2022 holiday shipping deadlines: Last day to send packages via USPS, UPS, FedEx, and military

Giving gifts during the holiday season provides us a chance to make someone we care about smile.

News Center 7 understands the joy of gifting and the stress that can come with having the present come on time.

So, we want to relieve some of that stress by providing a comprehensive overview of major shipping companies’ deadlines for holiday deliveries.

When packages are sent prior or on the following dates using the listed service, they are expected to reach their destination before or by December 23rd:

USPS

• December 17: Retail Ground Service
• December 17: First-Class Mail Service
• December 19: Priority Mail Service
• December 23: Priority Mail Express Service

UPS

• December 19: Normal delivery
• December 20: 3-Day Select
• December 21: 2nd Day Air
• December 22: Next Day Air

FedEx

• December 8: Ground Economy
• December 14: Ground
• December 20: Express Saver
• December 21: 2Day
• December 22: Priority Overnight
• December 23: SameDay

Military Shipping

• If you need to send a gift to a loved one stationed at a military base, plan to ship much earlier. Shipping deadlines, as provided by USPS (the only carrier authorized to deliver to bases), vary by the base’s ZIP code.

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