Last Posting Dates For Christmas 2019

Royal Mail has announced its last posting dates for Christmas 2019 for UK, International Economy and International Standard deliveries.

Whether you’re sending Christmas cards or presents in the UK or overseas destinations, the cut-off dates are issued each festive season to ensure post gets delivered in time for Christmas Day on 25th December.

Remember, regardless of the last day for Christmas post, you’re advised to post early to help Royal Mail manage the bumper festive postbag. So we’ve rounded up all the key dates for Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide deliveries to ensure you’re prepped as much as possible for the festive season.

Unsurprisingly, Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest time of the year, and to keep up with demand, they hire thousands of temporary Mail Centre workers each year to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online shopping parcels.

Take note of these deadlines and pop the posting dates in your diary.

UK

The UK latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2019 are:

• Wednesday 18 December for Second Class mail

• Friday 20 December for First Class mail (and Royal Mail Tracked 48)

• Saturday 21 December for Royal Mail Tracked 24

• Monday 23 December for Special Delivery

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY

All the latest recommended posting dates for International Economy mail for Christmas 2019 are:

• Saturday 5 October – All non-European destinations (except South Africa, the USA, Canada)

• Saturday 5 October – Middle and Far East (except Hong Kong and Singapore)

• Saturday 12 October – South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA, Canada

• Saturday 2 November – Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta and Iceland

• Saturday 16 November – Western Europe

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

The International Standard & International tracking and signature services for Christmas 2019 are:

• Monday 9 December – Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East

• Tuesday 10 December – Cyprus, Malta

• Wednesday 11 December – Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia)

• Thursday 12 December – Australia, Greece, New Zealand and Turkey

• Saturday 14 December – Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA

• Monday 16 December – Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

• Wednesday 18 December – Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg

Parcelforce Worldwide, part of the Royal Mail Group, has also announced its last posting dates for Christmas 2019. Whilst these are the last posting dates to guarantee delivery before Christmas, you should plan to ship goods as early as possible to ensure your parcel arrives in time.

The recommended last posting date for Parcelforce Worldwide’s next day UK services is Monday 23^rd December, and for its two day UK services, the recommended latest posting date is Friday 20^th December.

For customers posting abroad to Western Europe, the USA & Canada using its Global Express service, parcels must be sent by Tuesday 17^th December.

Meanwhile, parcels going to the Republic of Ireland on its Ireland Express service should be sent by Thursday 19^th December to arrive in time for Christmas.

For Australia, Monday 16^th December is the last posting date for the Global Express service.

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Olivia Heath
Digital Editor, House Beautiful UK
Olivia Heath is the Digital Editor at House Beautiful UK, uncovering tomorrow’s biggest home trends, delivering stylish room decor inspiration and rounding up the hottest properties on the market.