Last posting dates 2025
Get your cards, gifts and greetings there in time for Christmas. Check the latest recommended posting dates for all UK and international services. As always, our advice is to post early and avoid the rush
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Within the UK
Royal Mail 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Wednesday 17 December 2025 |
Royal Mail 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Saturday 20 December 2025 |
Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed
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| Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
Royal Mail Tracked 24
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| Monday 22 December 2025 |
Royal Mail Tracked 48
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| Friday 19 December 2025 |
Service by postcode
| Postcode | Last recommended posting date |
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| DPD Next Day and by 12 HS1-HS9, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-PA48, PA80, ZE1-ZE3 | Wednesday 17 December 2025 |
| DPD Next Day and by 12 IV63, KA28 | Friday 20 December 2025 |
| DPD Two Day, Next Day and by 12 AB36-AB38, FK17-FK21, IV1-IV62, KA27, KW1-KW14, PA20-PA33, PA38, PH19-PH50 | Saturday 20 December 2025 |
| DPD Next Day and Next Day by 12 (excluding postcodes above) | Saturday 21 December 2025 |
| DPD Gold | Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
Evri Standard Tracked
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| Friday 19 December 2025 |
Evri Next Day Tracked
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Sunday 22 December 2025 |
Internationally
Royal Mail International Standard
| Service | Last recommended posting date |
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| Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central and South America, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand | Tuesday 26 November |
| Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, Spain | Wednesday 27 November |
| Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey | Thursday 28 November |
| Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA | Friday 29 November |
| Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland | Wednesday 13 December |
Royal Mail International Tracking and Signature services
| Service | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|
| Barbados, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine | Monday 2 December |
| Norway, Italy, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria | Tuesday 3 December |
| Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, USA | Friday 6 December |
Royal Mail International Economy
| Service | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|
| All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA) | Wednesday 2 October |
| Middle and Far East, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa | Monday 14 October |
| Canada and USA | Thursday 31 October |
| Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey | Monday 25 November |
| Western Europe | Monday 25 November |
Evri International
| Country | Service | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|---|
| Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guyana, Laos, Martinique, Mongolia, Montserrat, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Timor, Uruguay. | Evri International (Standard) | 29 November 2025, Saturday |
| Suriname | Evri International (Standard) | 30 November 2025, Sunday |
| Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Belarus, Bhutan, Bonaire, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominica, French Southern Territory, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Heard and Mcdonald Islands, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kiribati, Lesotho, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Maarten, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, South Georgia, South Sudan, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Syria, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen. |
Evri International (Standard) | 1 December 2025, Monday |
| Algeria, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Malawi |
Evri International (Standard) | 4 December 2025, Thursday |
| Benin, China, Congo, Djibouti, Iran, Namibia, Reunion Island. |
Evri International (Standard) | 5 December 2025, Friday |
| Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. | Evri International (Standard) | 6 December 2025, Saturday |
| Anguilla, Antarctica |
Evri International (Standard) | 7 December 2025, Sunday |
| Burundi, Kosovo |
Evri International (Standard) | 8 December 2025, Monday |
| American, Samoa, Canada, Comoros, Estonia, Gambia, Greece, Guinea, Lithuania, Mozambique, Niger. |
Evri International (Standard) | 9 December 2025, Tuesday |
| Burkina Faso, Canary Islands, Chad, Curacao, Gabon, Mauritania, Myanmar. |
Evri International (Standard) | 10 December 2025, Wednesday |
| Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Congo Democratic Republic, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Liberia, Macau, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, and Switzerland. |
Evri International (Standard) | 11 December 2025, Thursday |
| Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Czechia, Equatorial Guinea, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mali, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Slovakia Slovenia, South Africa, United States. |
Evri International (Standard) | 12 December 2025, Friday |
| Belgium, Denmark, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Sweden. | Evri International (Standard) | 13 December 2025, Saturday |
| Germany, Ireland, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, United Arab Emirates. | Evri International (Standard) | 15 December 2025, Monday |
| Oman. | Evri International (Standard) | 16 December 2025, Tuesday |
| Guernsey, Jersey | Evri International (Standard) | 18 December 2025, Thursday |
| Isle of Man, Netherlands Antilles |
Evri International (Standard) | 22 December 2025, Monday |
| Australia | Evri International (Priority) | 17 December 2025, Wednesday |
| United States | Evri International (Priority) | 18 December 2025, Thursday |
| Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain. | Evri International (Priority) | 19 December 2025, Friday |
DPD International
| Country | Services | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|---|
| India | DPD Air Classic | 28-Nov-2025 |
| China | DPD Air Classic | 02-Dec-2025 |
| Faroe Islands, Macau, St Pierre & Miquilon |
DPD Air Classic | 03-Dec-2025 |
| Burkina Faso, Cook Islands, Iraq, New Caledonia, Nicaragua Niger, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Reunion Island Seychelles, Virgin Islands Us, Wallis and Futuna Islands |
DPD Air Classic | 04-Dec-2025 |
| Afghanistan, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros Congo Republic Of, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji French Polynesia, Gambia, Guatemala, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Namibia Saba/Curacao (NetherlandsAntilles), Solomon Islands, Togo Turkmenistan, Vanuatu, Western Samoa |
DPD Air Classic | 05-Dec-2025 |
| Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei, Cameroon, Chad, Costa Rica, Djibouti East Timor, Ecuador, Eritrea, French Guiana, Gabon, Guam, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mauritius Micronesia, Mongolia, Montserrat, Mozambique, Nepal, Palestine, Panama Paraguay, Philippines, Suriname, Tajikisan |
DPD Air Classic | 08-Dec-2025 |
| American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Chile, Georgia, Korea South, Malaysia, Maldives, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saipan, Senegal, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela |
DPD Air Classic | 09-Dec-2025 |
| Albania, Algeria, Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia Zimbabwe. |
DPD Air Classic | 10-Dec-2025 |
| Andorra, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda Canada, Canary Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Martinique, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, St Vincent, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, USA, United Arab Emirates. |
DPD Air Classic | 11-Dec-2025 |
| Austria, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Italy, Jordan, Liechtenstein Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City |
DPD Air Classic | 12-Dec-2025 |
| Belgium, France, Netherlands | DPD Air Classic | 15-Dec-2025 |
| India | DPD Air Express | 02-Dec-2025 |
| Faroe Islands, Macau, St Pierre & Miquilon | DPD Air Express | 05-Dec-2025 |
| Burkina Faso, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Reunion Island Virgin Islands Us, Wallis and Futuna Islands |
DPD Air Express | 08-Dec-2025 |
| Afghanistan, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Republic Of, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gambia Guatemala, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands Mauritania, Namibia, Saba/Curacao (Netherlands Antilles), Solomon Islands, Togo, Turkmenistan, Vanuatu, Western Samoa |
DPD Air Express | 09-Dec-2025 |
| Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei, Cameroon, Chad, Costa Rica, Djibouti East Timor, Ecuador, Eritrea, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Guam, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Montserrat, Mozambique Nepal, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Seychelles Suriname, Tajikisan. |
DPD Air Express | 10-Dec-2025 |
| American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Denmark, Georgia, Maldives, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria Rwanda, Saipan, Senegal, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela |
DPD Air Express | 11-Dec-2025 |
| Albania, Algeria, Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. | DPD Air Express | 12-Dec-2025 |
| Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Canary Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Korea South, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Martinique, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, St Vincent, Taiwan, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, USA, United Arab Emirates. | DPD Air Express | 15-Dec-2025 |
| Austria, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City. | DPD Air Express | 16-Dec-2025 |
| Belgium, France, Netherlands. | DPD Air Express | 17-Dec-2025 |
| Republic of Ireland | DPD Air Express | 18-Dec-2025 |
| India | DPD Direct Lite |
20-Nov-2025 |
| Macau | DPD Direct Lite |
26-Nov-2025 |
| Bahrain, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama | DPD Direct Lite |
01-Dec-2025 |
| Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Guatemala, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Libya, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Micronesia, Namibia, Niger, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion Island, San Marino, South Africa, St Lucia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Zimbabwe. | DPD Direct Lite |
02-Dec-2025 |
| Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Republic Of, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St Kitts & Nevis, St Pierre & Miquilon, St Vincent, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Zambia. |
DPD Direct Lite |
03-Dec-2025 |
| Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden. | DPD Direct Lite |
04-Dec-2025 |
| Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, USA | DPD Direct Lite |
05-Dec-2025 |
| Germany, Israel, Singapore | DPD Direct Lite |
08-Dec-2025 |
| Netherlands | DPD Direct Lite |
09-Dec-2025 |
| France, Switzerland |
DPD Direct Lite |
10-Dec-2025 |
| Austria, Germany | DPD Road Classic |
12-Dec-2025 |
| Italy | DPD Road Classic |
15-Dec-2025 |
| France | DPD Road Classic |
16-Dec-2025 |
| Netherlands, Switzerland | DPD Road Classic |
17-Dec-2025 |
HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
| Service | Latest posting date from the UK |
|---|---|
| Static Firm Base/PJOBs | 24 November 2025 |
| Operations | 17 November 2025 |
| HM Ships | 17 November 2025 |
HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
| Service | Latest arrival at BFPO |
|---|---|
| Static Firm Base/PJOBs | 3 December 2025 |
| Operations | 24 November 2025 |
| HM Ships | 24 November 2025 |
