2021 Holiday shipping deadlines (from Pirate Ship)

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Ship before these cut-off days for your package to arrive before December 25


If you're trying to make sure your packages arrive by Christmas, here are the dates that USPS, UPS, and Asendia estimate you need to ship by this year:

USPS Holiday Deadlines

First Class Package: Ship by December 17th

Priority Mail: Ship by December 18th

Priority Mail Express: Ship by December 23rd

Media Mail & Parcel Select Ground: Ship by December 15th

First Class Package International and Priority Mail International: Ship by November 29th for Africa, Central America, and South America—and by December 6th for the rest of the world

Priority Mail Express International: Ship by December 6th for Africa, Central America, and South America—and by December 13th for the rest of the world

Shipping to/from Hawaii, Alaska, or a Military address? Check out all the deadlines here.

UPS Holiday Deadlines (for arrival on or before December 24)

Domestic Shipments

3 Day Select: December 21st

2nd Day Air (including 2nd Day Air AM): December 22nd

Next Day Air (including Next Day Air Early & Next Day Air Saver): December 23rd

Ground: UPS hasn’t provided a specific cutoff date for Ground shipments. To see how long your Ground shipment will take to arrive, plug your package and recipient information into our Rates calculator.

Shipments to Canada

Worldwide Expedited: December 21st

Worldwide Express: December 23rd

Standard: Check ups.com/ctc for details

Shipments to Mexico

Worldwide Expedited: December 21st

Worldwide Express: December 22nd

Standard: Check ups.com/ctc for details

Shipments to the rest of the world

To see the last days UPS recommends to ship for rest of the world, visit ups.com/ctc.

Asendia Holiday Deadlines (for Simple Export Rate®)

Simple Export Rate: Ship by November 29th for Africa, Australia/New Zealand, and all of Latin America except for Mexico—and by December 6th for Mexico, Canada, and the rest of the world

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USPS Holiday Deadlines

First Class Package: Ship by December 17th

Priority Mail: Ship by December 18th

Considering the delays already starting, I think that is way too optimistic.