Last posting dates Christmas 2018 & New Year
In The Netherlands
During the holiday season we do our best to deliver all packages on time. Therefore we would like to inform you on the last posting dates during Christmas 2018 and New Year. Below an overview of the last posting dates and the last inbound dates of 2018 for mail and parcels in The Netherlands. Please note these are the dates of PostNL. For the last posting dates of Royal Mail, scroll down to download the PDF. Happy Holidays!
Last posting dates in The Netherlands for delivery before Christmas 2018 and New Year
Service level: Priority
| Letters/cards | Christmas | New Year |
| Central and Western Europe | December 14th, 2018 | December 19th, 2018 |
| Rest of Europe and Japan | December 10th, 2018 | December 13th, 2018 |
| Australia, New Zealand, Canada and United States of America | December 5th, 2018 | December 10th, 2018 |
| Rest of the world | December 3rd, 2018 | December 6th, 2018 |
| Packets and parcels | Christmas | New Year |
| Central and Western Europe | December 11th, 2018 | December 14th, 2018 |
| Rest of Europe and Japan | December 5th, 2018 | December 10th, 2018 |
| Australia, New Zealand, Canada and United States of America | November 30th, 2018 | December 5th, 2018 |
| Rest of the world | Noveber 28th, 2018 | December 3rd, 2018 |
Service level: Standard
| Letters/cards | Christmas | New Year |
| Central and Western Europe | December 6th, 2018 | December 11th, 2018 |
| Rest of Europe and Japan | December 3rd, 2018 | December 6th, 2018 |
| Australia, New Zealand, Canada and United States of America | November 26th, 2018 | November 30th, 2018 |
| Rest of the world | November 22nd, 2018 | November 27th, 2018 |
Last inbound dates into The Netherlands for delivery before Christmas 2018 and New Year
Service level: Priority
| Letters/cards | Christmas | New Year |
| Letters/cards | December 19th, 2018 | December 27th, 2018 |
| Packets and Parcels | December 17th, 2018 | December 21st, 2018 |
Service level: Standard
| Letters/cards | Christmas | New Year |
| Letters/cards | December 12th, 2018 | December 17th, 2018 |
| Packets and Parcels | December 10th, 2018 | December 14th, 2018 |
Royal Mail: Last posting dates
Please be adviced that the last posting dates for Christmas 2018 and New Year in the table above are those of PostNL. By downloading the PDF you will be up to date of the last posting dates of Royal Mail.
Noteworthy days during December 2018
Germany:
22/12 - Hermes not accepting new volumes
24/12 - Hermes & Eurodis not accepting new volumes
31/12 - Hermes closed for New Years
Finland:
06/12 - Posti not delivering due to Independence Day
Spain/Portugal:
06/12 - MRW & Correos closed due to Constitution Day
08/12 - MRW & Correos closed due to Immaculate Conception
Cut-off times for collection in NL
Below you find the cut-off times for collection in NL to have a delivery attempt abroad before 25/12. This is without any delaying force majeure events (i.e weather).
France:
Chronopost B2C - Wednessday, December 19th
Chronopost B2B - Tuesday, December 18th
Colis Prive - Wednessday, December 19th
Finland:
Posti 24hrs - Monday, December 17th
Posti 48hrs - Saturday, December 15th
Germany:
Hermes - Thursday, December 20th
Eurodis - Wednessday, December 19th
Spain & Portugal:
MRW Spain - Tuesday, December 19th
MRW Portugal - Monday, December 17th
Correos - Monday, December 17th
United Kingdom & Ireland:
Yodel UK - Thursday, December 20th
Yodel IE - Wednessday, December 19th
Hermes UK - Thursday, December 20th
Eurodis UK - Wednessday, December 19th
Rest of Europe DPD:
Denmark - Tuesday, December 18th
Luxembourg - Thursday, December 20th
Poland - Wednesday, December 19th
Romania - Monday, December 17th
Sweden - Saturday, December 15th
Rest of Europe Eurodis:
Austria - Tuesday, December 18th
Hungary - Monday, December 18th
Czech Republic - Tuesday, December 18th