Last Christmas posting dates for 2021

This year, the last day for posting a 2nd Class delivery in the UK is Saturday 18th December. For first class mail in the UK, it's Tuesday 21st December. Most of the final dates for posting International Economy have already passed but you still have time for an International Standard delivery if you are quick.

UK service

• Friday 17th December for Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy
• Saturday 18th December for Second Class mail, including signed-for
• Tuesday 21st December for First Class mail (and Royal Mail Tracked 48)
• Wednesday 22nd December for Royal Mail Tracked 24
• Thursday 23rd December for Special Delivery Guaranteed

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY

All the latest recommended posting dates for International Economy mail for Christmas 2020 are:

• Monday 13th September – All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA)
• Friday 15th October – Middle and Far East, Hong Kong,Singapore, South Africa
• Monday 1st November – Canada and USA
• Friday 26th November – Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta and Turkey
• Monday 29th November – Western Europe

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

The International Standard & International tracking and signature services for Christmas 2020 are:

• Wednesday 1st December – Caribbean
• Monday 6th December – Australia, Greece, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal

• Wednesday 8th December – Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and

  South America, Far and Middle East

• Friday 10th December – Cyprus, Malta and Sweden

• Saturday 11th December – Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and

  Slovakia) and Turkey

• Monday 13th December – Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Poland and USA
• Thursday 16th December – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland