Handling of mail in Asian countries/territories during the Lunar New Year period |
January 28, 2022
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.
Our acceptance of various international mail items has been temporarily suspended due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. For details on the latest status concerning the acceptance of mail items destined to countries and territories worldwide and information about delivery delays of mail items and other matters, please check here.
Country/ Territory |
Lunar New Year period |
Exchange Office Operations1 |
Customs Operations2 |
Delivery Operations |
Inquiry Operations3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Korea |
Mon., Jan 31 - Wed., Feb 2 |
× | × | × | × |
China |
Mon., Jan 31 - Sun., Feb 6 |
○ | 〇 | ○ | ○ |
Taiwan |
Sat., Jan 29 - Sun., Feb 6 |
EMS only | EMS only | EMS only | EMS only |
Hong Kong |
Tue., Feb 1 - Thu., Feb 3 |
Other than surface mail |
Other than surface mail |
× | × |
Macau |
Mon., Jan 31 - Thu., Feb 3 |
× | × | × | × |
Malaysia |
Tue., Feb 1 - Wed., Feb 2 |
× | × | × | × |
Singapore |
Tue., Feb 1 - Wed., Feb 2 |
× | × | × | × |
Vietnam |
Sat., Jan 29 - Sun., Feb 6 |
× | × | × | × |
○…handled ×…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.