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🎄 Last posting dates for Christmas 2023 🎄

Royal Mail have released the last Christmas posting dates for 2023 – for the UK and abroad – if you want to make sure your festive post gets to its destination in time for Christmas.

Advice is to Christmas post as early as possible, particularly for International deliveries. Here are the absolute last dates you can attempt to deliver post and still be in with a chance of it arriving in time.

As always, we recommend not leaving it too late - Royal Mail have definitely experienced delays in the lead up to Christmas in the past few years, with 1st Class mail being the worst affected. (Tracked 48 parcels are usually quite reliable.)

Thu 21st Dec	RM 1st Class envelopes DHL: UK
Wed 20th Dec	RM Tracked 48 DHL: USA
Mon 18th Dec	DHL: All Europe except Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Greece
Thu 14th Dec	RM: Cyprus, Malta
Fri 15th Dec	RM: Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Bulgaria, Caribbean, China (People’s Republic), Far and Middle East, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain DHL: Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal
Thu 14th Dec	RM: Cyprus, Malta
Wed 13th Dec	RM: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eastern Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA DHL: Greece

For other DHL Country quotes, please contact us. The list is too long to post here.

Please note that our shipping dispatch days are as follows over the festive period:

Thu 21st Dec: Last Royal Mail and DHL Collections from us before Christmas
Thu 28th Dec: Dispatch of orders from 22nd Dec - 27th Dec
Mon 8th Jan: Resume normal shipping (Mon - Fri)

For our EU Customers:

Tribe is signed up to the EU's IOSS scheme, collecting and remitting VAT on orders under €150 Euro (approx GBP£130) on your behalf. Parcels are sent with our IOSS / VAT details clearly displayed, and labelled duty exempt. You may be charged handling or processing fees by your local post office - but no VAT or duty should be charged. Orders over €150 are not currently covered by IOSS, and may be subject to import duty and VAT on reaching your jurisdiction.

Packages are sent out Monday - Friday (except Bank Holidays).

We do our very best to post your goodies as soon as possible - usually the same day. You will receive an automated shipping confirmation e-mail as soon as your order leaves us. 

UK Customers

Any orders which can be mailed in an envelope (e.g. knitting needles and/or individual patterns) are sent 1st Class.

All "parcel" orders are sent using either Royal Mail's Tracked 48 service, or with DHL Express for next day delivery.

Choose Click & Collect at check out to collect your order from the shop from 10am - 4pm, Monday to Friday.

	1st Class	Tracked 48	DHL
Knitting Needles & Patterns	£2.75	-	£11.00
Orders up to 2kg	-	£4.95	£11.00
Orders up to 5kg		£9.45	£11.00
Click & Collect In Store	n/a	n/a	n/a

Track 48 Packages do not require a signature on delivery, and you will be emailed the tracking number if you provide your email address. You are able to allocate a safe place to leave your parcel if you aren't around to accept delivery (e.g. with a neighbour or in secure place on your property).

We strongly suggest that provide your mobile number if you'd like DHL Express delivery updates.

Orders sent 1st Class and Tracked 48 usually take 1-2 working days to arrive. DHL Express orders usually arrive the next working day, if your order is placed by 11am.

International Customers

All international orders are sent via Royal Mail Airmail and charges are based on the weight of your order.
Europe: orders usually arrive within 2 - 5 working days 
Rest of the World: orders usually arrive within 5 - 7 working days

DHL Express:
Alternatively, we can send your orders with DHL for 1-2 day shipping to Europe, USA and Canada; 2 day shipping to Hong Kong and Japan; 3-4 day shipping to the remainder of the world (approx.)

All International parcels are sent with tracking with tracking code provided. A signature may be required upon delivery. For deliveries in rural areas, please allow extra time.

Orders shipped outside the United Kingdom may be liable to taxes, duties, custom charges and extra fees charged by the courier company at destination. Payment will need to be made by the recipient and we cannot be held responsible for any charge once the package has been shipped from our HQ. Please note the custom process might incur additional delays.

	Europe	USA (Mainland)	Australia, New Zealand & Others*	Rest of the World
ROYAL MAIL:
Orders 0 - 500g	£9.95	£10.95	£10.95	£10.95
Orders 501g - 2kg	£13.95	£14.95	£14.95	£14.95
DHL COURIER:
Orders 0 - 1.8kg**	£27.00	£28.50	£33.50*	£35.00

Australia, New Zealand & Others*
This group of countries includes:
Australia (AU); Bahrain (BH); Bangladesh (BD); Belarus (BY); Bhutan (BT); Cambodia (KH); Canada (CA); China (CN); Hong Kong (HK); India (IN); Indonesia (ID); Japan (JP); Kuwait (KW); Laos (LA); Macau (MO); Malaysia (MY); Mexico (MX); Moldova (MD); Myanmar (MM); Nepal (NP); New Zealand (NZ); Oman (OM); Philippines, The (PH); Qatar (QA); Russia (RU); Singapore (SG); South Africa (ZA); South Korea (KR); Sri Lanka (LK); Taiwan (TW); Thailand (TH); Ukraine (UA); United Arab Emirates (AE); Vietnam (VN)

** Prices valid for all orders weighing 1.8kg (4lb) or less, and volume limited to package size of 33 x 31 x 9cm. Custom Quotes available for shipments over these sizes. Email us at connect@tribeyarns.com

Returns

We hope you are thrilled to bits with your items, and we sincerely thank you for choosing our small, independent shop for your order! If, for some reason, you aren't completely satisfied, please see our returns policy.