If you're trying to ensure your packages arrive by December 25th, here are the dates that USPS, UPS®, and Asendia estimate you need to ship by this year.
Remember that these dates are delivery estimates from the carriers, not guarantees! Holidays are always a hectic time of year to ship... so don't push it! It's better to beat the rush and ship as early as you can 😉
USPS Holiday Deadlines (for arrival on or before Wednesday, December 25th)
Domestic Service | 2024 Holiday Deadline |
Ground Advantage | Wednesday, December 18th |
Priority Mail | Thursday, December 19th |
Priority Mail Express | Saturday, December 21st |
Shipping to/from Hawaii, Alaska, or a Military address?
To/From | Ground Advantage | Priority Mail | Priority Mail Express |
Alaska | December 16th | December 19th | December 20th |
Hawaii | December 16th | December 19th | December 20th |
APO/FPO/DPO | November 4th | December 9th | December 16th |
International Services
USPS International Service | Africa, Central America, & South America | Rest of the World |
First Class Package International | December 2nd | December 9th |
Priority Mail International | December 2nd | December 9th |
Priority Mail Express International | December 9th | December 16th |
UPS Holiday Deadlines (for arrival on or before Tuesday, December 24th)
UPS Domestic Shipments
UPS® Ground & UPS® Ground Saver | |
UPS 3 Day Select® | December 19th |
UPS 2nd Day Air® | December 20th |
UPS Next Day Air® | December 23rd |
UPS International Shipments
UPS® Standard to Canada or Mexico | |
UPS Worldwide Expedited® | December 20th for Canada and December 19th for Mexico |
UPS Worldwide Saver® | December 23rd for Canada and December 21st for Mexico |
UPS Worldwide Express® | December 23rd for Canada and December 20th for Mexico |
Simple Export Rate Holiday Deadlines (for arrival on or before Wednesday, December 25th)
Going to Africa & all of Latin America including Mexico | December 2nd |
Going to Canada & the rest of the world | December 9th |
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