2024 Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Posted 7 months ago by Max Komonov

Running an听ecommerce brand has plenty of听perks, but it鈥檚 not without its challenges. One big hurdle is听relying on听shipping 肠辞尘辫补苍颈别蝉鈥攗苍濒别蝉蝉, of听course, you have your own courier service.

Usually, an听ecommerce business owner doesn鈥檛 feel the听strain of听this partnership, but when big moments come up, like a听global sales campaign, it鈥檚 important to听make sure your shipping partner has your back.

As听we听approach the听end of听2024, every major shipping company is听experiencing the听holiday rush. To听ensure your packages arrive on听time, they鈥檙e kindly reminding sellers to听ship their goods by听specific dates.

To听help ease your stress and听ensure your customers鈥� purchases arrive on听time, we鈥檝e put together a听list of听deadlines from major shipping companies for听domestic deliveries.

Make sure to听inform your customers about the听recommended send-by dates for听expected delivery before December 25, and听plan your shipping accordingly.

The United States Domestic Delivery Deadlines

USPS Ground Advantage	Dec. 18*
First-Class Mail	Dec. 18
Priority Mail	Dec. 19
Priority Mail Express	Dec. 20**

*听Dec. 16听for听Hawaii and听Alaska

**听Dec. 20听for听Hawaii and听Alaska

UPS Ground	Calculate on听the听
UPS 3听Day Select	Dec. 19
UPS 2nd Day Air	Dec. 20
UPS Next Day Air	Dec. 23

FedEx SameDay	Dec. 24
FO, PO, SO, Extra Hours	Dec. 23
2Day &听2Day AM	Dec. 20
FedEx Express Saver	Dec. 19
FedEx Ground	Dec. 17
FedEx Home Delivery	Dec. 17
FedEx Ground Economy	Dec. 13

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Canada Domestic Delivery Deadlines

Local (Priority, Xpresspost)	Dec. 23
Local (Expedited Parcel or听flat rate box	Dec. 20
Local (Regular Parcel)	Dec. 19
Regional (Priority, Xpresspost)	Dec. 23
Regional (Expedited Parcel or听flat rate box)	Dec. 18
Regional (Regular Parcel)	Dec. 16
National 鈥嬧€�(Priority)	Dec. 20
National (Xpresspost)	Dec. 20
National 鈥嬧€�(Flat rate box)	Dec. 12
National (Regular Parcel)	Dec. 10

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Australia Domestic Delivery Deadlines

Parcel Post	Dec. 13-20
Express Post	Dec. 20-23

Greate Britain Domestic Delivery Deadlines

2nd Class and听2nd Class Signed For	Dec. 18
1st Class and听1st Class Signed For	Dec. 20
Royal Mail Tracked 48	Dec. 20
Royal Mail Tracked 24	Dec. 21
Special Delivery Guaranteed	Dec. 23

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Germany Domestic Delivery Deadlines

Standard	Dec. 20
Express	Dec. 23

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Download and听Print the听List

To听easily keep track of听shipping deadlines, feel free to听download this list to听print or听save on听your device.

Remember to听keep your customers in听the听loop about these deadlines: pin a听post on听social media, add a听聯Holiday Shipping聰 section to听your homepage, or听send a听newsletter.

Happy holidays!

听

About The Author

Max has been working in the ecommerce industry for the last six years helping brands to establish and level-up content marketing and SEO. Despite that, he has experience with entrepreneurship. He is a fiction writer in his free time.

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