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Christmas ordering deadlines

Christmas 2020 ordering deadlines

You want to make sure that all packages arrive at your customers before Christmas. During the busy pre-Christmas period carriers worldwide are handling the highest volumes of the year. All carriers expect even higher volumes due to COVID-19. To avoid complaints, make sure to communicate realistic ordering deadlines to your customers.

Christmas ordering deadlines (before 16:00 Amsterdam time) for 2020 are:

CountryNormal (Mail)Tracked (Mail)Premium (Express)
Belgium11th of December11th of December17th of December
Germany14th of December14th of December17th of December
France9th of December9th of December16th of December
Italy9th of December9th of December15th of December
Netherlands18th of December21st of December21st of December
Norway9th of December9th of December11th of December
Spain9th of December9th of December15th of December
Switzerland9th of December9th of December11th of December
United Kingdom9th of December9th of December16th of December
Rest of EU*9th of December9th of December11th of December
Rest of the worldNot available4th of December10th of December

*Rest of EU-countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden

Christmas 2020 ordering deadlines

You want to make sure that all packages arrive at your customers before Christmas. During the busy pre-Christmas period carriers worldwide are handling the highest volumes of the year. All carriers expect even higher volumes due to COVID-19. To avoid complaints, make sure to communicate realistic ordering deadlines to your customers.

Christmas ordering deadlines (before 16:00 Amsterdam time) for 2020 are:

Belgium

  • Normal (Mail): 11th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 11th of December

  • Premium (Express): 17th of December

Germany

  • Normal (Mail): 14th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 14th of December

  • Premium (Express): 17th of December

France

  • Normal (Mail): 9th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 9th of December

  • Premium (Express): 16th of December

Italy

  • Normal (Mail): 9th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 9th of December

  • Premium (Express): 15th of December

Netherlands

  • Normal (Mail): 18th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 21th of December

  • Premium (Express): 21th of December

Norway

  • Normal (Mail): 9th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 9th of December

  • Premium (Express): 11th of December

Spain

  • Normal (Mail): 9th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 9th of December

  • Premium (Express): 15th of December

Switzerland

  • Normal (Mail): 9th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 9th of December

  • Premium (Express): 11th of December

United Kingdom

  • Normal (Mail): 11th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 11th of December

  • Premium (Express): 17th of December

Rest of EU

Rest of EU-countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden

  • Normal (Mail): 9th of December

  • Tracked (Mail): 9th of December

  • Premium (Express): 11th of December

Rest of the world

  • Normal (Mail): Not available

  • Tracked (Mail): 4th of December

  • Premium (Express): 10th of December