{"id":1473,"date":"2025-11-10T09:27:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/retail\/last-posting-dates-for-christmas-2023\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:27:34","slug":"last-posting-dates-for-christmas-2025","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/business-news\/last-posting-dates-for-christmas-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Last posting dates for Christmas 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal Mail has published the last recommended postage dates for international and UK parcels to arrive in time for 25 December 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See all the dates to remember along with tips for communicating with your customers during this busy time of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-last-posting-dates-for-christmas-2025\">Last posting dates for Christmas 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The table below shows the dates to remember if you\u2019re using Royal Mail services.If you\u2019re using an alternative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/retail\/best-uk-courier-a-small-business-guide\/\" data-type=\"knowledge\" data-id=\"1348\" >courier service<\/a> then some companies are offering collections up until 22 December \u2013 but be sure to check with individual couriers for exact dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deliveries-in-the-uk\"><strong>Deliveries in the UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the last posting dates for delivering parcels and letters in the UK: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date<\/p>\n\n<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postage option<\/p>\n\n<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday, 17 December<\/p><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><br>2nd Class <br>2nd Class Signed For <br><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, 19 December<\/p><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><br>Royal Mail Tracked 48<br><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><br>Sunday, 21 December<br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><br>Royal Mail Tracked 24<br>1st Class <br>1st Class Signed For <br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><br>Tuesday, 23 December<br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Special Delivery Guaranteed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-international-deliveries\">International <strong>deliveries\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll need to leave more time if you\u2019re posting internationally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the last posting dates for using<strong> standard international shipping:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><br><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal Mail business account customers<\/p><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destination<\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday, 7 December<span style=\"background-color: rgba(111, 111, 111, 0.2); font-family: inherit; font-size: revert; font-weight: inherit;\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><br><strong>Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland),   France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday, 8 December<\/p><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday, 11 December<\/p><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Africa, Asia, Australia, Bulgaria, Caribbean, Central and South America, China, Cyprus, Far and Middle East, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain<\/strong><br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bear in mind there are many express options available that allow you to ship later than these dates. The Royal Mail has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postoffice.co.uk\/last-posting-dates?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">country selector<\/a> that shows you the different options.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-azure-200-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30c80bf8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tips-for-communicating-with-your-customers\">Tips for communicating with your customers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keeping your customers informed about when they can expect to receive parcels is particularly important during December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some things to keep in mind to keep online shoppers happy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>use a tracked service <\/strong>\u2013 this helps customers follow their parcel and reduces the risk of something going missing <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>update your website<\/strong> \u2013 include a \u2018last order\u2019 date for items to arrive in time for Christmas (this could be a banner or an update on your homepage, as well as on your delivery page)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>be transparent in order confirmation emails <\/strong>\u2013 make sure it\u2019s clear when deliveries are expected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-small-business-guides-and-resources\">Small business guides and resources <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"\/resources\/sme-insights-report\/\">How you can support other small businesses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/view.simplybusiness.co.uk\/how-to-start-a-side-hustle\/p\/1\">The ultimate side hustle guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"\/knowledge\/business-tax\/side-hustle-tax\/\" data-type=\"knowledge\" data-id=\"1401\">HMRC tax changes for side hustles \u2013 are you affected?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"\/business-insurance\/faq\/what-type-of-business-insurance-do-i-need\/\">What type of business insurance do I need?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"nba-upsell-001\" class=\"wp-block-group has-azure-200-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94e519ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-looking-for-self-employed-insurance\">Looking for self-employed insurance?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">With Simply Business you can build a single <a href=\"\/business-insurance\/self-employed-insurance\/\">self employed insurance<\/a> policy combining the covers that are relevant to you. 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