Learn More About ISO3 Country Code
Overview
When tracking an international shipment shipped by a postal service (Airmail / Registered Mail / EMS) in AfterShip, you can specify the destination country and track at both the Origin and Destination countries. Postal services usually refer to the government-owned carrier for each country - USPS for the States, Australia Post for Australia, for example. You can specify the destination country when using CSV upload or API in AfterShip.
How it works
By including the destination country, AfterShip can detect and display tracking data from both the origin and destination postal carriers—improving the accuracy and coverage of international shipment updates.
Ways to specify destination country
1. CSV Upload
When uploading shipments via CSV, include the destination_country field and input the appropriate ISO Alpha-2 country code (e.g., US for United States, AU for Australia).
2. API Integration
Use the destination_country_iso3 parameter when creating or updating tracking entries via the AfterShip API. This ensures that AfterShip attempts to track the shipment through both postal services.
Country | ISO3 Code | Country | ISO3 Code | Country | ISO3 Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | AFG | Ghana | GHA | Pakistan | PAK |
Albania | ALB | Gibraltar | GIB | Palau | PLW |
Algeria | DZA | Greece | GRC | Palestine, State of | PSE |
American Samoa | ASM | Greenland | GRL | Panama | PAN |
Andorra | AND | Grenada | GRD | Papua New Guinea | PNG |
Angola | AGO | Guadeloupe | GLP | Paraguay | PRY |
Anguilla | AIA | Guam | GUM | Peru | PER |
Antarctica | ATA | Guatemala | GTM | Philippines (the) | PHL |
Antigua and Barbuda | ATG | Guernsey | GGY | Pitcairn | PCN |
Argentina | ARG | Guinea | GIN | Poland | POL |
Armenia | ARM | Guinea-Bissau | GNB | Portugal | PRT |
Aruba | ABW | Guyana | GUY | Puerto Rico | PRI |
Australia | AUS | Haiti | HTI | Qatar | QAT |
Austria | AUT | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HMD | Republic of North Macedonia | MKD |
Azerbaijan | AZE | Holy See (the) | VAT | Romania | ROU |
Bahamas (the) | BHS | Honduras | HND | Russian Federation (the) | RUS |
Bahrain | BHR | Hong Kong | HKG | Rwanda | RWA |
Bangladesh | BGD | Hungary | HUN | Réunion | REU |
Barbados | BRB | Iceland | ISL | Saint Barthélemy | BLM |
Belarus | BLR | India | IND | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | SHN |
Belgium | BEL | Indonesia | IDN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | KNA |
Belize | BLZ | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IRN | Saint Lucia | LCA |
Benin | BEN | Iraq | IRQ | Saint Martin (French part) | MAF |
Bermuda | BMU | Ireland | IRL | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | SPM |
Bhutan | BTN | Isle of Man | IMN | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VCT |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BOL | Israel | ISR | Samoa | WSM |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BES | Italy | ITA | San Marino | SMR |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | Jamaica | JAM | Sao Tome and Principe | STP |
Botswana | BWA | Japan | JPN | Saudi Arabia | SAU |
Bouvet Island | BVT | Jersey | JEY | Senegal | SEN |
Brazil | BRA | Jordan | JOR | Serbia | SRB |
British Indian Ocean Territory (the) | IOT | Kazakhstan | KAZ | Seychelles | SYC |
Brunei Darussalam | BRN | Kenya | KEN | Sierra Leone | SLE |
Bulgaria | BGR | Kiribati | KIR | Singapore | SGP |
Burkina Faso | BFA | Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of) | PRK | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SXM |
Burundi | BDI | Korea (the Republic of) | KOR | Slovakia | SVK |
Cabo Verde | CPV | Kuwait | KWT | Slovenia | SVN |
Cambodia | KHM | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | Solomon Islands | SLB |
Cameroon | CMR | Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | LAO | Somalia | SOM |
Canada | CAN | Latvia | LVA | South Africa | ZAF |
Cayman Islands (the) | CYM | Lebanon | LBN | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | SGS |
Central African Republic (the) | CAF | Lesotho | LSO | South Sudan | SSD |
Chad | TCD | Liberia | LBR | Spain | ESP |
Chile | CHL | Libya | LBY | Sri Lanka | LKA |
China | CHN | Liechtenstein | LIE | Sudan (the) | SDN |
Christmas Island | CXR | Lithuania | LTU | Suriname | SUR |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (the) | CCK | Luxembourg | LUX | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | SJM |
Colombia | COL | Macao | MAC | Sweden | SWE |
Comoros (the) | COM | Madagascar | MDG | Switzerland | CHE |
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) | COD | Malawi | MWI | Syrian Arab Republic | SYR |
Congo (the) | COG | Malaysia | MYS | Taiwan (Province of China) | TWN |
Cook Islands (the) | COK | Maldives | MDV | Tajikistan | TJK |
Costa Rica | CRI | Mali | MLI | Tanzania, United Republic of | TZA |
Croatia | HRV | Malta | MLT | Thailand | THA |
Cuba | CUB | Marshall Islands (the) | MHL | Timor-Leste | TLS |
Curaçao | CUW | Martinique | MTQ | Togo | TGO |
Cyprus | CYP | Mauritania | MRT | Tokelau | TKL |
Czechia | CZE | Mauritius | MUS | Tonga | TON |
Côte d'Ivoire | CIV | Mayotte | MYT | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO |
Denmark | DNK | Mexico | MEX | Tunisia | TUN |
Djibouti | DJI | Micronesia (Federated States of) | FSM | Turkey | TUR |
Dominica | DMA | Moldova (the Republic of) | MDA | Turkmenistan | TKM |
Dominican Republic (the) | DOM | Monaco | MCO | Turks and Caicos Islands (the) | TCA |
Ecuador | ECU | Mongolia | MNG | Tuvalu | TUV |
Egypt | EGY | Montenegro | MNE | Uganda | UGA |
El Salvador | SLV | Montserrat | MSR | Ukraine | UKR |
Equatorial Guinea | GNQ | Morocco | MAR | United Arab Emirates (the) | ARE |
Eritrea | ERI | Mozambique | MOZ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) | GBR |
Estonia | EST | Myanmar | MMR | United States Minor Outlying Islands (the) | UMI |
Eswatini | SWZ | Namibia | NAM | United States of America (the) | USA |
Ethiopia | ETH | Nauru | NRU | Uruguay | URY |
Falkland Islands (the) [Malvinas] | FLK | Nepal | NPL | Uzbekistan | UZB |
Faroe Islands (the) | FRO | Netherlands (the) | NLD | Vanuatu | VUT |
Fiji | FJI | New Caledonia | NCL | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VEN |
Finland | FIN | New Zealand | NZL | Viet Nam | VNM |
France | FRA | Nicaragua | NIC | Virgin Islands (British) | VGB |
French Guiana | GUF | Niger (the) | NER | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | VIR |
French Polynesia | PYF | Nigeria | NGA | Wallis and Futuna | WLF |
French Southern Territories (the) | ATF | Niue | NIU | Western Sahara | ESH |
Gabon | GAB | Norfolk Island | NFK | Yemen | YEM |
Gambia (the) | GMB | Northern Mariana Islands (the) | MNP | Zambia | ZMB |
Georgia | GEO | Norway | NOR | Zimbabwe | ZWE |
Germany | DEU | Oman | OMN | Åland Islands | ALA |
Key takeaways
- Specify the destination country for international postal shipments to receive tracking updates from both origin and destination carriers.
- You can add the destination country via CSV upload or API integration.
- This is particularly useful for shipments handled by government postal services like USPS or Australia Post.
References
Updated on: 20/01/2026