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
