2024 Christmas Shipping Deadlines – USPS, Amazon, FedEx, & UPS
Don’t get caught in a shipping snafu — check out this year’s Christmas shipping deadlines!
With the Christmas shopping season ramping up earlier and earlier, shipping carriers are already estimating when you need to mail those gifts out!
To avoid delays, it’s best to be aware of the estimated shipping times from popular carriers. To help you prepare for the holiday shipping rush, we’ve put together this helpful guide with all of the 2024 shipping deadlines for Amazon, FedEx, USPS, and UPS!
Looking to thank a delivery person this holiday season?
Lina on our team made a fun printable and guide to setting up a delivery appreciation station. We’ve even included gift-acceptance policies for each carrier too!
Amazon’s Christmas Shipping Deadlines
Amazon hasn’t published its Holiday Delivery Calendar for 2024 yet, but we’ve listed last year’s shipping deadlines as a reference point for your convenience. We definitely recommend finalizing your Amazon purchases a little earlier than usual this year, just to be on the safe side. So try to beat last year’s deadlines, if you can!
- December 14 – free shipping on $35 orders
- December 18 – free standard shipping within 3-5 days (free for Prime members)
- December 22 – free two-day shipping for Prime members
- December 23 – free one-day delivery for Prime members
- December 24 – free same-day delivery in select cities for Prime members on $35 orders
🎁 Gift Policy: Note that government regulations do not allow delivery workers to receive cash or cash equivalent gifts, so a non-monetary gift under $20 is appropriate and appreciated.
FedEx Christmas Shipping Deadlines
- December 13 – FedEx Ground Economy, FedEx Ground to Canada 7-Day Shipping
- December 16 – FedEx Freight Priority 5-Day Shipping, FedEx Ground to Canada 6-Day Shipping
- December 17 – FedEx Ground 5-Day Shipping, FedEx Home Delivery 5-Day Shipping, FedEx Freight Priority 4-Day Shipping, FedEx International Connect Plus U.S. to Canada, FedEx Ground to Canada 5-Day Shipping
- December 18 – FedEx Ground 4-Day Shipping, FedEx Home Delivery 4-Day Shipping, FedEx Freight Priority 3-Day Shipping, FedEx International Economy U.S. to Puerto Rico, FedEx International Economy U.S. to Canada, FedEx Ground to Canada 4-Day Shipping
- December 19 – FedEx Express Saver, FedEx Ground 3-Day Shipping, FedEx 3-Day Freight, FedEx Freight Priority 2-Day Shipping, FedEx International Connect Plus U.S. to Mexico, FedEx International Economy U.S. to Mexico, FedEx International Priority Distribution U.S. to. Canada, FedEx Priority Distribution U.S. to Canada, FedEx Ground to Canada 3-Day Shipping, FedEx International Priority to Puerto Rico
- December 20 – FedEx 2-Day, FedEx 2-Day AM, FedEx Ground 2-Day Shipping, FedEx Home Delivery 2-3 Day Shipping, FedEx 2-Day Freight, FedEx Freight Priority 1-Day Shipping, FedEx Ground to Canada 2-Day Shipping, FedEx International First U.S. to Mexico, FedEX International Priority U.S. to Mexico, FedEx International First U.S. to Puerto Rico
- December 23 – FedEx First Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard Overnight, Extra Hours, FedEx Ground 1-Day Shipping, FedEx Home Delivery 1-Day Shipping, FedEx 1-Day Freight, FedEx Ground U.S. to Canada 1-Day Shipping, FedEx International Flight U.S. to Canada, FedEx International Next Flight U.S. to Mexico, FedEx International Next Flight U.S. to Puerto Rico
- December 24 – FedEx SameDay
🎁 Gift Policy: Gifts of cash or cash equivalents (such as gift cards and gift certificates) must never be accepted. Employees may accept “moderate” gifts like merchandise, food, entertainment tickets, etc.
USPS Christmas Shipping Deadlines
- December 18 – USPS Ground Advantage and First-Class Mail
- December 19 – Priority Mail
- December 21 – Priority Mail Express Service
🎁 Gift Policy: Carriers are permitted to accept a gift worth $20 or less from a customer per occasion, such as Christmas. However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount. Furthermore, no employee may accept more than $50 worth of gifts from any one customer in any one calendar year period.
UPS Christmas Shipping Deadlines
- December 19 – UPS 3-Day Select, UPS Worldwide Expedited U.S. to Mexico
- December 20 – UPS 2nd Day Air, UPS Worldwide Expedited U.S. to Canada, UPS Worldwide Express U.S. to Mexico
- December 23 – UPS Next Day Air, UPS Worldwide Express U.S. to Canada
🎁 Gift Policy: Rumor has it that UPS prefers its drivers to receive gifts rather than cash, but leaves it to the customer’s discretion.
And a HUGE thank you to the men and women who deliver ALL of our packages in the cold, rain, heat, snow, wind, pandemic, and even on holidays. We appreciate YOU! ❤️
Use our FREE printable to thank your delivery drivers!
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