Your last posting dates for Christmas are:
| Last recommended posting services | Service |
|---|---|
| UK | |
| Thu 13th December | Standard and Mail Order Return Parcels |
| Tue 18th December | Second Class and Recorded Signed For™ |
| Thu 20th December | First Class and Recorded Signed For™ |
| Thu 20th December | Parcelforce express48 |
| Fri 21st December | Parcelforce express24 |
| Special Delivery™ | |
| Fri 21st December | Special Delivery™ - Saturday Guaranteed |
| Sat 22nd December | Special Delivery™ |
| International Airmail including Airsure® and International Signed For | |
| Wed 5th December | Asia, Far East (including Japan), Australia, New Zealand |
| Fri 7th December | South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East |
| Mon 10th December | Eastern Europe, USA and Canada |
| Wed 12th December | Western Europe |
| Last arrival dates for Import Mail | |
| Fri 14th December | Inward Surface Mail |
| Fri 21st December | Inward Airmail |
| International Surface Mail | |
| Fri 28th September | South America, Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, New Zealand and Australia |
| Tue 2nd October | Middle East and Far East (except Hong Kong & Singapore) |
| Tue 16th October | South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA and Canada |
| Tue 6th November | Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta and Iceland |
| Tue 20th November | Western Europe |
| Royal Mail Tracked® | |
| Wed 19th December | RM Tracked |
| Thu 20th December | RM Tracked High Volume |
| Fri 21st December | RM Tracked Next Day |
| Business Contract Services | |
| Fri 14th December | Business Mail (Sorted) Economy, Advertising Mail™ Economy |
| Tue 18th December | Second Class Business Mail (Sorted or Unsorted), Advertising Mail™, Publishing Mail |
| Thu 20th December | First Class Business Mail (Sorted or Unsorted), Advertising Mail™, Publishing Mail |
| Fri 21st December | Publishing Mail Premium (posted by 01:00) |
| British Forces Post Office (BFPO) | |
| Fri 30th November | Airmail to Operational BFPOs |
| Fri 14th December | Airmail to Static BFPOs |
Last posting dates for Economy Deferred for delivery over the Christmas / New Year Period are:
For delivery on/from Thursday 27th December - last posting day Friday 14th December
For delivery on/from or after Wednesday 2nd January (Thursday 3rd January in Scotland) - last posting day Wednesday 19th December
