Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Charlotte Hadfield

Royal Mail confirms last postal dates for presents and cards in time for Christmas

After a tough year for many across Merseyside, knowing Christmas is just around the corner gives us all something to look forward to.

But with more people than ever resorting to online shopping for their Christmas gifts due to the pandemic, it's safe to say the postal service and delivery couriers are incredibly busy.

With the Christmas rush well underway, lots of us will be looking ahead to the last date we can post our cards and gifts to make sure they arrive on time.

Christmas will be upon us before we know it - and many of us will be posting more presents than ever this year.

To make sure your Christmas post arrives in plenty of time it's important to note the last posting dates over the festive period.

Here are Royal Mail's final posting dates for Christmas:

Royal Mail’s latest recommended posting dates for delivery in the UK

Friday, December 18 for second class and second class signed for mail

Monday, December 21 for first class, first class signed for and Royal Mail tracked 48 post

Tuesday, December 22 for Royal Mail tracked 24 mail

Wednesday, December 23 for special delivery guaranteed

Enter your postcode for the latest coronavirus cases in your area

Royal Mail's International Standard & International tracking and signature services

Friday, December 4 - Australia, New Zealand

Wednesday, December 9 - Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East

Thursday, December 10 - Canada, Cyprus, Malta

Friday, December 11 - Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey

Saturday, December 12 - Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA

Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here.

Wednesday, December 16 - Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Friday, December 18 - Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg

International HM Forces Mail

Monday, November 30 - Airmail to Operational HM Forces

Monday, December 7 - Airmail to Static HM Forces

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.