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
| Wednesday 17th December 2025 |
2nd Class 2nd Class Signed For |
| Friday 19th December 2025 |
Royal Mail Tracked 48®
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| Saturday 20th December 2025 |
1st Class 1st Class Signed For
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| 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
| 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
| 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)
| 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)
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| Germany |
Thursday 11th December |
| France |
Thursday 11th December
|
| Spain |
Thursday 11th December
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| 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!
| 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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