Handling of mail in Asian countries/territories during the Lunar New Year period |
January 17, 2020
Please note that there may be delays in deliveries of postal items because of holidays associated with the Lunar New Year period in the following Asian countries/territories.
Country/ Territory |
Lunar New Year period |
Exchange Office Operations1 |
Customs Operations2 |
Delivery Operations |
Inquiry Operations3 |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Korea |
Fri., Jan 24 - Mon., Jan 27 |
△ | △ | × | × | |
China |
Fri., Jan 24 - Thu., Jan 30 |
○ | △ | ○ | ○ | |
Taiwan |
Thu., Jan 23 - Wed., Jan 29 |
△ | △ | △ | × | Operations except for Inquiry will be carried out only for EMS during the Lunar Year period. |
Hong Kong |
Sat., Jan 25 - Tue., Jan 28 |
△ | △ | × | × | |
Macau |
Fri., Jan 24 - Wed., Jan 29 |
× | × | × | × | |
Malaysia |
Sat., Jan 25 - Mon., Jan 27 |
× | × | × | × | |
Singapore |
Sat., Jan 25 - Mon., Jan 27 |
△ | × | × | × | |
Vietnam |
Thu., Jan 23 - Wed., Jan 29 |
× | × | △ | × |
○…handled △…partial handling ×…not handled
Notes:
- Exchange office operations refer to the processing of international postal items sent from Japan or items addressed to Japan.
- Customs operations refer to customs clearance for international postal items.
- Inquiry operations refer to tracking and investigation for international postal items.