The last posting dates for pre-Christmas delivery are now available for all of our mail services. Whether you are mailing to the UK or internationally you will find the relevant last posting dates that we can dispatch mail for pre-Christmas delivery below. Please be aware that these are estimates only and to ensure pre-Christmas delivery, the items should be provided to us for posting at the earliest available opportunity.
You will also find a list of worldwide public holidays for the Christmas period. These should be taken into consideration when referring to the generalised last posting dates for pre-Christmas delivery.
To discuss the posting dates of your mailing in more detail please contact our team on 01444 871111 or e-mail our team at [email protected].
Estimated Last Posting Dates for Pre-Christmas Delivery
UK
All Services
Thursday 14th December – Royal Mail Economy Sorted
Friday 15th December – DSA Unsorted
Monday 18th December – Royal Mail 2nd Class Sorted/Unsorted, DSA Sorted
Tuesday 19th December – Royal Mail 1st Class Sorted & Unsorted
Wednesday 20th December – Royal Mail 2nd Class Tracked
Thursday 21st December – Royal Mail 1st Class Tracked
International
Priority
Tuesday 5th December – Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand
Wednesday 6th December – Cyprus and Malta
Thursday 7th December – Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Eastern Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA
Public Holidays over the Christmas Period & New Year Period
December 1st – Central African Republic, Chad, Costa Rica, Ghana, India (regional), Portugal, Romania,
December 2nd – India (regional), Laos, UAE
December 3rd – UAE
December 4th – Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba, New Zealand, Spain (regional), Tonga
December 5th – Thailand
December 6th – Ecuador (regional), Finland, Spain
December 7th – East Timor, Italy (regional), Myanmar, Peru (Government holiday)
December 8th – Albania, Falkland Islands, Guam, North Macedonia, Panama, Uzbekistan, Various (Immaculate Conception Day)
December 9th – Antigua & Barbuda, Peru, Tanzania
December 10th – Iraq, Thailand, Kiribati, Namibia,
December 11th – Burkina Faso, India (regional), Malaysia (regional), Namibia, Thailand
December 12th – India (regional), Kenya, Mexico, Turkmenistan
December 13th – India (regional), Malta, St. Lucia
December 14th – India (regional)
December 15th – Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba, India (regional)
December 16th – Bahrain, Bangladesh, India (regional), Kazakhstan, South Africa
December 17th – Bahrain, Bhutan, India (regional), Iran, Kazakhstan, Tunisia
December 18th – BIndia (regional), Kazakhstan, Niger, Qatar
December 19th – Anguilla, India (regional)
December 20th – Macau, Panama
December 21st – Sao Tome & Principe
December 22nd – Macau, Nigeria (regional), USA (regional – Government holiday)
December 24th – Libya, Various (Christmas Eve)
December 25th – Norway, Pakistan, Libya, Various (Christmas Day)
December 26th – Australia (regional), Greece, India (regional), Peru (Government holiday), Slovenia, Sri Lanka, USA (regional), Various (Christmas holiday)
December 27th – North Korea, Various (Christmas holiday)
December 28th – Eswatini, Falkand Islands (Government holiday)
December 29th – Falkand Islands (Government holiday), Mongolia, USA (regional – Government holiday)
December 30th – India (regional), Philippines
December 31st – Azerbaijan, East Timor, India (regional), Nepal, Switzerland (regional), Various (New Year’s Eve),
January 1st – Cuba, Czech Republic, Haiti, Montserrat, Slovakia, Sudan, Taiwan, Various (New Year’s Day)
January 2nd – Cuba, Haiti, India (regional), Montserrat, Liechtenstein, Peru (Government holiday), Switzerland, St. Kitts & Nevis
January 3rd – Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Russia
January 4th – DR Congo, Myanmar, Russia
January 5th – Russia
