Here at The Fulfilment Warehouse, we work closely alongside one of the biggest distributors of deliveries across the Christmas period, the Royal Mail.
From working alongside the team at Royal Mail, we have all the relative information that you will need this Christmas surrounding postage and mailing within the UK and internationally.
If you are looking to beat the festive rush and get all your letters and parcels in the post on time and prepare early, especially if you are sending mail internationally, we have all the information you need!
The key dates for the UK are as follows:
Friday 16 December
Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy
Monday 19 December
2nd Class
2nd Class Signed For
Royal Mail 48®
Wednesday 21 December
1st Class
1st Class Signed For
Royal Mail 24®
Royal Mail Tracked 48®**
Thursday 22 December
Special Delivery Guaranteed®
Royal Mail Tracked 24®**
Friday 23 December
Special Delivery Guaranteed® with Saturday Guarantee
** Royal Mail Tracked 24® and Royal Mail Tracked 48® are not available to purchase at Post Office® branches. **
International Standard & International tracking and signature services
Friday 7 October
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Anguilla
Thursday 1 December
Australia
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
Malta
Friday 9 December
Greece
Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia)
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
HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
Friday 2 December
Operational HM Forces
Friday 2 December
Static HM Forces
If you are looking for any more information regarding the posting and delivery times this Christmas, then make sure to check out the Royal Mail website.
Likewise, you can contact us and get a free quote if you have any enquiries about sending mail this festive season.