Italy’s post has advised mail delivery has resumed throughout the country. However, the following temporary precautionary measures will be applied nationwide until 15th March or until new guidance is provided:

• All mail items, including registered mail, insured letters and parcels, will be deposited in mailboxes with a notice signed by the mail carrier informing the recipient of this temporary measure.
• If the addressee is absent or refuses to accept this mode of delivery, the mail carrier will leave a notice of delivery and instructions in the recipient’s mailbox, enabling the recipient to collect the item from a post office.
• Items injected by the addressee will be returned to sender.

Precautionary closures have been removed from some of the previously reported municipalities, where postal operations are to resume with the aim to clear backlogs within a couple of weeks. 

Precautionary closures still apply to the 11 regions below, and Poste Italiane will continue to store items addressed to the closed areas until they are re-opened. 

Casalpusterlengo: 26841
Bertonico: 26821.
Castiglione D’adda: 26823.
Terranova Dei Passerini: 26827.
Castelgerundo: 26844.
Codogno: 26845.
Maleo: 26847.
San Fiorano: 26848.
Fombio: 26861.
Somaglia: 26867.
Veneto: 35030.

Poste Italiane has advised that in order the minimise the spread of the coronavirus, precautionary closures will be applied to the following postcodes. As a result, the collection and delivery of mail items from and to these locations are temporarily suspended. 

Casalpusterlengo: 26814, 26821, 26822, 26823, 26826, 26827, 26828, 26841, 26842, 26843, 26844, 26845, 26846, 26847, 26848, 26849, 26856, 26861, 26862, 26863, 26864, 26865, 26867.
Bertonico: 26821, 26822.
Castiglione D’adda: 26823, 26826.
Terranova Dei Passerini: 26827, 26828, 26841, 26842, 26843.
Castelgerundo: 26844.
Codogno: 26845, 26846.
Maleo: 26847.
San Fiorano: 26848, 26849, 26856.
Fombio: 26861, 26862, 26863, 26864, 26865.
Somaglia: 26867.
Veneto: 35030.

 We will keep you informed of any developments.

The temporary closure of the airport in Bari from 15th January – 22nd January for maintenance work is likely to have resulted in delays to mail services in the area. 

Italy’s Post has confirmed they’ve been experiencing problems with sorting equipment used to process inbound tracked and registered items from outside the European Union since 9th December. This has caused a temporary disruption to operations and delivery of mail. This could affect operations for a few days. 

Maintenance work continues this week at a local airport causing mail delays to Sardinia. There will be two closures this week, firstly on the night of Monday 5th August and secondly on the night of Thursday 8th August.