Royal Mail Christmas Posting Dates 2017 - Beat the Rush!
ByClaire Fuller |NewsPrintMailingMarketingFundraising |21 November 2017Christmas seems to be with us earlier every year, and with the festive TV ads now doing battle on our screens, it seems fitting that it’s time for us to share details of last posting dates for Christmas.
If you want to spread the Christmas joy by sending gifts to loved ones, or by mailing your last appeals (or invoices) of 2017 in good time, then it’s important to be aware of the recommended posting dates for the festive period.
UK last recommended posting dates
- Wednesday 20th December – 2nd Class and Royal Mail signed for 2nd class
- Thursday 21st December – 1st class and Royal Mail signed for 1st class
- Thursday 21st December – Royal Mail Special Delivery guaranteed
- Friday 22nd December – Royal Mail special delivery Saturday guaranteed
International standard and all international tracking and signature services
- Saturday 2nd December – Africa, Middle East
- Wednesday 6th December – Asia, Cyprus, Far East, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia), Malta
- Thursday 7th December – Caribbean, Central and South America
- Saturday 9th December – Australia, Greece, New Zealand and Turkey
- Wednesday 13th December – Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Poland
- Thursday 14th December – Canada, Finland, Sweden and USA
- Friday 15th December – Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland
- Saturday 16th December – Belgium, France, Ireland and Luxembourg
International standard HM forces mail British Forces post office
- 27th November – Operational BFPOs
- 11th December – Static BFPOs
Other Postal Services
- For other business postal services, just ask our team who’ll be happy to help.
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