Holiday Shipping Deadlines for the US Postal Service
With the holidays comes a ton of shipping. Christmas presents, cards, pictures, etc. If you want to ensure that your packages gets to its destination in time then follow these deadlines to make sure your package arrives in time.
Domestic Mail
First-Class Mail® Service Dec. 20
Priority Mail® Service Dec. 21
Express Mail® Service* Dec. 22
Parcel Post® Service Dec. 14
Import Service
Parcel Post® packages ground transportation. Deadline Dec. 4
Letters, flat envelopes, and small packages ground transporation. Deadline Dec. 10
Priority Mail Packages air transportation Deadline Dec. 15
Letters, flat envelopes, and small packages air transportation Deadline Dec. 17
Express Mail® service items (any shape) Deadline Dec. 18
Military Mail
APO/FPO/DPO AE
ZIPs™ 090-092
Express Mail® Military Service Dec. 17
First-Class Mail Dec. 10
Priority Mail Dec. 10
Parcel Airlift Mail Dec. 3
Space Available Mail Nov. 26
Parcel Post Nov. 13
APO/FPO/DPO AE
ZIP 093
Express Mail® Military Service N/A
First-Class Mail Dec. 3
Priority Mail Dec. 3
Parcel Airlift Mail Nov. 30
Space Available Mail Nov. 26
Parcel Post Nov. 13
APO/FPO/DPO AE
ZIPs 094-098
Express Mail® Military Service Dec. 17
First-Class Mail Dec.10
Priority Mail Dec. 10
Parcel Airlift Mail Dec. 3
Space Available Mail Nov. 26
Parcel Post Nov. 13
APO/FPO/DPO AA
ZIP 340
Express Mail® Military Service Dec. 17
First-Class Mail Dec. 10
Priority Mail Dec. 10
Parcel Airlift Mail Dec. 3
Space Available Mail Nov. 26
Parcel Post Nov. 13
APO/FPO/DPO AP
ZIPs 962-966
Express Mail® Military Service Dec. 17
First-Class Mail Dec. 10
Priority Mail Dec. 10
Parcel Airlift Mail Dec. 3
Space Available Mail Nov. 26
Parcel Post Nov. 13
For more information visit the United States Postal Service.