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2019 Major Carrier Holiday Shipping Deadlines

by Marco Raye
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We’re inching closer and closer to the holiday rush. Is your outbound shipping process organized and prepared for the spike in inbound orders? The surge in orders during this time is exciting, but also requires your business to orchestrate rapid delivery like never before.

Whether you’re an EasyPost customer or not, we want your business to thrive this holiday season. This article includes critical shipping dates for the four major domestic and international carriers (FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS) you need to be privy of in order to meet your holiday demand and get all your orders successfully delivered to your customers on-time.

This year, let us help you avoid the dreaded question, “Where’s my package?!”

Critical Holiday Shipping Deadlines

FedEx
Shipping Cut-Off Date
Service
Monday, December 9th
FedEx SmartPost®
Monday, December 16th
FedEx Ground®
Monday, December 16th
Home Delivery®
Thursday, December 19th
Express Saver®
Friday, December 20th
2Day® Services
Monday, December 23rd
2Day® Services
UPS
Shipping Cut-Off Date
Service
Friday, December 13th
Ground®
Thursday, December 19th
3 Day Select®
Friday, December 20th
2nd Day Air® Services
Monday, December 23rd
Next Day Air® Services
USPS
Shipping Cut-Off Date
Service
Saturday, December 14th
Retail Ground™
Friday, December 20th
First Class Mail®
Saturday, December 21st
Priority Mail®
Monday, December 23rd
Priority Mail Express®
DHL International
Shipping Cut-Off Date
Service
Monday, December 16th
Asia, Central & South America
Thursday, December 19th
Asia/Pacific Rim, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, Middle East
Friday, December 20th
Canada & Mexico
December 25th
NO DHL Pickups or Deliveries
December 26th
NO DHL Pickups or Deliveries
December 24th
Normal Service
December 27th
Normal Service Resumes
DHL Express
Shipping Cut-Off Date
Service
Monday, December 23rd
Normal Pick up & delivery service
December 24th
Pick up & delivery until 16:30. Last call to book pick up 15:00
December 25th
Closed
December 26th
Normal Pick up & delivery service
December 27th
Normal Pick up & delivery service
December 28th
Normal Pick up & delivery service
December 30th
Normal Pick up & delivery service
December 31st
Pick up & delivery until 16:30. Last call to book pick up 15:00
January 1st
Closed
January 2nd
Normal Pick up & delivery service

In addition to the above deadlines, you can find even more tips and information on best practices for holiday shipping in our recent blog posts:

This year, equip your business with informational tools required to traverse even the busiest booms in your 2019 holiday sale period. Our team at EasyPost removes the difficulties and complexities involved with selling online, so your brand can take advantage of seasonal pushes like the holidays to grow your brand reputation and your business overall. Let us help you make your business dreams come true.

If you have any questions about holiday shipping guidelines, or if you would like to discuss how we can help you optimize your supply chain before the holidays, contact one of our Logistics Experts today!