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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