What are your last posting dates?
Well it depends where you would like your parcels sending.

When you get a courier quote via our system we give you a break-down of the expected and usual delivery times for parcels to be delivered internationally, but there are other factors you need to consider when trying to work out the last Christmas postage dates. They include:

  • Local and destination weather conditions
    • 2010 and 2011 saw severe adverse weather in this country which affected the abilities of courier companies to collect parcels from our customers here. At the time of writing this guide we are told of the possibility of severe weather occurring again in late October, we suggest, therefore that you purchase your Christmas presents as early as possible and get them booked in for courier collection at your earliest convenience.
  • Destination public holidays
    • Unfortunately the last bank holiday before Christmas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is at the end of August and for Scotland St Andrew's Day is 30th November. However, many countries have bank holidays such as for Independence Day, or Thanks Giving, which would alter any generic guidance. To work out if any international public holiday may affect your delivery, we suggest you check out this Wikipedia page.
  • Force Majeure
    • Unexpected events on a national level can occur which delays the flow of international parcels. This happened earlier in the year with a courier service we don't use when parcels were delayed because of security concerns. It's worth considering this when you're thinking of when to send a parcel for Christmas.

International Christmas shipping with DHL

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Destination:

Enter the dimensions and weight of each parcel that you want to
send to the same address below:

Length (cm) Width (cm) Height (cm)       Weight (kg)
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But what about international Christmas delivery dates?

Below you'll see data taken from our International Courier Service information where we've taken the slowest service level and extrapolated the possible last Christmas postage dates. Typically for, non-Saturday deliveries, we suggest you should send parcels for within the UK to be booked for collection via our next day service for no later than 21st December, although typically 22nd would do (you may need to book a same day collection if you're late)

Please, only take these dates as a rough guide, ideally you would have posted your Christmas presents much earlier than these dates:

Afghanistan 17/12/2011
Algeria 19/12/2011
American Samoa 16/12/2011
Angola 18/12/2011
Anguilla 17/12/2011
Antigua 18/12/2011
Argentina 18/12/2011
Aruba 18/12/2011
Australia 17/12/2011
Bahamas 19/12/2011
Bahrain 19/12/2011
Bangladesh 18/12/2011
Barbados 19/12/2011
Belize 18/12/2011
Benin 19/12/2011
Bermuda 19/12/2011
Bhutan 18/12/2011
Bolivia 17/12/2011
Bonaire 17/12/2011
Botswana 19/12/2011
Brazil 17/12/2011
Brunei 18/12/2011
Burkina Faso 18/12/2011
Burundi 18/12/2011
Cambodia 18/12/2011
Cameroon 18/12/2011
Canada 17/12/2011
Canary Islands 19/12/2011
Cape Verde Islands 18/12/2011
Caroline Islands 17/12/2011
Cayman Islands 19/12/2011
Central African Rep. 17/12/2011
Chad 17/12/2011
Chile 18/12/2011
China People's Rep. 17/12/2011
Chuuk Island 17/12/2011
Colombia 17/12/2011
Comoros Islands 16/12/2011
Congo 19/12/2011
Congo, Dem. Rep. 18/12/2011
Cook Islands 17/12/2011
Costa Rica 18/12/2011
Cuba 18/12/2011
Curacao 18/12/2011
Djibouti 18/12/2011
Dominica 18/12/2011
Dominican Rep. 17/12/2011
East Timor 16/12/2011
Ebeye Island 16/12/2011
Ecuador 17/12/2011
Egypt 18/12/2011
El Salvador 18/12/2011
Equatorial Guinea 18/12/2011
Eritrea 18/12/2011
Ethiopia 19/12/2011
Falkland Islands 16/12/2011
Fiji 17/12/2011
Gabon 19/12/2011
Gambia 18/12/2011
Ghana 18/12/2011
Gibraltar 19/12/2011
Greenland 19/12/2011
Grenada 18/12/2011
Guadeloupe 18/12/2011
Guam 12/12/2011
Guatemala 19/12/2011
Guinea Rep. 19/12/2011
Guinea-Bissau 17/12/2011
Guyana 16/12/2011
Haiti 19/12/2011
Honduras Rep. 18/12/2011
Hong Kong 18/12/2011
India 17/12/2011
Indonesia 17/12/2011
Iran 17/12/2011
Iraq 17/12/2011
Israel 19/12/2011
Italy 19/12/2011
Ivory Coast 19/12/2011
Jamaica 19/12/2011
Japan 18/12/2011
Jordan 18/12/2011
Kenya 19/12/2011
Kiribati 18/12/2011
Korea, D.P.R of North 18/12/2011
Korea, Rep of South 18/12/2011
Koror Island 17/12/2011
Kosrae Island 17/12/2011
Kuwait 19/12/2011
Kyrgyzstan 19/12/2011
Laos Peoples Dem. Rep 18/12/2011
Lebanon 19/12/2011
Lesotho 19/12/2011
Liberia 19/12/2011
Libya 18/12/2011
Macau 18/12/2011
Madagascar 18/12/2011
Majuro Island 16/12/2011
Malawi 18/12/2011
Malaysia 18/12/2011
Maldives 18/12/2011
Mali 19/12/2011
Manua Island 16/12/2011
Marshall Islands 16/12/2011
Martinique 18/12/2011
Mauritania 18/12/2011
Mauritius 19/12/2011
Mayotte 17/12/2011
Mexico 18/12/2011
Micronesia 12/12/2011
Mongolia 16/12/2011
Montserrat 16/12/2011
Morocco 19/12/2011
Mozambique 18/12/2011
Myanmar Burma) 18/12/2011
Namibia 19/12/2011
Nauru, Rep of 16/12/2011
Nepal 17/12/2011
Netherlands Antilles 17/12/2011
Nevis 18/12/2011
New Caledonia 16/12/2011
New Zealand 17/12/2011
Nicaragua 19/12/2011
Niger 18/12/2011
Nigeria 18/12/2011
Niue 15/12/2011
Oman 18/12/2011
Pakistan 17/12/2011
Palau 17/12/2011
Panama 19/12/2011
Papua New Guinea 17/12/2011
Paraguay 18/12/2011
Peru 18/12/2011
Philippines 17/12/2011
Pohnpei Island 17/12/2011
Puerto Rico 18/12/2011
Qatar 18/12/2011
Reunion, Island of 18/12/2011
Rota Island 17/12/2011
Rwanda 18/12/2011
Saipan 17/12/2011
Samoa 16/12/2011
Sao Tome & Principe 18/12/2011
Saudi Arabia 18/12/2011
Senegal 19/12/2011
Seychelles 18/12/2011
Sierra Leone 19/12/2011
Singapore 18/12/2011
Solomon Islands 16/12/2011
Somalia 16/12/2011
Somaliland Rep. Of 17/12/2011
South Africa 18/12/2011
South Korea 18/12/2011
Sri Lanka 18/12/2011
St Barthelemy 18/12/2011
St Eustatius 17/12/2011
St Kitts 17/12/2011
St Lucia 17/12/2011
St Maarten 18/12/2011
St Vincent 18/12/2011
Sudan 17/12/2011
Suriname 16/12/2011
Swaziland 19/12/2011
Switzerland 21/12/2011
Syria 18/12/2011
Tahiti 17/12/2011
Taiwan 18/12/2011
Tajikistan 19/12/2011
Tanzania 18/12/2011
Thailand 18/12/2011
Togo 19/12/2011
Tonga 17/12/2011
Trinidad & Tobago 18/12/2011
Tunisia 19/12/2011
Turkmenistan 19/12/2011
Turks & Caicos Islands 17/12/2011
Tutuila Island 16/12/2011
Tuvalu 15/12/2011
Uganda 18/12/2011
United Arab Emirates 19/12/2011
Uruguay 19/12/2011
USA 17/12/2011
Uzbekistan 18/12/2011
Vanuatu 17/12/2011
Venezuela 18/12/2011
Vietnam 17/12/2011
Virgin Islands, British 18/12/2011
Virgin Islands, US 18/12/2011
Yap Island 17/12/2011
Yemen 18/12/2011
Zambia 18/12/2011
Zimbabwe 18/12/2011

 

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