Shipping deadlines you need to know before Christmas 2022
Christmas is right around the corner, don't ship too late.
FedEx, United States Postal Service (USPS) and UPS all have deadlines to ensure that packages get sent out on time for the holiday season.
Here are the 2022 Christmas shipping deadlines:
USPS
USPS Holiday Shipping Dates for Contiguous U.S.
USPS Retail Ground Service: Dec. 17
First-Class Mail Service: Dec. 17
Priority Mail Service: Dec. 19
Priority Mail Express Service: Dec. 23
USPS Holiday Shipping Dates for Alaska and Hawaii
First-Class Mail Service: Dec. 17
Priority Mail Service: Dec. 17
Priority Mail Express Service: Dec. 21
USPS Retail Ground Service: Dec. 2 (Alaska)
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FedEx
The last day to ship cheap and ground with FedEx is Dec. 14.
FedEx Ground Shipping Dates
Ground Economy: Dec. 8
Ground Contiguous US: Dec. 14
Home Delivery Contiguous US: Dec. 14
Home Delivery Alaska and Hawai: Dec. 14
Ground Alaska and Hawaii: Dec. 14
FedEx Express Shipping Dates
FedEx Express Same Day: Dec. 23
FedEx Express Saver: Dec. 20
2Day & 2Day AM: Dec. 21
FO*, PO*, SO, Extra Hours: Dec. 22
FedEx Express 1Day Freight: Dec. 22
FedEx Express 2Day Freight: Dec. 21
FedEx Express 3Day Freight: Dec. 20
FedEx Freight Priority: Dec. 14
FedEx Freight Economy: Dec. 8
FedEx Freight Direct: Dec. 14
UPS
UPS offers a calculator to determine how long or when shippers should ship out gifts or items.
UPS Domestic Shipping Dates
UPS Ground Shipping: Varies
UPS 3-Day Select: Dec. 20
UPS 2-Day Air Services: Dec. 21
UPS Next Day Air Services: Dec. 22
Operation Dates
Normal pickup and delivery: Dec. 19-23
Normal delivery service: Dec. 24
No UPS pickup or delivery service: Dec. 26
Normal pickup and delivery: Dec. 27-30
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: UPS, FedEx, USPS shipping deadlines for Christmas 2022
