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2024 Holiday Shipping Deadlines: Plan for On-Time Deliveries

United States

USPS

Here are the recommended last days to ship for delivery by December 24, 2024 with USPS:

USPS® holiday shipping deadlines for contiguous US (lower 48 states)

  • Ground Advantage™: Wednesday, December 18
  • First-Class® Mail: Wednesday, December 18
  • Priority Mail®: Thursday, December 19
  • Priority Mail Express®: Saturday, December 21

USPS® holiday shipping deadlines for Alaska and Hawaii

  • Ground Advantage™: Monday, December 16
  • First-Class® Mail: Wednesday, December 18
  • Priority Mail®: Thursday, December 19
  • Priority Mail Express®: Friday, December 20

USPS® holiday shipping deadlines for international mail

Recommended send-by dates for expected delivery before December 25.

Destination

First-Class Package International Service®

Priority Mail International® Service

Priority Mail Express International® Service

Africa

December 2

December 2

December 9

Asia/Pacific Rim

December 9

December 9

December 16

Australia and New Zealand

December 9

December 9

December 16

Canada

December 9

December 9

December 16

Caribbean

December 9

December 9

December 16

Central and South America

December 2

December 2

December 9

Europe

December 9

December 9

December 16

Mexico

December 9

December 9

December 16

Middle East

December 9

December 9

December 16

To learn more, read USPS’ announcement.

UPS

Here are the recommended last shipping dates for delivery by December 24 with UPS:

US domestic

  • UPS® Ground: Check ups.com/ctc for details
  • UPS 3 Day Select®: December 19
  • UPS 2nd Day Air®: December 20
  • UPS Next Day Air®: December 23 

US to Canada 

  • UPS® Standard services (from the 48 contiguous states only): Check ups.com/ctc for details
  • UPS Worldwide Expedited®: December 20
  • UPS Worldwide Express® services: December 23

US to Mexico

  • UPS® Standard services (from the 48 contiguous states only): Check ups.com/ctc for details
  • UPS Worldwide Expedited®: December 19
  • UPS Worldwide Express® services: December 20

US to other destinations

For last days to ship from the US to other international destinations, please calculate time and cost at ups.com/ctc.

✏️ Certain destinations may require an earlier ship date. Check ups.com/ctc for details.

FedEx

Here are the recommended last days to ship for delivery by December 24, 2024 with FedEx:

US domestic parcel services

  • FedEx Ground® Economy: December 13
  • FedEx Express Saver®: December 19
  • FedEx 2Day® & FedEx 2Day® AM: December 20 (with an optional Saturday pickup, it can be extended to December 21)
  • FedEx First Overnight®, FedEx Priority Overnight®, FedEx Standard Overnight®, Extra Hours: December 23
  • FedEx SameDay®: December 24

Air freight services

  • FedEx 1Day® Freight: December 23
  • FedEx 2Day® Freight: December 20
  • FedEx 3Day® Freight: December 19

US to Canada 

  • FedEx International Economy®: December 18
  • FedEx International Priority® & FedEx International Priority Distribution®: December 19
  • FedEx International First®: December 20
  • FedEx® International Next Flight: December 23

US to Mexico 

  • FedEx International Economy: December 19
  • FedEx International Priority®: December 20
  • FedEx International First®: December 20
  • FedEx® International Next Flight: December 23

US to Puerto Rico

  • FedEx International Economy®: December 18
  • FedEx International Priority®: December 19
  • FedEx International First®: December 20
  • FedEx® International Next Flight: December 23

DHL Express

These deadlines ensure packages reach their destinations by December 24, 2024.

DHL eCommerce International Direct (PLT)

  • Australia: November 29
  • Canada: December 11
  • France: December 12
  • Germany: December 11
  • Hong Kong: November 29
  • Ireland: December 9
  • Italy: December 9
  • Japan: December 9
  • Mexico: December 16
  • Netherlands: December 11
  • New Zealand: November 29
  • Rest of EU: December 6
  • Singapore: November 29
  • South Korea: December 6
  • Spain: December 9
  • United Kingdom: December 13

Canada

Canada Post

NOTE: Canada Post operations have been shut down due to a national strike. Mail and parcels will not be accepted or delivered during this time.

Below are the most up-to-date shipping deadlines to guarantee your customers receive their orders before December 24, 2024:

Priority™

Xpresspost™

Expedited Parcel™ or Flat Rate Box™

Regular Parcel™

Local zone

December 23

December 23

December 20

December 19

Regional zone

December 23

December 23

December 18

December 16

National zone

December 20

December 20

December 12

December 10

View Canada Post’s recommended dates for sending your holiday packages and cards to ensure they arrive in the US and other international destinations on time.

You can use Canada Post’s online delivery standard tool to find the expected delivery times between Canadian addresses.

UPS

Here are the recommended last days to ship for December 24. 2024 delivery with UPS:

Canada domestic

  • UPS Standard®: Check ups.com/ca for details
  • UPS Expedited®: December 20
  • UPS Express®: December 23

Canada to US

  • UPS Standard®: Check ups.com/ca for details
  • UPS 3 Day Select®: December 19
  • UPS Expedited®: December 20
  • UPS Express®: December 23

Canada to other destinations

For last days to ship from Canada to other international destinations, please visit Calculate Time and Cost at ups.com/ca.

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