With Christmas rapidly approaching, it is nearly time for the last panicked rush of card and present buying. If you still have your Christmas shopping to do, do not worry. There is still time before the last posting day, especially if you are willing to use different couriers.
Royal Mail
Firstly, Royal Mail has announced its dates for regular domestic post. Second class mail needed to be sent by Tuesday 18th December to guarantee delivery before Christmas, but first class mail is available until the Thursday 20th December. If you do miss these dates, Royal Mail’s tracked delivery can still be guaranteed up to Friday 21st December. Your final opportunity to send an item using Royal Mail is Saturday 22nd December, which is the last date for special delivery.
International delivery with Royal Mail has much earlier dates for the last post, many of which have now passed. The earliest of these dates is final posting for Africa and the Middle East on Tuesday 4th December. This is followed by Cyprus, Malta, East Asia/the Far East, the rest of Asia and most of Eastern Europe (with the exceptions of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland) on Friday 7th December. The final posting date for the Caribbean, Central America and South America was Saturday 8th December and Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and the United States were on Friday 14th December. On Saturday 15th December it was the last date for Sweden and Finland, and Monday 17th December marked the final date for many European countries, including Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Norway, Spain, Slovakia and Switzerland. The final international deliveries were to the UK’s closest neighbours, Ireland, Luxembourg, France and Belgium on Tuesday 18th December.
Other Couriers
If you do not want to use Royal Mail, or you need to send something after the last dates available, other couriers are available. Most big cities will have their own local courier firms. For instance, if you are looking for a same day courier Manchester, a same day courier in Manchester is just one potential option.
Many online retailers also use their own couriers, with differing dates for their last post. Some may allow you to guarantee delivery even if the Royal Mail’s last posting days have gone. This is particularly true of large companies such as Amazon.
Royal Mail
Firstly, Royal Mail has announced its dates for regular domestic post. Second class mail needed to be sent by Tuesday 18th December to guarantee delivery before Christmas, but first class mail is available until the Thursday 20th December. If you do miss these dates, Royal Mail’s tracked delivery can still be guaranteed up to Friday 21st December. Your final opportunity to send an item using Royal Mail is Saturday 22nd December, which is the last date for special delivery.
International delivery with Royal Mail has much earlier dates for the last post, many of which have now passed. The earliest of these dates is final posting for Africa and the Middle East on Tuesday 4th December. This is followed by Cyprus, Malta, East Asia/the Far East, the rest of Asia and most of Eastern Europe (with the exceptions of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland) on Friday 7th December. The final posting date for the Caribbean, Central America and South America was Saturday 8th December and Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and the United States were on Friday 14th December. On Saturday 15th December it was the last date for Sweden and Finland, and Monday 17th December marked the final date for many European countries, including Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Norway, Spain, Slovakia and Switzerland. The final international deliveries were to the UK’s closest neighbours, Ireland, Luxembourg, France and Belgium on Tuesday 18th December.
Other Couriers
If you do not want to use Royal Mail, or you need to send something after the last dates available, other couriers are available. Most big cities will have their own local courier firms. For instance, if you are looking for a same day courier Manchester, a same day courier in Manchester is just one potential option.
Many online retailers also use their own couriers, with differing dates for their last post. Some may allow you to guarantee delivery even if the Royal Mail’s last posting days have gone. This is particularly true of large companies such as Amazon.
