Last Christmas posting dates 2025

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We’ve listed your last chance to post in the UK using the Royal Mail to deliver to various locations worldwide.

Please note that these dates are subject to change, and we encourage you to post as soon as you can.

Posting to the UK

Date Postage option
Wednesday 17th December 2025 2nd Class
2nd Class Signed For
Friday 19th December 2025 Royal Mail Tracked 48®
Saturday 20th December 2025 1st Class
1st Class Signed For
Sunday 21st December 2025 Royal Mail Tracked 24®
Tuesday 23rd December 2025 Special Delivery Guaranteed®

Posting internationally

Please note that international dates have not been released yet. Once they are released we will provide via the tables below for your convenience.

International economy

Date Location
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation All non-European destinations (excluding Canada, the Middle and Far East, South Africa and the USA)
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Hong Kong, Middle and Far East, Singapore and South Africa
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Canada and USA
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey and Western Europe

International Tracking and Signature services

Date Location
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East and New Zealand
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Spain
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA and Canada

International Standard (Untracked)

Date Location
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East and New Zealand
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Spain
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA and Canada

HM Forces Mail - British Forces Post Office (BFPO)

Date Location
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Operational HM Forces
TBC 2025 – awaiting Royal Mail confirmation Static HM Forces

Courier last delivery dates for Christmas

We've provided the last Christmas posting dates for the leading UK courier providers.

DPD

We've provided the Christmas Delivery Schedule for DPD below, and to get an estimated delivery time, you can use DPD's Quote Tool.

Date Delivery status
24th December 2025 Deliveries Only. No Collections
25th December 2025 Closed
26th December 2025 Closed
27th December 2025 Closed
28th December 2025 Closed
29th December 2025 Normal Business Day
30th December 2025 Normal Business Day
31st December 2025 Deliveries only.
1st January 2026 Closed
2nd January 2026 Closed
3rd January 2026 Closed
4th January 2026 Normal Business Day

Parcelforce

Parcelforce's last posting dates for UK services are below.

Date Postage option
Friday 19th December 2025 express48
Monday 22nd December 2025 express10, AM and 24

DHL UK

DHL's pre-Christmas UK delivery schedule is below. You can also visit the DHL website for New Year collection and delivery news.

Collection date Delivery date
Monday 15th December 2025 Tuesday 16th December
Tuesday 16th December Wednesday 17th December
Wednesday 17th December Thursday 18th December
Thursday 18th December Friday 19th December
Friday 19th December Monday 22nd December
Saturday 20th December N/A
Sunday 21st December N/A
Monday 22nd December Tuesday 23rd December
Tuesday 23rd December Wednesday 24th December
Wednesday 24th December Monday 29th December

DHL International - Europe

DHL's pre-Christmas international delivery schedule for Europe is below. Note that these loom much sooner than the UK.

Country Last date for International Economy
Germany Thursday 11th December
France Thursday 11th December
Spain Thursday 11th December
Italy Thursday 11th December
Netherlands Sunday 15th December
Sweden Monday 15th December
Portugal Thursday 11th December
Finland Monday 8th December
Belgium Thursday 11th December
Republic of Ireland Monday 15th December

DHL International - Rest of the World

DHL's pre-Christmas international delivery schedule for the Rest of the World is below. Note that these are mostly towards the start of December!

Country Last date for International Economy
Australia Sunday 7th December
New Zealand Tuesday 9th December
Canada Monday 8th December
Japan Monday 1st December
China Monday 1st December
Hong Kong Monday 8th December
Saudi Arabia Sunday 14th December
South Africa Tuesday 2nd December
Taiwan Tuesday 2nd December
Thailand Tuesday 2nd December
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Allan Chester
Allan Chester
Allan Chester is the founder and CEO of UK Postbox. He launched the company in 2008 with just a scanner on his dining room table and a big idea. Today, UK Postbox has grown into a global platform that helps individuals and businesses manage both their mail and parcels, no matter where they are in the world.Originally from Canada, Allan spotted a gap in the market for digital mail services, especially for expats, remote workers, and privacy-conscious businesses. His vision was to create a virtual UK address service that could scan, forward, and manage post digitally—a concept that’s now central to modern mail handling.
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