You've done all the hard work of writing all your favourite people. Wrapped up loads of fantastic prezzies. So, let's make sure you get them sent out in time and avoid any disappointment.
The Post Office and Royal Mail have done a fantastic job this year but with potential industrial action in December by Royal Mail workers, then we certainly recommend sending Christmas Cards and Gifts nice and early to make sure they arrive in plenty of time of the big day.
See our comprehensive list of last Royal Mail posting dates for sending Christmas Cards and Gifts below, for both within the UK and abroad. If you are looking for Penny Black Christmas cut off times for orders please see our regularly updated Delivery Policy.
You can find your local Post Office branch with this helpful finder here.
Royal Mail's last posting dates for Christmas 2022 in the UK
| Monday 19 December | 2nd Class |
| Wednesday 21 December | 1st Class |
| Thursday 22 December | Special Delivery Guaranteed |
| Friday 23 December | Special Delivery Guaranteed with Saturday Guarantee |
Last Christmas 2022 dates posting abroad by International Standard & International tracking and signature services
| Friday 7 October | British Virgin Islands, Dominica and Anguilla |
| Thursday 1 December | Australia and New Zealand |
| Friday 2 December | China (People's Republic) |
| Monday 5 December | All remaining Caribbean destinations |
| Wednesday 7 December | Africa, Asia (except China, People's Republic), Central and South America, Far and Middle East |
| Thursday 8 December | Cyprus and Malta |
| Friday 9 December | Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey |
| Saturday 10 December | Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA |
| Monday 12 December | Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland |
| Wednesday 14 December | Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
Royal Mail recently updated their international last recommended posting dates and it is possible there could be further changes, so posting your Christmas Gifts and Christmas Cards early is the best plan.
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