Last Christmas posting dates 2019

It’s that time of the year again where the cold starts to creep in, and the Christmas shopping commences. For anyone who is planning to send their Christmas mail to friends and family, you’ll need to know when your last chance to post them is. Luckily for the late shoppers, you’ll have until the 23rd of December to post in the UK. For international posters, your options start to restrict after October 5th.

Your last chance to post within the UK

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18th December

2nd Class
Royal Mail Signed For 2nd Class

20th December

1st Class
Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class
Royal Mail Tracked 48

21st December

Royal Mail Tracked 24

23rd December

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed

International posting dates in time for Christmas

International economy

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Saturday 5th October

Australia, Middle and the Far East (excluding Hong Kong and Singapore), New Zealand and all other non-European locations (excluding Canada, South Africa, USA).

Saturday 12th October

Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, USA

Saturday 2 November

Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey

Saturday 16 November

Western Europe

Royal Mail International Standard & International Tracking Signature Services

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Monday 9th December

Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and the Middle East

Tuesday 10th December

Cyprus, Malta

Wednesday 11th December

Eastern Europe (excluding the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia)

Thursday 12th December

Australia, Greece, New Zealand and Turkey

Saturday 14th December

Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA

Monday 16th December

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Wednesday 18 December

Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg

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Christmas posting dates: HM Forces

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Monday 25th November

Airmail to Operational HM Forces

Friday 13th December

Airmail to Static HM Forces

Alternative mail carriers for your Christmas post

It’s no surprise that UK weather is unpredictable and whilst we all secretly hope for a white Christmas, please be aware this would affect delivery estimates.