with the whole pandemic happening i know that traveling is not allowed right now.. but the US postal service is still running, so is customs stopped right now? or are people still ordering INTL to USA at the moment?
by /u/morlvob · 0 votes · 21st March, 2020 20:37
with the whole pandemic happening i know that traveling is not allowed right now.. but the US postal service is still running, so is customs stopped right now? or are people still ordering INTL to USA at the moment?
/u/tex55 · N/A votes · 21st March, 2020 - 20:58 · Link
shit its probably not the greatest idea to order usa to usa right now, I can imagine whats going on with international mail
/u/FunkySpark · N/A votes · 23rd March, 2020 - 00:51 · Link
On cardboard, no viable SARS-CoV-2 was measured after 24 hours * It's probably very similar to paper. I also read corona virus' life on fabric was even shorter than 24 hours. So I would not worry about active corona virus being on your mail unless the mail carrier is infected. * https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
/u/Nemesys99 · N/A votes · 21st March, 2020 - 23:47 · Link
I can confirm - international mail is a bit slowed down but running. And I don't think this is going to change - after all, European countries are pushing for home deliveries for everything possible (when all shops are closed and you need something else than food and medications it's on the net ...)
/u/nixon5000 · N/A votes · 22nd March, 2020 - 00:29 · Link
I'm holding off on international orders for the time being. If something didn't show up I'd be unsure whether to blame the vendor, customs, or COVID-19. Safer to wait until things are less hectic. That said, US Customs might be a bit less likely to open a parcel inbound from Europe right now.
/u/morlvob · N/A votes · 22nd March, 2020 - 01:12 · Link
thanks i appreicate it mate
/u/onewheelog · N/A votes · 30th March, 2020 - 05:30 · Link
I'm having no problems ordering UK to USA right now, business as usual. I guess it could depend on where in the UK the vendor ships from too.
/u/morlvob · N/A votes · 30th March, 2020 - 06:12 · Link
alright thanks, really appreciate it mate!
/u/WeAreAMSTERDAM · N/A votes · 21st March, 2020 - 20:46 · Link
You can just order, postal little delay but no problem.