Royal Mail Christmas Postage Dates 2016

15th November 2016

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Royal Mail do a brilliant job every year at getting our post delivered on time. We want to make sure your letters and parcels make it to loved ones in time for the big day, so take a look at Royal Mail's list of UK postage dates we have put together, to help you this Christmas!

Latest recommended postage dates

International Postage

Thursday 17^th November (Western Europe)

International Standard (Formerly airmail) and all international tracking and signature services (formerly Airsure and international signed for)

Saturday 3^rd December (Africa, Middle East)
Wednesday 7^th December (Cyprus, Asia, Far East (Including Japan), Eastern Europe (except Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Thursday 8^th December (Caribbean, Central and South America)
Saturday 10^th December (Greece, Australia and New Zealand)
Wednesday 14^th December (Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Poland)
Thursday 15^th December (Canada, Finland, Sweden and USA)
Friday 16^th December (Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland)
Saturday 17^th December (Belgium, France, Ireland and Luxembourg)

Contract Surface Air Lift

Friday 11^th November (South America, Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Far East, New Zealand, Australia)
Friday 18^th November (USA, Canada and Middle East)

International Standard HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office (BFPO)

Monday 28^th November (Airmail to Operational BFPOs)
Monday 12^th December (Airmail to Static BFPOs)

UK Services

Tuesday 20^th December (2^nd Class and Royal Mail Signed For)
Wednesday 21^st December(1^st Class and Royal Mail Signed For)
Thursday 22^nd December (Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed)
Friday 23^rd December (Special Delivery Saturday Guaranteed)

We hope you manage to get all your mail posted in time this Christmas!

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