This year we’re not expecting any Royal Mail strikes, so businesses can have a little more confidence in Royal Mail’s last posting dates for Christmas 2024. Having said that, Royal Mail’s quality of service hasn’t been great of late, and while parcels appear to arrive more or less on time, letter delivery is still sporadic at best in different parts of the country so for letters (and large letters) posting early is highly recommended!
Domestic Christmas 2024 Last 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® |
International Economy
| 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 |
International Tracking and Signature services
| 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 |
International Standard (Untracked)
| 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 |
HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
| Wednesday 27 November | Operational HM Forces |
| Wednesday 4 December | Static HM Forces |
