Royal Mail’s Last Posting Dates For Christmas Delivery Confirmed

Looking to find out when the last posting dates are for Christmas? Royal Mail has confirmed when you should send your letters and parcels to make sure they get delivered in time for the big day.

Monday 18 December:
2nd Class
2nd Class Signed For

Tuesday 19 December:
1st Class
1st Class Signed For

Wednesday 20 December:
Royal Mail Tracked 48®**

Thursday 21 December:
Royal Mail Tracked 24®**

Friday 22 December:
Special Delivery Guaranteed® (Guaranteed Saturday delivery for an extra fee)

** Royal Mail Tracked 24® and Royal Mail Tracked 48® are not available to purchase at Post Office® branches.

International Economy:

Monday 2 October:
All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA)

Friday 13 October:
Middle and Far East, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa

Tuesday 31 October:
Canada and USA

Friday 24 November:
Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey

Monday 27 November:
Western Europe

International Tracking and Signature services:

Monday 11 December:
Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Bulgaria, Caribbean, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain

Tuesday 12 December:
Cyprus and Malta

Wednesday 13 December:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eastern Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA

International Standard (Untracked):

Tuesday 5 December:
Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand

Wednesday 6 December:
Cyprus and Malta

Thursday 7 December:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Friday 8 December:
Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA

HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office® (BFPO):

Monday 27 November:
Operational HM Forces

Monday 4 December:
Static HM Forces

So set those calendars and reminders if you’re looking to send a parcel or letter to your family and friends in time for Christmas and you can buy postage labels online. Last year saw these dates announced as early as September.