INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS DELIVERY SCHEDULE 2021
PLEASE REVIEW OUR LAST INTERNATIONAL POSTING DATES BELOW
Standard (0-15kg)
Car Parts, CDs, Books, Phones...
Max 60 x 60 x 60cm
Large (16-20kg)
Printers, Laptops, Wheels...
Max 65 x 65 x 65cm
Extra Large (21-25kg)
Flat pack furniture, Luggage...
Max 70 x 70 x 70cm
You can send up to 25kg and no one side of your parcel must exceed 120cm and the other two sides cannot exceed 50cm.
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The run-up to Christmas has always been our busiest time of year as we help small businesses get their orders out to customers, as well as individuals to send Christmas gifts to loved ones.
To make sure we’re equipped to handle the extra parcels which will come through our network, we have employed more staff to work in our sortation hub, as well as drivers to deliver your parcels. We strive to keep service levels high throughout this period to maintain our ‘Great’ Trust Pilot score.
If you are sending a parcel abroad, please take a look at our last posting dates below. This shows you the last day you can post the parcel for it to reach your reach your recipient before Christmas. Please note, the last posting date is when your parcel is collected from your home or dropped off at your local depot or ServicePoint (not when the order is placed).
Christmas & New Year 2021 International Delivery Schedule
- Save money when you drop your parcels off at any one of our 3,500 ServicePoints or 50+ DHL Parcel UK Depots - you can book and drop off on the same day to ensure you get next day UK delivery.
- Alternatively, you can book online and we’ll collect from your home or work address on the next working day or book up to 5 working days in advance. We’ll deliver your parcel the very next working day, after your collection.
- Sending food and drink this Christmas? Read our guide on what you need consider.
- Your parcels will travel many miles over the festive period and may pass through automated sorting machines. Read our guide on how to protect your items during transit.
- You can send up to 25kg with DHL Parcel UK. Not sure what size your parcel is? Take a look at our guide for the best way to weigh and measure your parcel.
- Make sure you’ve checked the prohibited and restricted items list and filled in all paperwork to ensure your parcel clears customs in a timely manner. See more about International parcel delivery here.
ALL OF OUR COLLECTIONS AND DELIVERIES ARE CONTACT-FREE
Our drivers are still making contact-free collections and deliveries. Upon arrival at your address, our driver will knock or ring the bell and then step away to a safe distance. Simply pop the parcel on the ground and step back so our driver can pick up.
If you do not feel comfortable answering the door, you can leave your parcel in a safe place for our driver to collect. Just leave us instructions on where to find it when placing your booking.
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Final Dates for all other countries
Monday 6th December – Rest of World Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros Islands, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea (Rep), Haiti, Honduras (Rep.), India, Indonesia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Rep. of South), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos (Peoples Dem. Rep.), Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Fed. States of), Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, , Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia (Rep. of), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands US, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Monday 13th December – Europe Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep. of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (Rep. of), Malta, Moldova (Rep. of), Monaco, Montenegro (Rep. of), Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.
Need help over the Christmas period?
We've got lots of useful information on our website to help you find instant answers to all your queries. Head over to our support centre to access our FAQ's
Alternatively, you can send our customer service team a message. Our customer service teams always endeavour to get back to you within 3 hours but if your query is sent to us out of hours, we'll respond during opening hours.