Country sending guides

Send parcels and mail to over 230 countries and territories with Royal Mail

Country sending guides

Send parcels and mail to over 230 countries and territories with Royal Mail

Check out our country guides below for all the information you need to send parcels and mail around the world. You can choose from a range of services based on price, security or speed.

Check what you’re allowed to send with prohibited and restricted item guides, and learn the best way to write the address for your destination.

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World zones effective from 4 April 2022

Map of Royal Mail's International Zones

Our new European Zones 1/2/3 consist of countries across Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia and are split as follows:

 

Republic of Ireland France
Germany Corsica
Denmark Monaco

 

 

Austria Latvia
Azores Lithuania
Balaeric Islands Luxembourg
Belgium Madeira
Bulgaria Malta
Canary Islands Netherlands
Croatia Poland
Cyprus Portugal
Czech Republic Romania
Estonia Slovakia
Finland Slovenia
Greece Spain
Hungary Sweden
Italy  

 

 

Albania Moldova
Andorra Montenegro
Armenia North Macedonia
Azerbaijan Norway
(including Spitzbergen)
Belarus Russia
Bosnia & Herzegovina San Marino
Faroe Islands Serbia
Georgia Switzerland
Gibraltar Tajikistan
Greenland Turkey
Iceland Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan Ukraine
Kosovo Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan Vatican City State
Liechtenstein  

 

 
Covers all countries, not defined as being in Europe, World Zone 2 or World Zone 3.

World Zone 1 generally covers countries in North America (excluding the USA), South America, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and South East Asia.

 
This zone covers the following territories:

Australia Belau British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
Christmas Island (Pacific Ocean) Cocos Islands Cook Island Coral Sea Island
Fiji French Polynesia French South Antarctic Territory Keeling
Kiribati Macao Nauru Island New Caledonia
New Zealand New Zealand Antarctic Territory Niue Island Norfolk Island
Norwegian Antarctic Territory Papua New Guinea People's Democratic Republic of Laos Pitcairn Island
Republic of Singapore Solomon Islands Tahiti Tokelau Islands
Tonga Tuvalu US Samoa Western Samoa

 
This zone consists of the USA.

Our Rest of Zones and Territories consist of countries from across Europe and The Rest of the World and are split as follows:

 
Rest of Europe Rest of North America Rest of Middle East Rest of Far East & Australasia Rest of Africa & Asia
Albania  Canada  Egypt French South Antarctic Territories Afghanistan
Armenia    Iran  Brunei Angola
Azerbaijan   Iraq Cook Islands Burundi
Bosnia and Herzegovina   Kuwait Christmas Island  Benin
Belarus    Oman  Fiji Burkina Faso
Georgia    Qatar Indonesia Bangladesh
Kazakhstan   Syria  British Indian Ocean Territory Bhutan
Kosovo    Yemen Cambodia Botswana
Moldova      Kiribati Central African Republic
Macedonia      Lao People's Democratic Republic Cote D'Ivoire 
Montenegro      Macao Cameroon
Tajikistan      New Caledonia Congo (the Democratic Republic of) 
Turkmenistan     Niue  Congo 
Uzbekistan      Nauru  Comoros
      Pitcairn  Cape Verde
      Philippines Djibouti
      Palau Algeria
      Papua New Guinea Eritrea
      Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)  Western Sahara
      French Polynesia Ethiopia
      Solomon Islands Gabon
      Tokelau Islands Ghana
      Timor-Leste Guinea
      Tonga Gambia
      Tuvalu Guinea-Bissau
      Vanuatu Equatorial Guinea
      Wallis & Futuna Islands Kyrgyzstan
      Western Samoa Liberia
        Libya
        Sri Lanka
        Lesotho
        Morocco
        Madagascar
        Maldives
        Mali
        Myanmar
        Mongolia
        Mozambique
        Mauritania
        Mauritius
        Malawi
        Mayotte
        Namibia
        Niger 
        Nepal
        Reunion 
        Rwanda
        Sudan
        Senegal
        Sierra Leone
        South Sudan
        Sao Tome & Principe
        Eswatini
        Seychelles
        Chad
        Togo
        Tristan De Cunha
        Tunisia
        Tanzania
        Uganda
        South Africa
        Zambia
        Zimbabwe
 
International Territory  How is it priced?
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia 
Norfolk Islands Australia 
Heard &McDonald Islands  Australia 
St. Pierre and Miquelon France 
Saint Barthelemy France 
Saint Martin France 
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba   Netherlands 
Sint Maarten  Netherlands 
Bouvet Island  Norway 
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Norway 
South Georgia & south Sandwich Islands  Rest of Europe 
Micronesia  USA 
Minor Outlining Islands USA 
Marshall Islands USA 
Northern Mariana Islands USA 
Guam USA
American Samoa  USA
US Virgin Islands USA
Christmas Island Rest of Far East and Australasia 
French Guiana  Rest of Central and South America 
Guadeloupe Rest of Central and South America 
Reunion Island Rest of Africa and Asia 
Martinique Rest of Central and South America 
Timor-Leste (East Timor) Rest of Far East and Australasia 
San Marino Italy 
Vatican City Italy 
Cook Islands  Rest of Far East and Australasia 
Tokelau  Rest of Far East and Australasia 
Anguilla  Rest of Central and South America 
Bermuda  Rest of Central and South America 
British Indian Ocean Territory  Rest of Far East and Australasia 
British Virgin Islands  Rest of Central and South America 
Cayman Islands  Rest of Central and South America 
Falkland Islands  Rest of Central and South America 
Montserrat Rest of Central and South America 
Pitcairn  Rest of Far East and Australasia 
Turks & Caicos Islands  Rest of Central and South America 

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