Royal Mail release Christmas last posting dates for 2024 but urge people to post early
The Royal Mail have released the last Christmas posting dates for 2024 – for the UK and abroad – if you want to make sure your festive post gets to its destination in time for Christmas.
We should send our Christmas post as early as possible, particularly for International deliveries. Here are the absolute last dates you can attempt to deliver post and still be in with a chance of it arriving in time.
Last Christmas posting dates for 2024
This year, the last day for posting a 2nd Class delivery in the UK is Wednesday 18th December. For first class mail in the UK, it's Friday 20th December. Most of the final dates for posting International Economy have already passed but you still have time for an International Standard delivery if you are quick.
UK SERVICE 2024
Wednesday 18th December for Second Class mail, including signed-for
Friday 20th December for First Class mail
Friday 20th December for Royal Mail Tracked 48
Saturday 21st December for Royal Mail Tracked 24
Monday 23rd December for Special Delivery Guaranteed
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY 2024
All the latest recommended posting dates for International Economy mail for Christmas 2024 are:
Wednesday 9th October – All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA)
Monday 21st October – Middle and Far East, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa
Wednesday 6th November – Canada and USA
Monday 2nd December – Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey and Western Europe
INTERNATIONAL TRACKING AND SIGNATURE SERVICES 2024
The International Standard & International tracking and signature services for Christmas 2024 are:
Saturday 7th December — Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Romania and Sweden
Monday 9th December — Czech Republic, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Wednesday 11th December — Austria, Denmark, India, Lithuania, Philippines, Qatar, Slovakia and Slovenia
Friday 13th December — Belgium, Canada, China (People’s Republic), Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, South Korea, Thailand and USA
Monday 16th December — France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD (UNTRACKED)
Tuesday 3rd December — Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central and South America, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East and New Zealand
Wednesday 4th December — Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Spain
Thursday 5th December — Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey
Friday 6th December — Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden and USA
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