The USPS recently announced their package shipping deadlines to ensure delivery by December 25th. If you are planning to use the USPS to send any mail or packages this Holiday season, be sure to mail by these deadlines.
| Holiday Mailing Deadlines within the U.S. | ||||
| Letters & Cards |
Priority Mail® |
Express Mail® |
Parcel Post® |
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| Anywhere in the U.S. |
Dec 20 | Dec 21 | Dec 22 | Dec 15 |
| Holiday Mailing Deadlines for International Mail | ||||
| Addresses to countries in… |
Letters & Cards |
Priority Mail® |
Express Mail® |
Global Express Guaranteed® |
| Canada | Dec 10 | Dec 13 | Dec 17 | Dec 21 |
| Asia & Pacific Rim, Australia & New Zealand |
Dec 10 | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Dec 17 |
| Mexico | Dec 10 | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Dec 21 |
| Europe & Carribean |
Dec 10 | Dec 13 | Dec 16 | Dec 20 |
| Middle East | Dec 10 | Dec 13 | Dec 16 | Dec 17 |
| Africa | Dec 3 | Dec 3 | Dec 11 | Dec 17 |
| Central & South America |
Dec 3 | Dec 3 | Dec 11 | Dec 20 |
| Holiday Mailing Deadlines for Military APO/FPO Addresses | ||||
| Addresses to the following APO/FPO zips: |
Letters & Cards | Priority Mail® | Express Mail® | |
| AE ZIPs 090-092, AE ZIPs 094-098, AA ZIP 340, AP ZIPs 962-966 |
Dec 10 | Dec 10 | Dec 18 | |
Tips for ecommerce merchants
Be sure to post holiday shipping deadlines on your website to let your customers know their package will get there on time. A message reading “Order by Dec. __ in order to receive your order by Dec. 25th” should be highly visible from most pages on your site, especially the homepage. Another common practice is for merchants to give free or discounted expedited shipping as the deadlines pass for economy delivery classes.
