Last posting dates 2024
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
Where would you like to send your gifts?
Check the last recommended posting dates for domestic and international mail services.
Within the UK
Royal Mail 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Wednesday 18 December |
Royal Mail 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Friday 20 December |
Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Monday 23 December |
Royal Mail Tracked 24
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Saturday 21 December |
Royal Mail Tracked 48
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Friday 20 December |
DPD Next Day and Next Day by 12
| Postcode | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|
| All Postcodes (Excluding those below) | Thursday 21 December |
| AB36-Ab38, FK17-FK21, IV1-IV62, KA27, KW1-KW14, PA20-PA33, PA35-PA38, PH19-PH50 | Friday 20 December |
| IV63, KA28 | Thursday 19 December |
| HS1-HS9, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-PA48, PA80, ZE1-ZE3 | Monday 16 December |
Evri Standard Tracked
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Friday 20 December by 12 noon |
Evri Next Day Tracked
| Last recommended posting date |
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| Saturday 21 December by 12 noon |
Internationally
Royal Mail International Standard
| Service | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|
| 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
| Service | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Brunei, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guyana, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guyana, Honduras, Liechtenstein, Martinique, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Somalia, Sudan, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (US) |
Monday, 25 November 2024 |
| Iran | Wednesday, 27 November 2024 |
| Algeria, Madagascar, Malawi | Friday, 29 November 2024 |
| Benin, China, Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion Island |
Monday, 2 December 2024 |
| Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Tuesday, 3 December 2024 |
| Australia, Canada, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Qatar, United States |
Thursday, 5 December 2024 |
| Canary Islands | Friday, 6 December 2024 |
| Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, Norway, Portugal | Monday, 9 December 2024 |
| Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates |
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 |
| Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden |
Wednesday,11 December 2024 |
| Netherlands | Thursday,12 December 2024 |
| United States | Friday,13 December 2024 |
| Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain |
Monday,16 December 2024 |
HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
| Service | Last recommended posting date |
|---|---|
| Operational HM Forces | Wednesday 27 November |
| Static HM Forces | Wednesday 4 December |
