For the UK     

Date
Recommended posting date
Tuesday 18 December
Royal Mail 2nd Class
Royal Mail Signed For 2nd® Class
Thursday 20 December
Royal Mail 1st Class
Royal Mail Signed For® 1st Class
Parcelforce Worldwide express48 & express48large
Friday 21 December Parcelforce Worldwide express24, AM, 9 & 10
Saturday 22 December Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed®

Sending items overseas?

If you’re sending mail abroad, post early to avoid disappointment. Here are the latest recommended posting dates to different destinations for each international service.

 

Royal Mail International Standard and International Tracking and Signature services

Date
Last chance to send to
Tuesday 4 December Africa, Middle East
Friday 7 December Cyprus, Malta, Asia, Far East, Eastern Europe (except Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Saturday 8 December Caribbean, Central and South America
Friday 14 December Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and USA
Saturday 15 December Finland, Sweden
Monday 17 December Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
Tuesday 18 December Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg

 

Missed the last posting date for your mail’s destination using this service? There might be time to get it there with Parcelforce Worldwide services. Check their last posting dates below or the full list here.

Royal Mail International Economy 

Date
Last chance to send to
Friday 28 September Australia, New Zealand and all other non-European destinations (except Middle East, South Africa, Far East, USA and Canada)
Saturday 29 September Middle and Far East (except Hong Kong and Singapore) and Iceland
Saturday 13 October South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA and Canada
Saturday 3 November Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta and Iceland and Singapore
Saturday 17 November Western Europe

 

Missed the last posting date for your mail’s destination using this service? There might be time to get it there with Parcelforce Worldwide services. Check their last posting dates below or the full list here.

 

HM Forces Mail (BFPO)

Date
Last chance to send to
Monday 26 November Operational HM Forces
Friday 14 December Static HM Forces

Parcelforce Worldwide services

Date
Last chance to send to
Friday 30 November – Monday 17 December Parcelforce Worldwide globalexpress to:

  • Rest of Europe
  • Rest of the world (excluding the destinations below)
Monday 17 December Parcelforce Worldwide globalexpress to:

  • Western Europe
  • USA / Canada
Wednesday 19 December Parcelforce Worldwide irelandexpress (to Republic of Ireland)