International Postal Zones
As defined by the Royal Mail from the UK
compiled by Tony Nicholls for www.pastpages.co.uk from Royal Mail data sheets.


Country
  Postal
 Zone
 Customs
Form
 Insurance
Code
A = £500
B = £250
 Comments
Abu Dhabi
 1
 Yes A
Afghanistan 1
 Yes B
Ajman
 1
 Yes A
Albania
 Europe No B
Algeria
 1
 Yes A
Andorra
 Europe
 Yes A
Angola 1
 Yes B
Anguilla
 1
 Yes B
Antarctica



Antigua and Barbuda 1
 Yes B
Argentina 1
 Yes A
Armenia Europe No A
Aruba
 1
 Yes A
Ascension
 1
 Yes B
Australia 2
 Yes A
Austria Europe  (EU) No A
Azerbaijan Europe No A
Azores
 Europe  (EU) No A





Bahamas 1
 Yes B
Bahrain 1
 Yes A
Balearic Islands
 Europe  (EU) No A
Bangladesh 1
 Yes A
Barbados 1
 Yes B
Belarus Europe No A
Belau  (Pelau)
 2
 Yes B
Belgium Europe  (EU) No A
Belize 1
 Yes A
Benin 1
 Yes A
Bermuda
 1
 Yes B
Bhutan 1
 Yes B
Bolivia 1
 Yes B
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe No A
Botswana 1
 Yes B
Brazil 1
 Yes B
British Indian Ocean Territories
 1
 Yes B
British Virgin Islands
 1
 Yes B
Brunei 1
 Yes B
Bulgaria Europe No B
Burkina Faso 1
 Yes A
Burma (Myanmar) 1
 Yes A
Burundi 1
 Yes B





Cambodia 1
 Yes B
Cameroon 1
 Yes A
Canada 1
 Yes A
Cayman Islands 1
 Yes B
Canary Islands
 Europe Yes A
Cape Verde 1
 Yes A
Central African Republic 1
 Yes A
Chad 1
 Yes A
Chechnya



Chile 1
 Yes B
China 2
 Yes B
Christmas Island
 1
 Yes B
Cocos (Island (Keeling Isle)
 1
 Yes B
Colombia 1
 Yes B
Comoros 1
 Yes A
Congo, Republic of The 1
 Yes B
Congo, Democratic Rep. of The 1
 Yes B
Corsica
 Europe  (EU) No A
Costa Rica 1
 Yes B
Cote d'Ivoire 1
 Yes A
Croatia Europe No A
Cuba 1
 Yes B
Curacao
 1
 Yes A
Cyprus Europe No A
Czech Repub Europe No A





Denmark Europe  (EU) No A
Djibouti 1
 Yes A
Dominica 1
 Yes B
Dominican Republic 1
 Yes B
Dubai
 1
 Yes A





East Timor 2
 Yes B
Ecuador 1
 Yes B
Egypt 1
 Yes A
El Salvador 1
 Yes B
Equatorial Guinea 1
 Yes B
Eritrea 1
 Yes B
Estonia Europe No A
Ethiopia 1
 Yes B





Falkland Islands
 1
 Yes B
Faroe Islands
 Europe No A
Fiji 2
 Yes A
Finland Europe  (EU) No A
France Europe  (EU) No A
French Guiana 1
 Yes A
French Polynesia
 2
 Yes A
French West Indies
 1
 Yes A
Fujairah
 1
 Yes A





Gabon 1
 Yes A
Gambia 1
 Yes A
Gaza & Khan Yunis
 1
 Yes B
Georgia Europe No B
Germany Europe  (EU) No A
Ghana 1
 Yes B
Gibraltar
 Europe Yes A
Greece Europe  (EU) No A
Greenland Europe No A
Grenada 1
 Yes B
Guam
 2
 Yes B
Guatemala 1
 Yes B
Guinea 1
 Yes A
Guinea-Bissau 1
 Yes A
Guyana 1
 Yes B





Haiti 1
 Yes B
Honduras 1
 Yes B
Hong Kong 1
 Yes A
Hungary Europe No A





Iceland Europe No A
India 1
 Yes A
Indonesia 1
 Yes B
Iran 1
 Yes A
Iraq 1
 Yes -
Ireland Europe  (EU) No A
Israel 1
 Yes B
Italy Europe No A
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)








Jamaica 1
 Yes A
Japan 2
 Yes A
Jordan 1
 Yes B





Kazakhstan

A
Kenya 1
 Yes B
Kiribati 2
 Yes B
Korea, North 2
 Yes B
Korea, South 2
 Yes B
Kosovo 1
 No
 A
Kuwait 1
 Yes A
Kyrgyzstan Europe No A





Laos 1
 Yes B
Latvia Europe No A
Lebanon 1
 Yes B
Lesotho 1
 Yes B
Liberia 1
 Yes B
Libya 1
 Yes B
Liechtenstein Europe No A
Lithuania Europe No A
Luxembourg Europe  (EU) No A





Macao
 1
 Yes B
Macedonia Europe No A
Madagascar 1
 Yes A
Madeira
 Europe  (EU) No A
Malawi 1
 Yes B
Malaysia 1
 Yes B
Maldives 1
 Yes B
Mali 1
 Yes A
Malta Europe No A
Marshall Islands 2
 Yes B
Mauritania 1
 Yes A
Mauritius 1
 Yes A
Mexico 1
 Yes B
Micronesia 2
 Yes B
Moldova Europe No A
Monaco Europe  (EU) No A
Mongolia

B
Monserrat
 1
 Yes B
Morocco 1
 Yes A
Mozambique 1
 Yes B
Myanmar (Burma) 1
 Yes A





Namibia 1
 Yes B
Nauru 2
 Yes B
Nepal 1
 Yes B
Netherlands Europe No A
New Caledonia
 2
 Yes A
New Zealand 2
 Yes A
Nicaragua 1
 Yes B
Niger 1
 Yes B
Nigeria 1
 Yes B
Norfolk Islands
 2
 Yes B
North Korea 2
 Yes B
North Marianna Islands
 2
 Yes B
Norway Europe No A





Oman 1
 Yes A





Pakistan 1
 Yes A
Palau 2
 Yes

Palestine



Panama 1
 Yes B
Papua New Guinea 2
 Yes B
Paraguay 1
 Yes B
Peru 1
 Yes B
Philippines 2
 Yes B
Pitcairn Islands
 2
 Yes B
Poland Europe No B
Portugal Europe  (EU) No A
Puerto Rico
 1
 Yes B
Qatar 1
 Yes A
Ras al Khaimah
 1
 Yes A
Reunion
 1
 Yes A
Romania Europe No B
Russia Europe No A
Rwanda 1
 Yes B
Sabah
 1
 Yes B
 last line of adrress:  'Malaysia'
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1
 Yes B
Saint Helena
 1
 Yes B
Saint Lucia 1
 Yes B
Saint Pierre & Miquelon
 1
 Yes B
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1
 Yes B
Samoa 2
 Yes B
San Marino Europe Yes A
Sao Tome and Principe 1
 Yes B
Sarawak
 1
 Yes B
 last line of adrress:  'Malaysia'
Saudi Arabia 1
 Yes B
Senegal 1
 Yes A
Serbia and  Montenegro(Yugoslavia) Europe No A
Seychelles 1
 Yes B
Sharjah
 1
 Yes A
Sierra Leone 1
 Yes B
Singapore 1
 Yes A
Slovakia Europe No A
Slovenia
Europe No A
Solomon Islands 2
 Yes B
Somalia 1
 Yes B
South Africa 1
 Yes B
South Georgia
 1
 Yes B
South Korea 2
 Yes B
South Sandwich Islands
 1
 Yes B
Spain Europe  (EU) No A
Spanish North African Territories
 1
 Yes A
Spitzbergen
 Europe No A
Sri Lanka 1
 Yes B
Sudan 1
 Yes B
Suriname 1
 Yes B
Swaziland 1
 Yes B
Sweden Europe  (EU) No A
Switzerland Europe No A
Syria 1
 Yes A





Taiwan 2
 Yes A
Tajikistan Europe No A
Tanzania 1
 Yes B
Thailand 1
 Yes A
Togo 1
 Yes A
Tonga 2
 Yes B
Trinidad and Tobago 1
 Yes B
Tristan da Cunha
 1
 Yes B
Tunisia 1
 Yes B
Turkey Europe No A
Turkmenistan Europe No A
Turks and Tacos Islands
 1
 Yes B
Tuvalu 2
 Yes B





Uganda 1
 Yes B
Ukraine Europe No A
Umm al Qaiwan
 1
 Yes A
United Arab Emirates 1
 Yes
 A
United Kingdom



United States of America 1
 Yes A
Uruguay 1
 Yes B
Uzbekistan Europe No A





Vanuatu 2
 Yes B
Vatican City Europe Yes A
Venezuela 1
 Yes B
Vietnam 1
 Yes B
Virgin Islands
 1
 Yes B
Wake Island
 2
 Yes B
Wallis & Futuna Islands
 2
 Yes A
Western Samoa
 2
 Yes A
Western Sahara



Yemen 1
 Yes A
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Europe
 No
 A





Zambia 1
 Yes B
Zimbabwe 1
 Yes B




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