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Get ready for Christmas 2024

Here you’ll find helpful information to make this Christmas the best one yet, including the latest posting dates, seasonal job opportunities, and how to send your letters and parcels safely with Royal Mail.

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Beat the festive rush and get all your letters and parcels in the post on time.

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Allow plenty of time for posting. Please post items and gifts for Christmas early, particularly for International deliveries.

Please note: Latest posting dates are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. It’s always advisable to post as early as possible to ensure that your Christmas letters and parcels reach their destination in good time. Please visit our International Incident Bulletin for the most up to date information on our services around the world.

Latest Posting Dates

Wednesday 18 December 2nd Class
2nd Class Signed For
Friday 20 December 1st Class
1st Class Signed For
Royal Mail Tracked 48®
Saturday 21 December Royal Mail Tracked 24®
Monday 23 December Special Delivery Guaranteed®

Latest posting dates for consumer and business customers posting directly with Royal Mail

Wednesday 9 October All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA)
Monday 21 October Hong Kong, Middle and Far East, Singapore and South Africa
Wednesday 6 November Canada and USA
Monday 2 December Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey and Western Europe

 

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Saturday 7 December Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Romania and Sweden
Monday 9 December Czech Republic, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Wednesday 11 December Austria, Denmark, India, Lithuania, Philippines, Qatar, Slovakia and Slovenia
Friday 13 December Belgium, Canada*, China (People’s Republic), Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, South Korea, Thailand and USA
Monday 16 December France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan

*Please see our incident bulletin for the latest on the industrial action locally.

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Tuesday 3 December Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central and South America, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East and New Zealand
Wednesday 4 December Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Spain
Thursday 5 December Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey
Friday 6 December Canada*, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden and USA

*Please see our incident bulletin for the latest on the industrial action locally.

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Wednesday 27 November Operational HM Forces
Wednesday 4 December Static HM Forces

 
Rest of the world latest posting datespdf, 169.49 KB (English version)

Rest of the world latest posting datespdf, 183.52 KB (Welsh version)

Latest posting dates for customers posting at Post Office Ltd.

Wednesday 2 October All non-European destinations (except Canada, Middle and Far East, South Africa and USA)
Monday 14 October Hong Kong, Middle and Far East, Singapore and South Africa
Thursday 31 October Canada and USA
Monday 25 November Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey and Western Europe

 

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Monday 2 December Barbados, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Ukraine
Tuesday 3 December Bulgaria, Greece, Israel, Italy and Norway
Friday 6 December Australia, Austria, China (People’s Republic), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, India, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand
Tuesday 10 December Canada*, Ireland and USA

*Please see our incident bulletin for the latest on the industrial action locally.

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Tuesday 26 November Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central and South America,
China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East and New Zealand
Wednesday 27 November Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Spain
Thursday 28 November Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey
Friday 29 November Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA and Canada*

*Please see our incident bulletin for the latest on the industrial action locally.

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Wednesday 27 November Operational HM Forces
Wednesday 4 December Static HM Forces

 

 
Rest of the world latest posting datespdf, 164.85 KB (English version)

Rest of the world latest posting datespdf, 187.55 KB (Welsh version)

Parcelforce Worldwide

Parcelforce Worldwide has a range of international delivery services to over 225 countries across the world

Go to Parcelforce.com

Christmas and New Year deliveries and collections

Date Royal Mail Services
Monday 16 December Normal deliveries and collections
Tuesday 17 December Normal deliveries and collections
Wednesday 18 December Normal deliveries and collections
Thursday 19 December Normal deliveries and collections
Friday 20 December Normal deliveries and collections
Saturday 21 December Normal deliveries and Saturday collections for customers with a regular Saturday business collection
Sunday 22 December Sunday parcel deliveries. No collections
Monday 23 December Normal deliveries and collections
Christmas Eve
Tuesday 24 December
Normal deliveries and collections for customers with a regular business collection
Christmas Day
Wednesday 25 December
No deliveries or collections
Boxing Day
Thursday 26 December
No deliveries or collections
Friday 27 December Normal deliveries and collections
Saturday 28 December Normal deliveries and Saturday collections for customers with a regular Saturday collection
Sunday 29 December Sunday parcel deliveries. No collections
Monday 30 December Normal deliveries and collections
New Year’s Eve
Tuesday 31 December
Normal deliveries and collections
New Year’s Day
Wednesday 1 January 2025
No deliveries or collections
Public holiday in Scotland
Thursday 2 January 2024
Normal deliveries and collections - exception for Scotland

Download the Delivery and Collection calendar for Christmas and New Year

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Welsh versionpdf, 141.9 KB

If you're planning on being away for the Christmas period, or if your business is closing for the break, we can take care of your post for you:

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Preparing your post

Getting your parcels and letters to their destination safely is always our priority, especially at this time of year. Use these handy guides to help you get your items to their destinations safe and sound.

Good Addressing Guide

A handy guide to good addressing and packaging.

Some goods are restricted or prohibited from being mailed in the UK and internationally. Check before you send to make sure your item is fit for travel at royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods

Save time and print your postage at home

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Going further for you this Christmas

Service updates

Information about local service issues
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Join us this Christmas

It’s one of the busiest times of the year, so we’re always looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to help us out.
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