Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed

Parcel max weights:

2kg (9am)

20kg (1pm)

20kg (Next day, Sunday service)

Choose a shipping solution to suit you – whether you’re sending a one-off parcel or shipping thousands of packages every week.

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We restrict or prohibit certain items from our network. You are advised to carefully read the restrictions on items like:

• Batteries
• Aerosols
• Perfumes or aftershaves
• Nail varnish, polish or gel

Check our list of all items prohibited and restricted by Royal Mail

Royal Mail terms and conditions (pdf, 468.64 KB)

Specific terms for parcels (pdf, 186.12 KB)

UK parcels user guide (pdf, 5.83 MB)

Working days

Working days are Monday-Friday unless you've purchased Saturday Guaranteed delivery.

Postcodes

We can’t guarantee delivery by 9am to a number of postcode areas.

We can deliver by 9:30am to the following postcodes:

AB15-16, AB21-23, AB25, BA1, BA6, BA16, BB1-3, BB6, BD20-22, BH23, BH25, BL0-9, BN1, BN2 (1-5), BN15, BN41-44, BN5-8, BR1-6, BS3-5, BS8, BS13-14, BS20-25, BS27, BS29-31, BS37, BS40 (5), BS41 (8), BS48, BS49 (4&5), BT32, CA8-9, CA12, CA14, CA18-CA28, CB6-8, CF3, CF5, CF14-15, CF30-33, CF35, CF37-38, CF62-64, CF72, CF81-83, CH1, CH3, CH6, CH8, CH25-34, CH41-49, CH60-66, CM5-6, CM9, CM13-20, CM22-23, CO1, CO2-4, CO5 (7), CO6, CO7 (7), CO8-9, CO10-16, CR4-5, CR8, CT1-4, CT11-12, CT18-21, CW1-4, CW6-7, CW10-12, DA6-7, DA16, DE5-6, DE45, DE65, DG1-2, DG12, DG16, DL1-4, DL9-11, DL13-15, DN18-19, DN39-41, DT3-4, DT6-10, E1-6, E11-8, E20, E77, EX7-8, EX10, EX12-14, EX16-17, EX19, EX24, EX36, FY8, G1, G11, G62, GL3-6, GL8-10, GL14, GL16-18, GL20, GL50-56, GU6-20, GU21 (1-9), GU22-25, GU34, GU46-47, GU51-52, HD7, HD8 (1), HD8 (8&9), HG4-5, HU4, HU11 (4&5), HU17-18, HX1-7, IG1-7, IG11, IP1-5, IP8, IP9 (1), IP10-11, KT2-4, KT8-KT9, KT11-21, L1-5, L2 (22, 23, 29), L10-19, L25-28, L3 (37-39), L40, LA5-7, LE16, LL11-14, LL16-19, LL21-22, LL28-29, LN7-8, LS18-21, LS28-29, M5-M6, M12-18, M20-24, M26-27, M30-31, M33-34, M41, M43-44, M90, ME7 (3), ME8-17, ML3-5, ML9-10, N8-12, N14-15, N17-18, N20-22, N33, N44, NE12, NE17-20, NE23-26, NE31-36, NE41-49, NE61-71, NG34, NP11, NR8 (6&7), NR11 (6), NR15 (2), NR16 (1), NR19-25, NR27-35, NW1, NW5, OL1-10, OL13, OX1-3, OX5, OX7, OX10-14, OX18, OX20, OX28-29, OX49, PE15, PE19-22, PE35, PL10-11, PL13, PL15-16, PL22, PL27-28, PO1-3, PO7-9, PO12-17, PR3 (0-3, 6,8, 9), PR4 (1-3, 6, 9), PR5-7, RG1-2, RG4-6, RG 8 (7&8), RG10, RG12, RG14, RG18-25, RG27-29, RG40-42, RG45, RH1-5, RH7-9, RH12-19, RH20 (1-4,6, 9), RM3, RM11-12, RM14-20, S4 (44), SA17, SA19-20, SE4-6, SE9, SE12-15, SE19-26, SK1-5, SK6 (0-9), SK7 (0-3), SK8-9), SK12 (1), SK13 (0, 5-9), SK14, SK16, SL5, SM1-3, SM5-7, SN10, SN12, SO14-23, SO25, SO30-31, SO32 (1-3), SO41-42, SO45, SO50-53, SP1-2, SP4 (4-6), SP5-6, SR7-8, SS0-2, SS22, SS99, ST10, ST13, SW1, SW4-8, SW10-15, SW18-20, SY10-11, SY22, TA1-7 , TA11, TA21, TN8-18, TN23-27, TN30, TQ1-4, TQ9-14, TR10-11, TR15-16, TS1-5, TS15-29, TW3-6, TW9-19, WA13, WA16, WN1-6, WR10-14, YO1, YO10, YO17-19, YO25, YO42

We can deliver by 10am to the following postcode areas:

BA3-5, BA11-15, BB4-5, BB7-8, BB10-12, BN2 (6-8), BN3, BN10-14, BN16-18, BN20-27, BN52, BN9, BR8, BS28, BT47 (2, 3,5,6), BT47 (3,5,6), BT48, BT78-80, CB1-2, CB9-11, CF34, CF36, CF39-42, CF44, CF47-48, CF61, CF71, CO5 (0,1, 8, 9), CO7 (0,5,6,8), CT7-10, CT13-17, CW5, DG7, DG3, DG5, DL6-7, DL8 (1-5), DL12, DT5, EH1, EH11, EH13-14, EH18-27, EH29-30, EH36-38, EH47-49, EH52-55, EX22, EX31-33, EX37-38, FK3, FY1-3, FY7, G15, G20, G31-33, G41, G43-G44, G51-52, G60-61, G64-68, G69 (0, 1, 9), G70-79, G81-82, G84, GL7, GU26, GU28-32, GU35, HR1-4, HR6, HR9, HU1-2, HU6-8, IP12-14, IP28 (6), IP29-33, KA1-4, KA13, KA16-17, KA24-25 LA1-4, LA11, LA21-23, LL23-25, LL30-34, LL37-41, LL54-64, LL66-78, LN11, M29, M46, ML1, ML6, NP4, NP10, NP12-13, NP15, NP18-20, NP22-26, NP44, NR11 (7), NR26, OX9, OX15-17, OX25-27, OX39, PA11, PA13-19, PA4, PA7-8, PE16, PE24-25, PE36, PE38, PH1-2 , PH14, PO11, PO18-19, PO20 (1-8), PO21-22, PR1-2, PR3 (5), PR4 (0), PR8-9, RG9, RG30-31, SA34, SA38-40, SA44-48, SA66-72, SE1-3, SE7-8, SE10-11, SE16-18, SE28, SK10-11, SK17, SK23 (6), SO24, SW2-3, SW9, SW16-17, SY1-5, SY13-17, SY19, SY21, TA10, TA16-19, TD1, TN6-7, TN20-22, TN28-29, TN31-40, TQ5-8, TR7-9, TR14, TR27, TS7-14, WR9, YO11-16

For alternative service please see Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm

The service is unavailable for the following postcodes:

AB10-14, AB30-39, AB41-45, AB51-56, BA10, BA20, BA21, BA22, BA7, BA8, BA9, BB18, BB94, BD23, BD24, BT34, BT34, BT35, BT42, BT43, BT44, BT47, BT49, BT51, BT52, BT53, BT54, BT57, BT60-61, BT68, BT70-71, BT74, BT76-77, BT81-82, BT92-94, CM3, DD1-6, DD8-11, DG8-DG9, DN31-37, EH4-6, EH9-EH10, EH15-17, EH31-35, EH39-46, EH51, EX23, EX34, EX39, FK1-2, FK4-6, FK7-16, G13-G14, GY1, GY9-10, HG1-3, HS1-9, IM1-9, IM86-87, IM99, IP7, IP15-28, IV1-9, IV10-28, IV30-32, IV36, IV40-V49, IV51-56, IV63, JE All, KA5-12, KA18, KA20-23, KA26-30, KW1-3, KW5-17, KY1-2, KY4-16, LA8-9, LA12-20, LD1-4, LD6, LL46-53, LN1-2, LN4-6, LN9-10, LN12-13, ML2, ML8, ML11-12, NP7-8, NP16, PA1-3, PA5-6, PA9-10, PA12, PA20-38, PA41-49, PA60-78, PE23, PE37, PH5-8, PH10-13, PH15-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, PL29-35, PO30-41, SA35-37, SA41-43, SA61-65, SP4, SP7-11, SY6, SY8, SY20, SY23-25, TA24, TD3-12, TD14-15, TR12-13, TR17-26, TR93, YO7, YO21-22, YO30-32, YO41, YO43, YO51, YO60-62,YO91, ZE1-3
 

Saturday delivery

Some businesses won't accept Saturday deliveries, including:

• banks
• building societies
• travel agents
• jewellers
• Post Office® branches

We can't guarantee Saturday delivery to Isle of Man, Jersey, Herm, Sark and Alderney.