When is the last day for posting Christmas presents and cards in 2019?

Christmas may seem like a while off, but it’s worth starting to think about when to post your Christmas cards and presents this year.

Royal Mail has announced its last posting dates for Christmas 2019.

In the UK, the latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2019 are Wednesday, December 18 for second class mail, Friday, December 20 for first class mail and Monday, December 23 for special delivery.

In order to ensure you get your cards and presents to your friends and family on time this year, we’ve created a guide to the last Christmas post for Royal Mail.

Here are the latest recommended posting dates

Sending in the UK?

2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For – Wednesday December 18

1st Class and 1st Class Signed For – Friday December 20

Special Delivery Guaranteed – Monday 23 December

Royal Mail International Standard and International Tracking and Signature services

Africa, Middle East – Monday 9 December

Asia, Far East Monday – 9 December

Caribbean, Central and South America – Monday 9 December

Cyprus , Malta – Tuesday 10 December

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

Greece, Turkey – Thursday 12 December

Australia, New Zealand – Thursday 12 December

Canada, USA – Saturday 14 December

Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Poland , Italy Saturday – 14 December

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

Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg – Wednesday 18 December

Royal Mail International Economy

All non-European destinations except Middle East, South Africa, Far East, USA, Canada – date has now passed

Middle East, Far East (except Hong Kong and Singapore) – date has now passed

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

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

Western Europe Saturday – 16 November

HM Forces Mail (BFPO)

Airmail to Operational BFPOs – Monday 25 November

Airmail to Static BFPOs – Friday 13 December