With many of us not seeing our families because of coronavirus, the last postage dates for delivery in time for Christmas Day are even more important to know this year.
Royal Mail recommends that you send things as early as possible if you want them to arrive by a certain date.
Royal Mail has released its Christmas postage dates for 2020
UK deliveries
For letters and parcels that are being sent to locations inside the UK, you still have a number of weeks to get them sent.
Here are the last recommended postage dates
2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For: Friday, December 18th
1st Class and 1st Class Signed For and Royal Mail Tracked 48: Monday,December 21st
Royal Mail Tracked 24: Tuesday, December 22nd
Special Delivery Guaranteed: Wednesday, December 23rd
International
It is still possible to send presents around the world in time for Christmas.
International Standard and International tracking and signature services
Australia and New Zealand: Friday, December 4th
Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East: Wednesday, December 9th
Canada, Cyprus and Malta: Thursday, December 10th
Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey: Friday, December 11th
Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA: Saturday, December 12th
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland: Wednesday, December 16th
Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg: Friday, December 18th
HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office
For many people, it is important to get Christmas gifts to loved ones in the armed forces.
Whether they are based in the UK or overseas, there is still time to get parcels to them.
Operational HM Forces – Monday, November 30th
Static HM Forces – Monday, December 7th
