic Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 (H.R. 5788), sponsored by Congressmen Mike Bishop (MI-08) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), to prevent the shipment of synthetic opioids into the United States through the international mail system. Specifically, this bill would require the […]
The US Postal Service has insisted it is scanning and obtaining signatures for inbound international registered mail, after Canada Post complained that it was not. Canada Post issued a statement this week announcing that it has suspended its Registered Mail (USA) service, effective 13th January 2014, because items “may not be scanned and a signature […]
Support to Haiti Post Continues WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service resumed international mail service to the nation of Haiti today as efforts to restore limited postal services gain momentum in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January that destroyed much of Haiti Post’s infrastructure and service capacity. A temporary hold issued Jan. 15 […]
WASHINGTON — With the reopening of international airports across Europe, full service for international mail has resumed, and the temporary restriction imposed by the U.S. Postal Service since April 21 on the acceptance of perishable items for delivery to the continent has been lifted. Effective immediately, the service guarantees for Express Mail International (EMI) and […]
Alternate Transportation Arrangements Being Made WASHINGTON —The Postal Service is using all available airlift, rerouting mail through alternate airports and booking available ground transportation to move international mail in response to the ongoing closure of airports throughout Europe. Many international airports remain closed due to the plume of volcanic ash blanketing extensive areas of the […]