13 November, 2020
Christmas 2020 - Last Posting Dates
Want to ensure that your cards and gifts arrive in time for Christmas?
Royal Mail have published their recommended domestic and international last posting dates for Christmas 2020.
Make sure to check the dates below and post any mail before the recommended posting date, so that it arrives in plenty of time before the big day.
UK SERVICE
| Last Posting Date | Service |
|---|---|
| Friday 18th December | Royal Mail 2nd Class & 2nd Class Signed For |
| Monday 21st December | Royal Mail 1st Class, 1st Class Signed For & Royal Mail Tracked 48* |
| Tuesday 22nd December | Royal Mail Tracked 24* |
| Wednesday 23rd December | Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed |
*Royal Mail Tracked 24 and Royal Mail Tracked 48 services are not available to purchase at Post Office branches.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
| Last Posting Date | Destination |
|---|---|
| Monday 5th October | All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA) |
| Monday 5th October | Middle and Far East (except Hong Kong and Singapore) |
| Monday 12th October | South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA, Canada |
| Monday 2nd November | Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta, Iceland |
| Monday 16th November | Western Europe |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AND INTERNATIONAL TRACKING SIGNATURE SERVICES
| Last Posting Date | Destination |
|---|---|
| Friday 4th December | Australia, New Zealand |
| Wednesday 9th December | Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East |
| Thursday 10th December | Canada, Cyprus, Malta |
| Friday 11th December | Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey |
| Saturday 12th December | Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA |
| Wednesday 16th December | Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland |
| Friday 18th December | Belgium, France, Ireland and Luxembourg |