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Christmas Last Posting Dates

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Make sure you don't miss out on the last posting dates before Christmas.

Visit your local Post Office to ensure your festive mail gets to its destination in time for the big day.

UK posting dates:

Service: Last recommended posting date:
Royal Mail 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For Monday 18 December
Royal Mail 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For Wednesday 20 December
Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed Thursday 21 December
Parcelforce Worldwide express48 and express48 Large Wednesday 20 December
Parcelforce Worldwide express24. expressAM Thursday 21 December

International posting dates:

Royal Mail International Standard and International Tracking and Signature services:

Service: Last recommended posting date:
Australia and New Zealand, Caribbean, China (People's Republic), Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Far and Middle East Wednesday 6 December
Cyprus and Malta Thursday 7 December
Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey Friday 8 December
Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, USA and Canada Monday 11 December

Royal Mail international economy

Service: Last recommended posting date:
All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA) Monday 2 October
Middle and Far East, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa Friday 13 October
Canada and USA Tuesday 31 October
Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey Friday 24 November
Western Europe Monday 27 November

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