To keep your holiday shipping on track, here are the final recommended shipping dates by carrier. Be sure to double-check each carrier’s specific guidelines, as they may vary based on service type and destination.
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
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
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