12/7/22 - Shipping Deadlines For Christmas Packages

Those planning to send items to friends, family or loved ones for Christmas will need to keep in mind shipping deadlines.

If you are planning to ship gifts for Christmas, make sure you are aware of shipping deadlines, so your packages make it in time for Christmas.  

Here are the 2022 Christmas shipping deadlines: 

USPS 

USPS Holiday Shipping Dates for Contiguous U.S. 

• USPS Retail Ground Service: Dec. 17 

• First-Class Mail Service: Dec. 17 

• Priority Mail Service: Dec. 19 

• Priority Mail Express Service: Dec. 23 

USPS Holiday Shipping Dates for Alaska and Hawaii 

• First-Class Mail Service: Dec. 17 

• Priority Mail Service: Dec. 17 

• Priority Mail Express Service: Dec. 21 

• USPS Retail Ground Service: Dec. 2 (Alaska) 

FedEx 

The last day to ship cheap and ground with FedEx is Dec. 14. 

FedEx Ground Shipping Dates 

• Ground Economy: Dec. 8 

• Ground Contiguous US: Dec. 14 

• Home Delivery Contiguous US: Dec. 14 

• Home Delivery Alaska and Hawai: Dec. 14 

• Ground Alaska and Hawaii: Dec. 14 

FedEx Express Shipping Dates 

• FedEx Express Same Day: Dec. 23 

• FedEx Express Saver: Dec. 20 

• 2Day & 2Day AM: Dec. 21 

• FO*, PO*, SO, Extra Hours: Dec. 22 

• FedEx Express 1Day Freight: Dec. 22 

• FedEx Express 2Day Freight: Dec. 21 

• FedEx Express 3Day Freight: Dec. 20 

• FedEx Freight Priority: Dec. 14 

• FedEx Freight Economy: Dec. 8 

• FedEx Freight Direct: Dec. 14 

UPS 

UPS offers a calculator to determine how long or when shippers should ship out gifts or items. 

UPS Domestic Shipping Dates 

• UPS Ground Shipping: Varies 

• UPS 3-Day Select: Dec. 20 

• UPS 2-Day Air Services: Dec. 21 

• UPS Next Day Air Services: Dec. 22 

Operation Dates 

• Normal pickup and delivery: Dec. 19-23 

• Normal delivery service: Dec. 24 

• No UPS pickup or delivery service: Dec. 26 

• Normal pickup and delivery: Dec. 27-30