Treaty

Second Additional Protocol to the Universal Postal Convention

Date modified Regarding
17-06-2026 Party

Party

Albania modified

  • Ratification: 17-04-2025 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-04-2025

27-06-2024 Party

Party

Singapore modified

  • Ratification: 27-03-2024 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-03-2024

04-01-2024 Party

Party

Canada modified

  • Ratification: 23-02-2023 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-02-2023

Norway modified

  • Ratification: 01-11-2022 (R)
  • Entry into force: 01-11-2022

Russian Federation modified

  • Ratification: 17-01-2023 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-01-2023

Spain modified

  • Ratification: 17-03-2023 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-03-2023

United Arab Emirates modified

  • Ratification: 08-02-2023 (R)
  • Entry into force: 08-02-2023

19-12-2023 Party

Party

United States of America added

  • Ratification: 28-06-2022 (A)
  • Entry into force: 28-06-2022
  • Reservations / Declarations: No
  • Objections: No

Belgium modified

  • Ratification: 28-07-2022 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-07-2022

Hungary modified

  • Ratification: 01-06-2023 (R)
  • Entry into force: 01-06-2023

Vietnam modified

  • Ratification: 04-03-2020 (R)
  • Entry into force: 04-03-2020

20-10-2022 General information, Kingdom part, Party

General information

  • Entry into force: 01-01-2020

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

  • Provisional application: 01-01-2020
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021

Netherlands (Bonaire)

  • Provisional application: 01-01-2020
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

  • Provisional application: 01-01-2020
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021

Netherlands (Saba)

  • Provisional application: 01-01-2020
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021

Aruba

  • Provisional application: 01-01-2020
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021

Curaçao

  • Provisional application: 01-01-2020
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021

Sint Maarten

  • Provisional application: 01-01-2020
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021

Party

Afghanistan

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Albania

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Algeria

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Argentina

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Armenia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Australia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Austria

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Bahrain

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Bangladesh

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Barbados

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Belarus

  • Ratification: 17-06-2020 (A)
  • Entry into force: 17-06-2020

Belgium

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Botswana

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Brunei

  • Signature: 29-09-2019

Bulgaria

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 31-08-2020 (R)
  • Entry into force: 31-08-2020

Burkina Faso

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Cabo Verde

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Cambodia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Cameroon

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Canada

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Chad

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Chile

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

China

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Colombia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Comoros

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Costa Rica

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Croatia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Cuba

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Cyprus

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Czech Republic

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Denmark

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Ecuador

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Egypt

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

El Salvador

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Estonia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Finland

  • Ratification: 12-02-2021 (A)
  • Entry into force: 12-02-2021

France

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Germany

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 20-05-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 20-05-2021

Ghana

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Greece

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Grenada

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Guatemala

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Holy See

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Hungary

  • Signature: 29-09-2019

Iceland

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

India

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 12-06-2020 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-06-2020

Indonesia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Iraq

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Ireland

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Israel

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Italy

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Kazakhstan

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Kenya

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Laos

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Latvia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Liechtenstein

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 10-06-2020 (R)
  • Entry into force: 10-06-2020

Luxembourg

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Malaysia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Mali

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Malta

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Mauritania

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Mexico

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Moldova

  • Ratification: 01-09-2020 (A)
  • Entry into force: 01-09-2020

Monaco

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Montenegro

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Morocco

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Namibia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Nauru

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Nepal

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

New Zealand

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Niger

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Nigeria

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

North Macedonia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Norway

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Pakistan

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Panama

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Paraguay

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Peru

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Poland

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Portugal

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Republic of Korea, the

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Romania

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Russian Federation

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Samoa

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

San Marino

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Saudi Arabia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Senegal

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Serbia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 02-03-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 02-03-2021

Seychelles

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Singapore

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Slovakia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Slovenia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 22-11-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 22-11-2021

Solomon Islands

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Somalia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

South Africa

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Spain

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Sri Lanka

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Suriname

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Switzerland

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 27-12-2019 (R)
  • Entry into force: 01-01-2020

Syria

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Ratification: 05-02-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-02-2021

Tanzania

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Togo

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Tonga

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Tunisia

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Türkiye

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Uganda

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Ukraine

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

United Arab Emirates

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

United Kingdom

  • Signature: 26-09-2019
  • Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus)AlderneyAnguillaBermudaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsDucie and Oeno IslandsFalkland IslandsGibraltarGuernseyHenderson IslandJerseyMan, Isle ofMontserratPitcairn IslandsSaint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands

Uruguay

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Vanuatu

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Vietnam

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Zimbabwe

  • Signature: 26-09-2019

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

  • Signature: 29-09-2019
  • Ratification: 31-05-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 31-05-2021
  • Reservations / Declarations: Yes
  • Objections: No
  • reservation
    31-05-2021
    The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares that the Second Additional Protocol to the Universal Postal Convention will apply for the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), and for Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, in accordance with the provisions of the General Agreement on Trade in Services of the World Trade Organization.