Christmas air mail - latest dates of posting 2025
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Hongkong Post today (October 23) announced the latest air mail posting dates for Christmas this year. While the dates are provisional, they have been calculated based on the requirements of respective postal administrations, and are for reference only. These dates and services are subject to availability of flights, and may be altered at short notice. The public are advised to post earlier than the dates shown. Members of the public may visit the web page at (https://www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/whats_new/index.html) on the service availability for various destinations before posting.
| Destination | Letters and packets | Parcels | |
| ------------- | ----------------------- | -------- | |
| Chinese Mainland | December 9 | December 9 | |
| Taiwan | December 5 | December 4 | |
| Asia and the Middle East | |||
| Bangladesh | December 4 | November 28 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | December 3 | November 28 | |
| India | November 28 | November 27 | |
| Indonesia | December 8 | December 5 | |
| Iran | December 3 | December 2 | |
| Israel | December 4 | * | |
| Japan | December 9 | December 8 | |
| Jordan | December 4 | December 3 | |
| Korea | December 2 | December 2 | |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. | December 9 | December 8 | |
| Lebanon | November 26 | November 25 | |
| Malaysia | December 3 | December 1 | |
| Myanmar | December 4 | * | |
| Nepal | November 20 | November 19 | |
| Pakistan | December 9 | December 2 | |
| Saudi Arabia | December 3 | December 2 | |
| Singapore | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | December 9 | * | |
| Thailand | December 2 | December 2 | |
| The Philippines | December 2 | December 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates | December 9 | December 8 | |
| Viet Nam | December 8 | December 5 | |
| Other destinations in Asia and the Middle East | December 4 | December 2 | |
| Central, South and North America | |||
| Destination | Letters and packets | Parcels | |
| ------------- | ----------------------- | -------- | |
| Argentina | November 18 | November 17 | |
| Brazil | November 28 | November 28 | |
| Canada | December 4 | November 28 | |
| Chile | November 28 | November 27 | |
| Costa Rica | November 18 | * | |
| Guyana | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Mexico | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Panama | December 3 | December 2 | |
| Peru | December 3 | December 2 | |
| United States of America # | December 5 | December 5 | |
| Uruguay | November 28 | * | |
| Other destinations in Central, South and North America | November 28 | November 26 | |
| Europe | |||
| Destination | Letters and packets | Parcels | |
| ------------- | ----------------------- | -------- | |
| Austria | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Belgium | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Cyprus | December 4 | December 2 | |
| Czech Republic | November 18 | November 18 | |
| Denmark | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Estonia | December 4 | December 3 | |
| Finland | December 5 | December 1 | |
| France | December 3 | December 3 | |
| Germany | December 5 | December 4 | |
| Gibraltar | December 8 | November 25 | |
| Greece | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Hungary | December 3 | December 2 | |
| Iceland | December 2 | * | |
| Ireland | December 5 | December 1 | |
| Italy | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Latvia | December 1 | December 1 | |
| Lithuania | December 4 | December 3 | |
| Malta | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Netherlands | December 3 | December 2 | |
| Norway | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Poland | December 3 | December 2 | |
| Portugal | December 2 | November 28 | |
| Romania | December 8 | December 1 | |
| Russia | November 25 | November 17 | |
| Serbia | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Slovakia | December 4 | December 1 | |
| Spain | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Sweden | December 5 | December 4 | |
| Switzerland | December 8 | December 4 | |
| Türkiye | December 3 | December 2 | |
| United Kingdom | December 5 | December 5 | |
| Other destinations in Europe | November 25 | November 25 | |
| Oceania | |||
| Destination | Letters and packets | Parcels | |
| ------------- | ----------------------- | -------- | |
| Australia | December 9 | December 8 | |
| Fiji | December 1 | November 28 | |
| French Polynesia | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Nauru | December 1 | * | |
| New Caledonia | November 27 | November 27 | |
| New Zealand | December 2 | December 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | November 26 | * | |
| Solomon Islands | December 2 | * | |
| Tonga | December 3 | December 2 | |
| Other destinations in Oceania | December 2 | November 26 | |
| Africa | |||
| Destination | Letters and packets | Parcels | |
| ------------- | ----------------------- | -------- | |
| Egypt | December 9 | December 8 | |
| Eswatini | December 4 | * | |
| Kenya | December 2 | * | |
| Malawi | December 4 | * | |
| Mauritius | December 2 | November 24 | |
| Morocco | December 4 | December 1 | |
| South Africa | November 21 | November 20 | |
| Other destinations in Africa | December 4 | December 1 | |
| * Service under suspension | |||
| # Postal services available for items containing document only | |||
Ends/Thursday, October 23, 2025
Issued at HKT 14:46
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