By what time do I need to post an Ordinary Post (Surface or Air Mail) mail item to other destinations so that it will be stamped a postmark on the day it is posted? When is the cut off time of mailing? When will a mail item reach the recipient?

Contents

• Cut-off time
• Delivery standard

The stamp or postage label of a mail item will be datestamped as the day sent if it is mailed before the cut off time.  It will then be delivered to the recipient according to the Post Office's delivery standard.

Ordinary Post (Surface or Air Mail) to Other Destinations

Cut-off time

For the latest dates of posting for forthcoming surface despatches, please refer to the Hongkong Post website : https://www.hongkongpost.hk/en/preparation/posting/latest_dates/index.html

For posting air mail items, please refer to the collection time of various posting boxes and post offices : https://www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/network/index.html

Delivery standard

• For surface mail posted by the latest date of posting, the mail despatches in general will be handed over to the carrier for shipping within 10 to 15 working days of the latest date of posting.
• For air mail posted by the mail collection time, the mail in general will be sent to the designated air carrier within the same day or the following working day, subject to availability of flights.
• For the time required to deliver mail items to different destinations, please refer to : https://www.hongkongpost.hk/filemanager/common/forms/pos15_Supplement.pdf