USPS Announces Big Changes For International Mail January 2027

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service will be making major changes to international services beginning in January 2027, including:

— The Postal Service will discontinue outbound International Airmail M-Bag service, effective January 17, 2027. Note that International Priority Airmail (IPA) M-Bag service will remain available to mailers.

— International Registered Mail service will be available only for UPU small letters and large letters formats, which contain documents only, and are Market Dominant products.

— The Postal Service will discontinue outbound International Airmail M-Bag service, effective January 17, 2027. Note that International Priority Airmail (IPA) M-Bag service will remain available to mailers.

— To comply with UPU requirements, beginning January 1, 2027, USPS systems will be enhanced to support International Proof of Delivery (POD) for inbound international parcels.

— The Postal Service plans to introduce optional ancillary International Proof of Delivery for outbound Priority Mail International (PMI) to destinations where such proof of delivery is not mandated by the destination country’s postal operator, pending approval of the applicable price by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

— The Postal Service is evaluating reassigning countries within the existing 20 rate groups for Priority Mail Express International (PMEI), Priority Mail International (PMI), First-Class Package International Service (FCPIS), and International Priority Airmail (IPA) to better align them with market and cost similarities.

— USPS will start enforcing the Dimension Noncompliance Fee for parcels with inaccurate or missing dimensions in manifests. This includes commercial Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select products with inaccurate or missing dimensions.

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