Happy Holidays from Descartes! As Peak Season approaches, prepare for on-time holiday deliveries. These holiday shipping deadlines from USPS, UPS, FedEx, and Sendle will help you plan for Peak Season and ensure customer satisfaction. Plus, check out our shipping automation rules to streamline shipping this year.

USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2023

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Contiguous U.S. (Lower 48)

USPS Ground Advantage: December 16

First-Class Mail®: December 16

Priority Mail®December 18

Priority Mail Express®December 20

U.S. - Alaska

USPS Ground Advantage: December 16

First-Class Mail®: December 16

Priority Mail®December 18

Priority Mail Express®December 20

U.S. - Hawaii

USPS Ground Advantage: December 16

First-Class Mail®: December 16

Priority Mail®December 16

Priority Mail Express®December 20

For more information, visit the USPS holiday shipping deadlines page. Actual delivery date may vary and is based on origin, destination, Post Office™ acceptance time, and other conditions. As of August 1, 2023, USPS will no longer process refund requests for guaranteed service on these items. Refund requests for loss will still be processed.

UPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2023

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U.S. 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 21

U.S. to Canada

UPS® Standard: Check ups.com/ctc for details

(From the 48 contiguous states only)

UPS Worldwide Expedited®: December 19

UPS Worldwide Express®: December 20

 

U.S. to Mexico

UPS® Standard: Check ups.com/ctc for details

(From the 48 contiguous states only)

UPS Worldwide Expedited®: December 19

UPS Worldwide Express®: December 20

FedEx Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2023

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FedEx Express®

FedEx SameDay: Fri. December 22

FO*, PO*, SO*, Extra Hours: Thu. December 21

2Day* & 2Day AM: Wed. December 20

FedEx Express Saver: Tue. December 19

FedEx Express® 1Day Freight: Thu. December 21

FedEx Express® 2Day Freight: Wed. December 20

FedEx Express® 3DayFreight: Tue. December 19

FedEx Ground®

FedEx Ground 5-Day: Fri. December 15

FedEx Ground 4-Day: Mon. December 18

FedEx Ground 3-Day: Tue. December 19

FedEx Ground 2-Day: Wed. December 20

FedEx Ground 1-Day: Thu. December 21

FedEx Ground Economy: Wed. December 13

FedEx Ground®

FedEx Home Delivery 5-Day: Fri. December 15

FedEx Home Delivery 4-Day: Mon. December 18

FedEx Home Delivery 3-Day: Wed. December 20

FedEx Home Delivery 2-Day: Thu. December 21

FedEx Home Delivery 1-Day: Fri. December 22

 

Customers select shipping days based on origin and destination to ensure delivery before Sunday, December 24th.
*With optional Saturday delivery (a $16 per package surcharge), your last day to ship can be extended by an additional day to 12/22 for FedEx First Overnight and FedEx Priority Overnight and to 12/21 for FedEx 2Day.

Sendle Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2023

Contiguous U.S. (Lower 48)

Saver and Preferred: December 15, 2023

3-Day Guaranteed: December 18, 2023

2-Day Guaranteed: December 20, 2023

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Automation Rules for Holiday Shipping Savings

Remember, with ShipRush’s automation rules, you can automatically select the fastest, cheapest holiday shipping service for each order. ShipRush rate shops your connected shipping carriers’ services to identify the most cost-effective way to ship your order by the required delivery date.

Instead of letting shipping costs eat your holiday profits, take a few minutes to set up our Rate and Set to Fastest Shipping automation rule. This will save you time and money this holiday season.

Previous Years’ Holiday Shipping Deadlines

2022 USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines in the US

USPS Service 2022 Shipping Deadline
USPS Retail Ground™ Sat., December 17, 2022
First Class Mail® Sat., December 17, 2022
Priority Mail® Mon., December 19, 2022
Priority Mail Express®* Fri., December 23, 2022

*Priority Mail Express postage refund eligibility is adjusted for shipments mailed December 22-25 Peak surcharges go into effect at 12:00 a.m., Central Time, on Oct. 2, 2022, and remain in place until 12:00 a.m., Central Time, Jan. 22, 2023.

2022 UPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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UPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines in the US

UPS Service 2022 Shipping Deadline
UPS® Ground Shipping Check ups.com/ctc for details
UPS 3-Day Select® Mon., December 19, 2022
UPS 2nd Day Air® services Wed., December 21, 2022
UPS next Day Air® services Thu., December 22, 2022
2022 FedEx Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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FedEx Holiday Shipping Deadlines in the US

FedEx Service 2022 Shipping Deadline
FedEx Ground® Economy Thu., December 8, 2022
FedEx Ground® Wed., December 14, 2022
Home Delivery® Wed., December 14, 2022
Express Saver® Tue., December 20, 2022
2Day® Services Wed., December 21, 2022
FedEx Same Day Fri., December 23, 2022
2021 USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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Retail Ground: December 15, 2021

First Class Mail: December 17, 2021

Priority Mail: December 18, 2021

Priority Mail Express: December 23, 2021

2021 UPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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UPS Ground: Check ups.com/ctc for details

UPS 3 Day Select: December 21, 2021

UPS 2nd Day Air: December 22, 2021

UPS Next Day Air: December 23, 2021

2021 FedEx Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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FedEx Ground: December 15, 2021

FedEx Express Saver: December 21, 2021

FedEx Express 2-Day: December 22, 2021

FedEx Standard Overnight: December 23, 2021