Royal Mail recommends sending your international mail before the following dates for delivery before Christmas:

International Standard (Untracked)

Tuesday 3 December
Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central and South America, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East and New Zealand

Wednesday 4 December
Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Spain

Thursday 5 December
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic and Poland), France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey

Friday 6 December
Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden and USA

International Tracking and Signature services

Saturday 7 December
Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Romania and Sweden

Monday 9 December
Czech Republic, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Wednesday 11 December
Austria, Denmark, India, Lithuania, Philippines, Qatar, Slovakia and Slovenia

Friday 13 December
Belgium, Canada, China (People’s Republic), Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, South Korea, Thailand and USA

Monday 16 December
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan