IMAG Executive Director Kate Muth was interviewed by Nexstar Media Group about the Trump administration’s intention to withdraw the United States from the Universal Postal Union. Click here to watch the video clip. (To read the White House statement, click here.)

The following message, received via UPU, points to the possibility of rotating postal strikes in Canada, as earlier as Monday, October 22. *** The designated operator of Canada, Canada Post, asks us to inform the designated operators of other Union member countries about ongoing negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). CUPW has issued a strike notice, which means that they will be in a legal position to strike as early as Monday, 22 October 2018. Should

The International Mailers’ Advisory Group (IMAG), an association representing the U.S. international mailing sector, has released a statement on the administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Universal Postal Union (UPU). To read the text of the IMAG statement, click here. (To read the White House statement, click here.)

The U.S. Postal Service has published the cut-off dates for 2018 holiday shipping to ensure items arrive prior to Christmas. For international mail addressed to Africa, Central and South America, First-Class Package International Service (FCPIS) items and Priority Mail International (PMI) items should be shipped no later than December 1 and Priority Mail Express International items no later than December 8. To all other regions outside the United States, First-Class Package I