2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines - USPS, FedEx, UPS, and More

October 10, 2022

by EasyPost

Tis the season to start thinking about holiday shipping deadlines! Each carrier has different deadlines, so it’s important to be aware of them to make sure your holiday orders arrive on time. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here are the major shipping deadlines for USPS, FedEx, UPS, and more.

2022 USPS holiday shipping deadlines

Holiday shipping dates for lower 48 states

Service Level	Send-by Date
USPS Retail Ground	Dec. 17
First-Class Mail	Dec. 17
Priority Mail	Dec. 19
Priority Mail Express	Dec. 23

Holiday shipping dates for Alaska and Hawaii

	USPS Retail Ground	First-Class Mail	Priority Mail	Priority Mail Express
Alaska	Dec. 2	Dec. 17	Dec. 17	Dec. 21
Hawaii	N/A	Dec. 17	Dec. 17	Dec. 21

Holiday shipping dates for international mail

	First-Class Package International	Priority Mail International	Priority Mail Express International	Global Express Guaranteed
Africa	Nov. 29	Nov. 29	Dec. 6	Dec. 20
Asia and Pacific Rim	Dec. 6	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 20
Australia and New Zealand	Dec. 6	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 20
Canada	Dec. 6	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 22
Caribbean	Dec. 6	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 21
Central and South America	Nov. 29	Nov. 29	Dec. 6	Dec. 20
Europe	Dec. 6	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 21
Mexico	Dec. 6	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 22
Middle East	Dec. 6	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 20

2022 FedEx holiday shipping deadlines

Holiday shipping dates for domestic shipping

FedEx Express

Service Level	Send-by Date
FedEx Same Day	Dec. 23
FO, PO, SO, Extra Hours	Dec. 22
2Day and 2Day AM	Dec. 21
FedEx Express Saver	Dec. 20
FedEx 1Day Freight	Dec. 22
FedEx 2Day Freight	Dec. 21
FedEx 3Day Freight	Dec. 20

FedEx Ground

Service Level	Send-by Date
Ground Contiguous US	Dec. 14
Ground Alaska and Hawaii	Dec. 14
Home Delivery Contiguous US	Dec. 14
Home Delivery Alaska and Hawaii	Dec. 14
Ground Economy	Dec. 8

FedEx Freight

Service Level	Send-by Date
FedEx Freight Priority	Dec. 14
FedEx Freight Economy	Dec. 8
FedEx Freight Direct	Dec. 14

Holiday shipping dates for international shipping

US to Canada

Service level	Send-by Date
FedEx International Next Flight	Dec. 23
FedEx International First	Dec. 22
FedEx International Priority	Dec. 17
FedEx International Priority Distribution	Dec. 17
FedEx International Economy	Dec. 16
FedEx International Connect Plus	Dec. 15

US to Canada Ground

Service level	Send-by Date
Canada Domestic	Dec. 14
Northbound	Dec. 12
Southbound	Dec. 13

US to Mexico

Service level	Send-by Date
FedEx International Next Flight	Dec. 23
FedEx International First	Dec. 21
FedEx International Priority	Dec. 21
FedEx International Economy	Dec. 20
FedEx International Connect Plus	Dec. 20

US to Puerto Rico

Service level	Send-by Date
FedEx International Next Flight	Dec. 23
FedEx International First	Dec. 21
FedEx International Priority Distribution	Dec. 21
FedEx International Economy	Dec. 20

2022 UPS holiday shipping deadlines

Holiday shipping dates for US Domestic

Service level	Send-by Date
UPS® Ground Shipping	Check ups.com/ctcopens in new tab for details
UPS 3 Day Select®	Dec. 20
UPS Second Day Air® services	Dec. 21
UPS Next Day Air® services	Dec. 22

Holiday shipping dates for U.S. to Canada

Service level	Send-by Date
UPS® Standard Services	Check ups.com/ctcopens in new tab for details
UPS Worldwide Expedited®	Dec. 19
UPS Worldwide Express® services	Dec. 22

Holiday shipping dates for U.S. to Mexico

Service level	Send-by Date
UPS® Standard Services	Check ups.com/ctcopens in new tab for details
UPS Worldwide Expedited®	Dec. 19
UPS Worldwide Express® services	Dec. 21

2022 DHL holiday shipping deadlines

Holiday shipping dates for US Domestic

Service level	Send-by Date
SmartMail Ground	Dec. 13
SmartMail Expedited	Dec. 15
SmartMail Expedited Max	Dec. 19

International shipping deadlines may vary. Check country specific deadlines via DHL.

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