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With the nation seeming to prepare for Christmas earlier and earlier every year, Royal Mail have already listed their recommended Christmas postage dates.
Royal Mail are asking customers to post items and gifts for Christmas early, particularly for International deliveries. Especially since ongoing Covid restrictions, reduced air and freight capacity, high volumes and winter weather conditions are all impacting transportation and local delivery across the globe.
Although it’s best to beat the festive rush and get all your letters and parcels in the post on time, sometimes things get in the way, so we’ve rounded up your final deadlines.
Friday, December 17
- Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy
Saturday, December 18
- 2nd Class
- 2nd Class Signed For
- Royal Mail 48
Tuesday, December 21
- 1st Class
- 1st Class Signed For
- Royal Mail 24
- Royal Mail Tracked 48
Wednesday, December 22
Thursday, December 23
- Special Delivery Guaranteed
Some international economy postage deadlines have already passed, including all non-European destinations, Middle and Far East, Hong Kong,
Singapore, South Africa, Canada and USA.
But upcoming recommended last postage dates are:
Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey: Friday, November 26
Western Europe: Monday, November 29
International Standard & International tracking and signature services are:
Caribbean: Wednesday, December 1
Australia Greece, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal: Monday, December 6
Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Far and Middle East: Wednesday, December 8
Cyprus, Malta and Sweden: Friday, December 10
Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia), Turkey: Saturday, December 11
Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Poland and USA: Monday, December 13
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland: Thursday, December 16
International HM Forces Mail last posting dates are Monday, November 29 for Airmail to Operational HM Forces, and Monday, December 6 for Airmail to Static HM Forces.
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