SA Post Office suspends mail to Ukraine, Russia
Airmail remains available to 33 other countries.
AMIDST conflict, the South African Post Office (SAPO) has suspended its mail service to Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus.
In a statement, Johan Kruger of SAPO said airmail remains available to 33 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Japan, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, and United Arab Emirates.
Surface mail is available to 51 countries while road mail is available to Botswana, Kingdom of Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Kruger said customers who order items from other countries should include their cellphone number with their address so the Post Office can send them an SMS when the item is ready for collection.
“Customers who send items to other countries must make sure they do not send anything that is not allowed in the mail, which includes any arms, ammunition, explosives, liquids, or items that could break and leak. No plant or animal material may be sent to other countries. For more information, please visit the website of the postal administration in the receiving country,” said Kruger.
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Customers are urged to take care when packing items for dispatch abroad as mail is transported in bulk.
“International items are delivered within an average of 10 workdays. For quicker service, the Post Office offers the EMS service, which delivers items within 24 hours of arrival in the destination country,” said Kruger.
South Africans are entitled to two tax-free gifts from abroad per year, provided the value of each gift is below R1400. More information is on the SARS website.
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