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It’s that time of the year again! With the weather cooling down and the puffy jackets coming out, USPS hasn’t wasted any time announcing the 2023 holiday shipping deadlines. These dates represent the cutoff days to ship by if you want your package (or mail) to arrive by December 25th. We’ve listed out each cutoff time for every domestic and international USPS service below:
USPS 2023 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Domestic Services
- First-Class Mail (including greeting cards and postcards): December 17th
- Ground Advantage: December 15th
- Priority Mail: December 18th
- Priority Mail Express: December 23rd
Alaska
The following dates apply to mail and packages traveling to/from Alaska and the Continental United States:
- First-Class Mail: December 16th
- Ground Advantage: December 16th
- Priority Mail: December 18th
- Priority Mail Express: December 20th*
Hawaii
The following dates apply to mail and packages traveling to/from Alaska and the mainland (contiguous United States):
- First-Class Mail: December 16th
- Ground Advantage: December 16th
- Priority Mail: December 16th
- Priority Mail Express: December 20th*
Military Addresses (APO/FPO/DPO Destinations)
- First-Class Mail (all ZIP codes): December 9th
- Ground Advantage (all ZIP codes): November 6th
- Priority Mail (all ZIP codes): December 9th
- Priority Mail Express Military Service (except ZIP Code 093): December 15th
Learn more about shipping to military addresses.
International Services
Africa/Central & South America
- First Class Package International: November 29th
- Priority Mail International: November 29th
- Priority Mail Express International: December 6th
- Global Express Guaranteed: December 15th
Asia/Pacific Rim/Australia/New Zealand/Middle East
- First Class Package International: December 6th
- Priority Mail International: December 6th
- Priority Mail Express International: December 13th
- Global Express Guaranteed: December 15th
Canada/Mexico
- First Class Package International: December 6th
- Priority Mail International: December 6th
- Priority Mail Express International: December 13th
- Global Express Guaranteed: December 15th
Caribbean/Europe
- First Class Package International: December 6th
- Priority Mail International: December 6th
- Priority Mail Express International: December 13th
- Global Express Guaranteed: December 15th
Ship Before the Cutoff Times to Be Safe
In our experience, holiday shipping seasons tend to get crazier every year, with package volume only increasing as online shopping continues to gain footing. All the major shipping carriers always experience a surge in volume around the holidays, and even if you ship by these deadlines, there’s a chance USPS may still not deliver your package on time. So, if you’re shipping with USPS, we suggest shipping your packages before the cutoff dates we listed above if you want to make sure your package arrives on or before December 25th. After all, it’s better to be safe than sorry!
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