Deadlines and tips: This is how parcels and letters arrive on time for Christmas

If you want to send parcels, letters or parcels in time as post for Christmas, you should hurry.

The countdown is running.

These deadlines must be observed.

• Because of the Corona * pandemic, parcel services have a lot to do.

• Many people are

  gifts

  via

  postal

  mail.

• So come

  packages, parcels and letters

  in time to the feast.

Frankfurt -

Due to the current

will

look significantly different than usual. Due to the contact restrictions, large family meetings are

canceled

.

Many will

therefore be

sending

the

by

this year

.

In order for you to arrive in time for the festival, a date should be marked in the calendar in bold.

During the Christmas season,

generally have a lot to do.

Because of

there is still a lot to do.

In total, the vans drive around 690 million shipments through the area in this year's Christmas business, as the German Press Agency (dpa) reported at the beginning of November.

Around half affect private customers.

Sending parcels in time for Christmas: messengers have their hands full

According to its own information,

expects more than 85 million shipments in the 

, which would be an increase of six percent over the previous year.

The market leader,

, expects a volume increase of six to eight percent in December in Germany.

On the days just before

, the company is expected to deliver more than 11 million parcels a day, all of them contactless of course.

The parcel service providers feel they are well prepared, but there are certain deadlines for shipments that are supposed to arrive in time for Christmas.

If you want your parcels and parcels to be

under the tree

on time for

, you have to make sure that they

arrive 

at the

December 19 (Saturday)

.

Punctual delivery can no longer be guaranteed later, at least with

.

Parcel delivery companies such as

or

have different deadlines.

Christmas: Deadlines for letters and parcels - deliver items abroad earlier

If you want to send gifts to family or friends who live

, you usually have to hand them in earlier.

delivers parcels to neighboring countries on time if they have been handed in by December 14, 2020 at the latest.

For other European countries, the deadline was December 10th, 2020.

With premium shipping, it even works until December 18, 2020.

recommends December 18, 2020 for international shipments.

At

is December 15, 2020.

delivers

to neighboring EU countries that were submitted by December 18, 2020 on time.

Firstly, Christmas always comes faster and secondly than you think!

🤪🎄 This year in particular, record quantities are expected (up to 11 million parcels per day!), So you should get your gifts on the way as early as possible.

More tips: https://t.co/RvJ5YndYZl pic.twitter.com/P4i8Hjrlmu

- DHL Paket (@DHLPaket) November 25, 2020

The

little later

for

.

In Germany, Christmas mail should be sent by December 22nd, 2020 at the latest, according to the

website

.

If you want to send letters or postcards within Europe, you have to make a note of December 16, 2020.

Sending parcels before Christmas: Avoid long queues in front of post offices

Since there will

be long queues again this year

in the

, it is also advisable to look for smaller shops that accept parcels and parcels.

Often this is also possible at gas stations, the kiosk around the corner or even grocery stores.

Lists with the respective acceptance points can easily be found on the websites of DHL, Hermes and Co.

And packages can also be sent via Packstations.

If you want to be absolutely sure that your package will arrive on time before the festival, you should perhaps not wait until the last day despite the deadline.

Something can go wrong during transport too.

The service providers therefore ask for your understanding should a gift take a little longer.

(svw with dpa)

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