It may be the end of the Summer with Autumn not officially starting until the 23rd of September, but Christmas is coming fast and Royal Mail’s last posting dates for Christmas 2019 even quicker. For some destinations, the last posting dates for Christmas 2019 are as early as the 5th of October for economy services and you’ll want to make sure that these dates are highlighted to your buyers on the platforms you sell on.
Last Posting Dates for Christmas 2019
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| Saturday 5 October | Australia, New Zealand and all other non-European destinations (except Canada, Far East, Middle East, South Africa, USA) |
| Saturday 12 October | Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, USA |
| Saturday 2 November | Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey |
| Saturday 16 November | Western Europe |
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| Monday 9 December | Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East |
| Tuesday 10 December | Cyprus, Malta |
| Wednesday 11 December | Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) |
| Thursday 12 December | Australia, Greece, New Zealand and Turkey |
| Saturday 14 December | Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA |
| Monday 16 December | Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland |
| Wednesday 18 December | Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg |
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| 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 |
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| Tuesday 17 December | Royal Mail Business Mail (Sorted) Economy Royal Mail Advertising Mail Economy |
| Wednesday 18 December | Royal Mail 48 with/without sorting options Surface Airlift 2nd Class Royal Mail Business Mail (Sorted or Unsorted) 2nd Class Royal Mail Advertising Mail 2nd Class Royal Mail Publishing Mail |
| Friday 20 December | Royal Mail 24 with/without sorting options 1st Class Royal Mail Business Mail (Sorted or Unsorted) 1st Class Royal Mail Advertising Mail 1st Class Royal Mail Publishing Mail Royal Mail Tracked 48 Royal Mail Tracked Returns 48 |
| Saturday 21 December | Royal Mail Tracked 24 Royal Mail Tracked Returns 24 Royal Mail Publishing Mail Premium (posted by 01:00) |
| Monday 23 December | Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed |
