These are the latest recommended Christmas posting dates for international mail
The festive period is a busy time and with so much organising to do ahead of the big day, it can be easy to leave some tasks until the last minute - including sorting out your Christmas mail.
If you are planning to send out presents to your nearest and dearest who live abroad, Royal Mail has announced the latest posting dates to ensure your parcels arrive on time.
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The latest posting dates for cards and gifts apply to both standard international services and those which have tracking and signature.
These are the recommended dates from Royal Mail for overseas destinations:
Monday 9 December
Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, the Far East, and the Middle east.
Tuesday 10 December
Cyprus and Malta
Wednesday 11 December
Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia)
Thursday 12 December
Australia, New Zealand, Greece and Turkey
Saturday 14 December
Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Finland, Sweden and the USA
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Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland
Wednesday 18 December
Belgium, France, Ireland and Luxembourg
Royal Mail has announced the latest recommended posting dates to ensure parcels arrive in time for Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)
Christmas posting dates in the UK
To ensure all of your letters and parcels arrive in time for Christmas in the UK, Royal Mail recommends posting by the following dates:
Wednesday 18 December
2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For
Friday 20 December
1st Class and 1st Class Signed For and Royal Mail Tracked 48
Saturday 21 December
Royal Mail Tracked 24
Monday 23 December
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