Editing International reply coupon (section)

== Country details ==
Since about 2010, several countries have ceased selling International Reply Coupons. Below is information about different countries.

===Australia===
{{As of|July 2024}}, Australia Post still sells International Reply Coupons at a cost of $4.55 each.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/documents/post-guides/post-charges-guide-ms11.pdf |title=Australia Post MS11 Post Charges Booklet as at 1 July 2024 |date=1 July 2024 |website=auspost.com.au|access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>

===China (Mainland)===
[[File:2021 Abidjan IRC, P.R.China version.jpg|thumb|A 2021 [[Abidjan]] IRC, [[Mainland China]]'s version (printed by Beijing Stamp Factory)]]
{{as of|2024}}, [[China Post]] sells an IRC for 12 [[Renminbi|CNY]], and exchanges a valid IRC for 7.4 CNY worth of postage (including equivalent imprinted stamps on [[postal stationery]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=China Post Group Corp. |url=http://archive.org/details/2022_20240721 |title=《Rules for the Handling of International, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Mail (2022 Edition)》 |date=2022}}</ref>

===Finland===
{{as of|November 2024}}, [[Posti Group|Posti]] sells International Reply Coupons for 3.75 EUR, and exchanges a valid one for 2.75 EUR worth of stamps.<ref>{{cite web |title=Letter Price List |url=https://www.posti.fi/en/sending/letters-and-postcards/letter-price-lists |website=posti.fi |access-date=9 November 2024 |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109224626/https://www.posti.fi/en/sending/letters-and-postcards/letter-price-lists |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===France===
{{as of|2024}}, La Poste sells an IRC for 1.96 EUR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laposte.fr/pp/coupon-reponse-international-abidjan/p/1121550|title=Coupon Réponse International Abidjan - La Poste|access-date=27 November 2024}}</ref>

===Germany===
{{as of|2022}}, Deutsche Post sells an IRC for 2 EUR.<ref>{{cite web |title=Internationaler Antwortschein, Shop Deutsche Post |url=https://shop.deutschepost.de/portogutscheininternationaler-antwortschein |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>

===Hong Kong===
{{as of|December 2022}}, International reply coupons are sold by the HongKong Post for 19 [[HKD]],<ref name="IRCHK">{{cite web |title=HongKong Post International Reply Coupon |url=https://stamps.hongkongpost.hk/eng/newsletter/2017/10/20171018e.htm |access-date=22 October 2018 |archive-date=8 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908061846/https://stamps.hongkongpost.hk/eng/newsletter/2017/10/20171018e.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and exchanges a valid IRC for 5.5 HKD worth of postage.<ref name="IRCHK"/>

===Italy===
Poste Italiane is slowly phasing out the sales of IRC. The last series, named ''"Istanbul"'', was issued in 2017 in only 10,000 pieces, which expired at the end of 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.replycoupon.it/2019/03/09/modello-istanbul/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130172902/http://www.replycoupon.it/2019/03/09/modello-istanbul/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 January 2020 | title=MODELLO ISTANBUL | publisher=Replycoupons.it | access-date=14 August 2021 }}</ref>

===Japan===
After October 2023, The Japan Post sells an IRC for 180 [[Japanese yen|JPY]], and exchanges a valid IRC for 160 JPY worth of stamps.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/service/int_coupon_en.html |title=International Reply Coupon |website=japanpost.jp}}</ref>

160 JPY is enough to deliver a letter all over the world by airmail (120 JPY by shipmail).

===Luxembourg===
{{as of|2024}}, [[Post Luxembourg]] sells an IRC for 2.20 EUR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postphilately.lu/en-US/products/collectionneurs/produits-philateliques/coupon-reponse-international-150-ans-upu|title=INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON 150 yers UPU - Post Philately|access-date=27 November 2024}}</ref>

===Macao===
{{As of|2024}}, [[CTT (Macau)|Macau Post and Telecommunications (CTT)]] sells an IRC for 12 [[Macanese pataca|MOP]], and exchanges a valid IRC for 6 MOP worth of postage, with a cost of redeeming stamps for 5 MOP.<ref name="第62/2005號行政命令">{{cite web |author=澳門特別行政區行政長官辦公室 |title=第62/2005號行政命令 |url=https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2005/52/ordem62_cn.asp |publisher=印务局 |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2022-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201004309/https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2005/52/ordem62_cn.asp |language=zh-mo}}</ref>

===Norway===
{{As of|March 2024}}, [[Posten Bring|Posten]] sells IRCs online, and at their 30<ref>{{cite web|author=John Thomas Aarø |url=https://e24.no/teknologi/i/21Ox3q/reisen-fra-3500-til-30-postkontorer |title=Reisen fra 3.500 til 30 postkontorer - Media - E24 |publisher=E24.no |date=2012-06-17 |access-date=2024-03-17}}</ref> remaining post offices. The cost is 38 NOK per IRC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.posten.no/sende/sende-utland/internasjonal-svarkupong |title=Forhåndsbetaling av svarporto |website=posten.no}}</ref>

===Singapore===
[[Singpost|Singapore Post]] sells IRCs at its GPO in Paya Lebar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.singpost.com/about-us/publications/section-1-counter-services |title=International Reply Coupon |website=www.singpost.com |access-date=13 September 2023 }}</ref>  IRCs are sold for S$2.50, and can be redeemed for S$1.40.

===Switzerland===
International reply coupons are sold by the Swiss Post in packs of 10 for 30 CHF.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shop.post.ch/shop/ui/de/verpacken-versenden/briefversand/einschreiben-prepaid/internationale-antwortscheine/p/554094|title=Set: Internationale Antwortscheine {{!}} postshop.ch|website=postshop.ch|language=de-ch|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref>

===Taiwan===
After the adoption of [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758]], the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) lost its membership in the [[Universal Postal Union]] starting from April 13, 1972, and [[Chunghwa Post]] no longer issues IRCs since then. {{As of|2024}}, they only accept and exchange valid Japanese IRCs, for 13 [[TWD]] worth of stamps per Japanese IRC.{{NoteTag|There is no express document, but this is an email reply from [[Chunghwa Post]].}}

===Thailand===
Thailand Post sells an IRC for 53 THB as of 2020.

===Turkey===
[[File:Turkish International Reply Coupon, 2017-2022, Front.png|thumb|right|An International Reply Coupon issued by [[PTT (Turkey)|Turkish Post]] in 2019]]
{{As of|2022}}, Turkish Post only sells IRCs through their administration branches.

Turkish Post exchanges a valid IRC for 10 TRY worth of stamps as of 2021. 10 TRY is not enough to deliver a letter all over the world. (E.g. a postcard to Japan requires 21 TRY.)

===United Kingdom===
The [[Royal Mail]] stopped selling IRCs on 31 December 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalmail.com/reply-sender |title=Reply to sender |website=Upu.int |access-date=8 December 2017 |archive-date=11 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611155638/https://www.royalmail.com/reply-sender |url-status=dead }}</ref> due to a lack of demand.

===United States===
The United States Postal Service stopped selling international reply coupons on 27 January 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pe.usps.com/IMM_Archive/NHTML/IMM_Archive_20161003/immc3_020.htm | title=381 International Reply Coupons | publisher=US Postal Service | access-date=6 December 2020 | archive-date=17 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017173749/https://pe.usps.com/IMM_Archive/NHTML/IMM_Archive_20161003/immc3_020.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>