Do I need to enter a province for my international orders?

ShippingEasy Content Team

Updated July 14, 2022 14:56

In some cases, yes. However, most international destination countries do not require a province on the label. Including the province can help local couriers. Excluding the province leaves more room for other address details, avoiding information from being cut off the customs form.

With a few exceptions, these countries always require a province (or state):

US
Australia
Canada
Brazil
Japan

The requirement to include a province on a label may vary by courier. When in doubt, it is best to include a province when shipping to these destinations. See the lists below for Province codes.

International Province Codes

Australia Province Codes

ACT	Australian Capital Territory
JBT	Jarvis Bay Territory
NSW	New South Wales
NT	Northern Territory
QLD	Queensland
SA	South Australian
TAS	Tasmania
VIC	Victoria
WA	Western Australia

Brazil Province Codes

AC	Acre
AL	Alagoas
AP	Amapá
AM	Amazonas
BA	Bahia
CE	Ceará
DF	Distrito Federal
ES	Espírito
GO	Goiás
MA	Maranhão
MT	Mato Grosso
MS	Mato Grosso do Sul
MG	Minas Gerais
PA	Pará
PB	Paraíba
PR	Paraná
PE	Pernambuco
PI	Piauí
RJ	Rio de Janeiro
RN	Rio Grande do Norte
RS	Rio Grande do Sul
RO	Rondônia
RR	Roraima
SP	São Paulo
SC	Santa Catarina
SE	Sergipe
TO	Tocantins

Canada Province Code

AB	Alberta
BC	British Columbia
MB	Manitoba
NB	New Brunswick
NL	Newfoundland and Labrador
NT	Northwest Territories
NS	Nova Scotia
NU	Nunavut
ON	Ontario
PE	Prince Edward Island
QC	Quebec
SK	Saskatchewan
YT	Yukon Territory

Japan Province Codes

O1	Akita
O2	Aomori
O3	Chiba
O4	Ehime
O5	Fukui
O6	Fukuoka
O7	Fukushima
O8	Gifu
O9	Gunma
OA	Hiroshima
OB	Hokkaido
OC	Hyogo
OD	Ibaragi
OE	Ibaraki
OF	Ishikawa
OG	Iwate
OI	Kagawa
OJ	Kagoshima
OL	Kanagawa
OM	Kochi
OO	Kumamoto
OP	Kyoto
OQ	Mie
OS	Miyagi
OT	Miyazaki
OU	Nagano
OV	Nagasaki
OW	Nara
OX	Niigata
OY	Oita
20	Okinawa
21	Osaka
22	Saga
23	Saitama
24	Shiga
25	Shimane
26	Shizuoka
27	Tochigi
28	Tokushima
29	Tokyo
30	Tottori
31	Toyama
32	Wakayama
33	Yamagata
34	Yamaguchi
35	Yamanashi

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