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Russia restores postal service to North Korea after six-year hiatus
Russia’s national postal service has resumed regular letter and parcel deliveries to North Korea after a six-year suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shipments weighing up to 20 kilograms are planned to reach Pyongyang via Vladivostok within 15 days.
Russia’s restoration of its postal link with North Korea has made it possible to send letters, postcards, printed materials and specialized materials for people with visual impairments. The service covers regular deliveries that were suspended for six years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Russian Post resumed parcel deliveries in June 2025. Under the latest arrangement, the postal service has been expanded to cover letters and other shipments in addition to parcels.
Shipments will be transported via Vladivostok
The weight limit for shipments delivered to recipients has been set at 20 kilograms. Deliveries are expected to be completed within 15 days, with the mail first transported by air to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East.
The shipments will then be delivered to Pyongyang using a transportation network partnered with a North Korean airline.
Clothing, shoes, documents and books can be sent from Russia to North Korea. Nonperishable food products such as tea, coffee, grains, dried fruit, nuts and canned goods can also be transported.
Russian Post CEO Mikhail Volkov described North Korea as “an important strategic partner.”
The full resumption of postal services with North Korea comes after Russian Post resumed letter and parcel deliveries to the United States this summer, following their suspension after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
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