UK Last Posting Dates 2024
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Have you got Christmas cards or gifts to send to your loved ones abroad? Are you planning to send cards, letters or parcels overseas. here is how you can make sure that your international mail gets to it's destination this festive season.
Don't miss the post!
Here are the suggested last posting dates for Christmas 2024 so that you can make sure that all your letters, cards and presents get to their destination in time for Christmas.
Last Posting Dates for the United Kingdom 2024
2nd Class / Royal Mail 48® Wednesday 18th December
1st Class / Royal Mail 24® Thursday 19th December
Special Delivery Guaranteed Saturday 21st December
International Tracking and Signature Services
Wednesday 11th December Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Bulgaria, Caribbean, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain
Thursday 12th December Cyprus and Malta
Friday 13th December Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eastern Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA
International Standard (Untracked)
Thursday 5th December Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand
Friday 6th December Cyprus and Malta
Saturday 7th December Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey
Saturday 7th December Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA
Last Posting Dates for Royal Mail International Economy
(Formerly Surface Mail)
2nd October All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA)
13th October Middle and Far East, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa
31st October Canada and USA
24th November Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey
27th November Western Europe
Last Posting Dates for International HM Forces Mail (BFPO)
Wednesday 27th November: Airmail to Operational HM Forces
Wednesday 4th December: Airmail to Static HM Forces
Keep the magic of Christmas alive for kids (and adults!). Here is where you can send a Letter To Santa this Christmas in the UK and get a reply, thanks to Royal Mail.