Royal Mail Service Updates: Christmas & New Year Deliveries 20225 September 2022 | Admin Latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2022*Please note: latest recommended posting dates are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change Following the announcement of strike dates planned during December, the dates below have been brought forward. To see the latest recommended dates click here. | UK Inland Services* | | Date* | Destinations | | Friday 16 December | Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy | | Monday 19 December | 2nd Class, 2nd Class Signed For and Royal Mail 48® | | Wednesday 21 December | 1st Class, 1st Class Signed For, Royal Mail 24® and Royal Mail Tracked 48® | | Thursday 22 December | Royal Mail Tracked 24® | | Friday 23 December | Special Delivery Guaranteed® | | HM Forces Mail - British Forces Post Office® (BFPO)* | | Date* | Destinations | | Monday 28 November | Operational HM Forces | | Monday 5 December | Static HM Forces | | International Economy* | | Date* | Destinations | | Monday 12 September | All non-European destinations (except Canada, Hong Kong, Middle and Far East, Singapore, South Africa and USA) | | Friday 14 October | Hong Kong, Middle and Far East, Singapore and South Africa | | Monday 31 October | Canada and USA | | Friday 25 November | Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta and Turkey | | Monday 28 November | Western Europe | | International Standard and International Tracked and Signature Services* | | Date* | Destinations | | 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 | | Wednesday 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 and USA, Turkey | | Monday 12 December | Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland | | Wednesday 14 December | Belgium, France and Luxembourg | | |
