- Christmas 2026: last posting and order dates
UK addressesRead from each carrier's and shop's own page
Christmas 2026: last posting and order dates
The last days to post for Christmas with each carrier, and the last days to order from each shop, as they list them. I read each one from its own page and put the day I read it beside it. They're the carriers' and shops' dates: check at checkout.
Monday 26 October: still in time with
- Chocolate Trading Company Supersaver UK (order by 4pm on Fri 18 Dec)
- Chocolate Trading Company Saver (First Class UK) (order by 4pm on Fri 18 Dec)
- Royal Mail 2nd Class (post by Fri 18 Dec)
- Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For (post by Fri 18 Dec)
- Royal Mail Tracked 48 (post by Sat 19 Dec)
- Chocolate Trading Company Standard Tracked UK and Next Day to remote areas (order by 4pm on Mon 21 Dec)
- Parcelforce Worldwide express48 (post by Mon 21 Dec)
- Parcelforce Worldwide express48large (post by Mon 21 Dec)
- Royal Mail 1st Class (post by Mon 21 Dec)
- Royal Mail 1st Class Signed For (post by Mon 21 Dec)
- Royal Mail Tracked 24 (post by Mon 21 Dec)
- Parcelforce Worldwide express10 (post by Tue 22 Dec)
- Parcelforce Worldwide expressAM (post by Tue 22 Dec)
- Parcelforce Worldwide express24 (post by Tue 22 Dec)
- The Blossomist Delivery before Christmas (order by Tue 22 Dec)
- Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed (post by Wed 23 Dec)
Last posting dates
| Carrier | Service | Last day to post |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mailas listed on 24 Oct | 2nd Class | |
| 2nd Class Signed For | ||
| Tracked 48Also the last day for Tracked Returns 48 to reach the sender before Christmas | ||
| 1st Class | ||
| 1st Class Signed For | ||
| Tracked 24 | ||
| Special Delivery Guaranteed | ||
| Parcelforce Worldwideas listed on 24 Oct | express48UK inland services, as listed on Royal Mail's last posting dates page | |
| express48large | ||
| express10 | ||
| expressAM | ||
| express24 |
Posting abroad? Each carrier's own page lists its international dates: Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide.
Shops A to Z
Chocolate Trading Company
- Supersaver UKOrders by 4pm for dispatch that day
- Saver (First Class UK)Orders by 4pm for dispatch that day
- Standard Tracked UK and Next Day to remote areasOrders by 4pm for dispatch that day
- Next Day mainland UKOrders after 4pm on 23 December are dispatched from 29 December
as listed on 24 Oct · the shop's dates, check at checkout
The Blossomist
- Delivery before ChristmasNext-day delivery on most orders placed before 3pm; choose the delivery date at checkout
as listed on 24 Oct · the shop's dates, check at checkout