Friends, unfortunately, the New Year brings not only joy, but also news that will probably make you angry and frustrated — and it’s not just us, it’s happening all over the world. Starting January 1, 2026, postal operators everywhere have decided to kill the option to send packages abroad via International Registered Mail with direct-to-hand delivery. Now, the only thing left for cheap shipments is Ordinary Mail — $1–3 cheaper, without any tracking, basically a useless service from a useless system.

So here we all are, facing the same brilliant choice: stick with low-quality Ordinary Mail, which costs almost the same as the old Registered Mail, or pay 100–150% more for International Priority Parcel — only to get the same level of service, but with a fancier price tag.

In short, if your business took losses last year because of customs wars, now the global postal machine delivers another blow — everywhere, not just here — from operators that care a lot about taking money and absolutely zero about responsibility.