2022 holiday shipping deadlines: Last day to send packages via USPS, UPS, FedEx, and military
Giving gifts during the holiday season provides us a chance to make someone we care about smile.
News Center 7 understands the joy of gifting and the stress that can come with having the present come on time.
So, we want to relieve some of that stress by providing a comprehensive overview of major shipping companies’ deadlines for holiday deliveries.
When packages are sent prior or on the following dates using the listed service, they are expected to reach their destination before or by December 23rd:
USPS
December 17: Retail Ground Service
December 17: First-Class Mail Service
December 19: Priority Mail Service
December 23: Priority Mail Express Service
UPS
December 19: Normal delivery
December 20: 3-Day Select
December 21: 2nd Day Air
December 22: Next Day Air
FedEx
December 8: Ground Economy
December 14: Ground
December 20: Express Saver
December 21: 2Day
December 22: Priority Overnight
December 23: SameDay
Military Shipping
If you need to send a gift to a loved one stationed at a military base, plan to ship much earlier. Shipping deadlines, as provided by USPS (the only carrier authorized to deliver to bases), vary by the base’s ZIP code.