Last Posting Dates & Public Holidays for Christmas 2024 🎄
Ensuring your goods get from A to B with Santa-like efficiency is our main priority, that’s why we’ve listed details of the last posting dates for all of our mail services, below.
Whether you’re mailing to the UK or Internationally, please be aware that these are estimates only and to ensure delivery pre-Christmas, your items should be provided to us for posting at the earliest available opportunity.
Additionally, we’ve highlighted a list of worldwide public holidays worth noting during the Christmas period.
To discuss the posting dates of your mailing in more detail please contact our team on 01293 312001 or email our team at getintouch@inter-send.co.uk.
Estimated Last Posting Dates for Pre-Christmas Delivery
UK
Wednesday 18th December - Royal Mail 48 (2nd Class)
Friday 20th December - Royal Mail 24 (1st Class) / FedEx Next Day / Parcelforce 24
International
Overseas Post (Postal):
Tuesday 3rd December - Rest of the World
Friday 6th December - USA, Canada, Rest of Europe
Monday 9th December - Western Europe
FedEx International:
Wednesday 11th December
Public Holidays over the Christmas Period & New Year Period
December 1st – Central African Republic, Chad, Costa Rica, India (regional), Portugal, Romania, UAE
December 2nd – India (regional), Laos, New Zealand (regional), Tonga, UAE
December 3rd – Spain (regional), UAE
December 5th – Iran, Thailand
December 6th – Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba (regional), Italy, Ecuador (regional), Finland, Ghana, India (regional), Italy, Peru (Government holiday), Spain
December 7th – East Timor, Italy (regional)
December 8th – Albania, Guam, North Macedonia, Panama, Uzbekistan, Various (Immaculate Conception Day)
December 9th – Antigua & Barbuda, Falkland Islands, Peru, Tanzania, Various (Immaculate Conception Day)
December 10th – Iraq, Thailand, Kiribati, Namibia,
December 11th – Burkina Faso, India (regional), Malaysia (regional)
December 12th – India (regional), Kenya, Mexico, Turkmenistan
December 13th – Malta, St. Lucia
December 14th – Sri Lanka (regional)
December 15th – Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba (regional), Nepal (regional)
December 16th – Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, South Africa
December 17th – Bahrain, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Tunisia
December 18th – Eswatini, India (regional), Kazakhstan, Niger, Qatar
December 19th – Anguilla, India (regional)
December 20th – Macau, Panama
December 21st – Sao Tome & Principe
December 22nd – Nigeria (regional), Zimbabwe
December 23rd – NLatvia, Macau, Peru (Government holiday)
December 24th – Libya, Peru (Government holiday), USA (regional – Government holiday), Various (Christmas Eve)
December 25th – Norway, Pakistan, Various (Christmas Day)
December 26th – Australia (regional), Greece, Slovenia, USA (regional – Government holiday), Various (Boxing Day, Christmas holiday, St. Stephen’s Day)
December 27th – India (regional), North Korea, Various (Christmas holiday)
December 29th – Cambodia, Mongolia
December 30th – India (regional), Latvia, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru (Government holiday), Philippines, Russia, Thailand
December 31st – Azerbaijan, East Timor, India (regional), Peru (Government holiday), Switzerland (regional), Various (New Year’s Eve)
January 1st – Cuba, Czech Republic, Haiti, Slovakia, Sudan, Taiwan, Various (New Year’s Day)
January 2nd – Bhutan, Cuba, Haiti, India (regional), Montserrat, Liechtenstein, Peru (Government holiday), Switzerland, St. Kitts & Nevis, Various (New Year’s holiday)
January 3rd – Burkina Faso, Russia
January 4th – DR Congo, Myanmar
January 6th – Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, India (regional), Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Various (Epiphany, Orthodox Christmas Eve)
