2024 Christmas Shipping Deadlines
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.
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Destination |
First-Class Package International Service®/strong> |
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