Last Recommended Christmas Postage Dates for UK Royal Mail – 2014
If you have cards or presents to send either within the United Kingdom or further afield, these are the 2014 postage dates you need to know to for a pre-Christmas delivery using the Royal Mail.
These dates can never be 100% guaranteed so we recommend to not leave your Christmas posting to the last minute, where possible!
Don’t forget to also check out our list of all the major retailers’ last Christmas posting dates.
| Services | Dates |
|---|---|
| International Services | |
| International Economy (formerly known as Surface Mail) | |
| Monday 29 September | Africa (except South Africa), Asia, Australia, Caribbean,
Central & South America, New Zealand |
| Tuesday 30 September | Far and Middle East (except Hong Kong and Singapore) |
| Tuesday 14 October | Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, USA |
| Tuesday 4 November | Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey |
| Tuesday 18 November | Western Europe |
| International Standard (formerly Airmail) and all
International Tracking and Signature Services (formerly Airsure® and International Signed For®) |
|
| Wednesday 3 December | Asia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand |
| Thursday 4 December | Australia |
| Friday 5 December | Africa, Caribbean, Central & South America, Middle East |
| Monday 8 December | Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece |
| Tuesday 9 December | Canada, Poland |
| Friday 12 December | USA |
| Saturday 13 December | Western Europe (excluding Greece, Poland) |
| International Standard HM Forces Mail -
British Forces Post Office® (BFPO) |
|
| Friday 28 November | Operational BFPOs |
| Friday 12 December | Static BFPOs |
| UK Services | |
| UK Inland Services | |
| Thursday 18 December | 2nd Class and Royal Mail Signed For® |
| Saturday 20 December | 1st Class and Royal Mail Signed For® |
| Tuesday 23 December | Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed® |
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Please see our main Royal Mail postings page – http://www.lastpostforchristmas.co.uk/christmas-posting-dates/royal-mail-christmas-last-posting-dates-2015/