Royal Mail last posting dates for Christmas delivery 2024.
Please allow plenty of time for posting for Christmas delivery - we would suggest ordering sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.
UK Posting dates
| Friday 20 December | 48 Tracked |
| Saturday 21 December | 24 Tracked |
| Monday 23 December | Special Delivery Guaranteed |
International Standard (Untracked)
| Tuesday 3 December |
Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand |
| Wednesday 4 December | Cyprus, Malta, Portugal & Spain |
| Thursday 5 December | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey |
| Friday 6 December | Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA |
International Tracking & Signature Services
| Saturday 7 December | Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Romania and Sweden |
| Monday 9 December | Czech Republic, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| Wednesday 11 December | Austria, Denmark, India, Lithuania, Philippines, Qatar, Slovakia and Slovenia |
| Friday 13 December | Belgium, Canada, China (People’s Republic), Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, South Korea, Thailand and USA |
| Monday 16 December | France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan |
HM Forces Mail British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
| Wednesday 27 November | Operational HM Forces |
| Wednesday 4 December | Static HM Forces |