Shipping deadlines: This is when you need to send your packages for arrival by Christmas
With the coronavirus pandemic altering lots of holiday plans this year, shippers are preparing for a significant increase in the number of packages that will need to be delivered.
Here are the shipping deadlines you need to know if you want your packages to arrive by Dec. 25.
U.S. Postal Service For the lower 48 states:
Dec. 15 -- Retail Ground Service
Dec. 18 -- First-Class Mail Service
Dec. 19 -- Priority Mail Service
Dec. 23 -- Priority Mail Express Service
For Alaska:
Dec. 18 -- First-Class Mail Service
Dec. 19 -- Priority Mail Service
Dec. 21 -- Priority Mail Express Service
For Hawaii:
Dec. 15 -- First-Class Mail Service
Dec. 15 -- Priority Mail Service
Dec. 21 -- Priority Mail Express Service
Click here for international shipping deadlines for USPS.
FedEx Dec. 9 -- FedEx Smart Post
Dec. 15 -- FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground
Dec. 21 -- FedEx Express Saver, FedEx 3Day Freight
Dec. 22 -- FedEx 2Day, FedEx 2Day A.M., FedEx 2Day Freight
Dec. 23 -- FedEx 1Day Freight, FedEx Extra Hours, FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx First Overnight
Dec. 25 -- FedEx SameDay, FedEx SameDay City Priority, FedEx SameDay City Direct
Click here for international shipping deadlines for FedEx.
UPS Dec. 15 -- UPS Ground
Dec. 21 -- UPS 3 Day Select
Dec. 22 -- UPS 2nd Day Air
Dec. 23 -- UPS Next Day Air
Dec. 25 -- UPS is closed, but UPS Express Critical is available
Shipments to certain destinations may require an earlier ship date. Click here for more information from UPS.
Walmart Walmart announced its deadlines to get items delivered by Christmas.
For two-day shipping, orders must be placed by Dec. 19.
Dec. 21 is the deadline for next-day delivery.
Orders must be placed by Dec. 23 at 4 p.m. local time for in-store pickup on Christmas Eve.
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