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When you’re sending gifts to family and friends in other cities, it takes a little planning. You have to wrap, pack, and ship — by a specific deadline, according to which shipping service you plan to use.
If you’d like your packages to arrive by Christmas Eve, the info below will come in handy.
We invite you to bookmark it and check back as needed.
And remember to properly secure your package to ensure it arrives safely.
Choose a strong shipping box and use lots of tape — plus suitable packing materials for fragile items.
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2023 holiday shipping deadlines
These are currently the recommended send-by dates for expected delivery before Dec. 25, 2023.
Always double-check dates, as information and deadlines are subject to change.
United States Postal Service (USPS)
For Contiguous U.S. (Lower 48 States)
- USPS Retail Ground Service by Dec. 16, 2023
- First-Class Mail Service by Dec. 16, 2023
- Priority Mail Service by Dec. 18, 2023
- Priority Mail Express Service by Dec. 20, 2023
For Alaska, packages need to be sent by Dec. 16, 2023 for First-Class Mail Service and Dec. 18, 2023 for Priority Mail Service. And Dec. 20, 2023 for Priority Mail Express Service.
For Hawaii, packages need to be sent by Dec. 16, 2023 for First-Class Mail Service and Priority Mail Service. And Dec. 20, 2023 for Priority Mail Express Service.
For more information about USPS holiday shipping deadlines, click here.
FedEx
The holiday shipping deadlines are a little more complicated at FedEx because they offer a wide variety of shipping options.
Use this helpful guide as a reference.
- FedEx Freight Economy by Dec. 12, 2o23
- FedEx Ground Economy by Dec. 13, 2023
- FedEx Freight by Dec. 15, 2023
- FedEx Ground by Dec. 15, 2023
- FedEx Express Saver or FedEx 3Day Freight by Dec. 19, 2023
- FedEx 2Day by Dec. 20, 2023
- FedEx 1Day Freight or FedEx Extra Hours by Dec. 21, 2023
- FedEx SameDay by Dec. 22, 2023
UPS (United Parcel Service)
UPS Ground – Check here for time estimates
- UPS 3-Day Select by Dec. 19, 2023
- UPS 2nd Day Air by Dec. 20, 2023
UPS Next Day Air by Dec. 21, 2023
For the UPS full holiday shipping schedule, click here.
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