Don't Miss These Important Holiday Shipping Deadlines

With 2022 shaping up to be an incredibly busy holiday season, it may be a good idea to finish your shopping as soon as possible to ensure that the gifts you're shipping arrive in time. Here are the key dates to remember for the major shipping services — U.S. Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx — as well as some popular retail sites in order to ensure delivery by Dec. 25.

(These deadlines apply within the contiguous United States and are typically earlier for Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and military bases.) 

• Dec. 20 for FedEx Express Saver 
• Dec. 21 for FedEx 2Day and 2Day A.M. 
• Dec. 22 for FedEx Extra Hours, FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, and FedEx First Overnight
• Dec. 23 for FedEx SameDay, FedEx SameDay City Priority, and FedEx Same Day City Direct

Check details at FedEx.

• Calculate here for UPS Ground 
• Dec. 20 for UPS 3 Day Select 
• Dec. 21 for UPS 2nd Day Air
• Dec. 22 for UPS Next Day Air

Check details at UPS.

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• Dec. 17 for retail ground 
• Dec. 17 for first-class mail 
• Dec. 19 for Priority Mail
• Dec. 23 for Priority Mail Express

Check details at USPS.com.

Related: 18 Things You Didn't Know About the U.S. Postal Service

Prime Customers: 

• Dec. 22 for two-day shipping, delivered Dec. 24
• Dec. 23 for one-day shipping, delivered Dec. 24

Other Customers:

• Standard shipping: 4 to 5 business days

Check details at Amazon.

• Dec. 21, 2 p.m. local time for 2-day shipping
• Through 4 p.m. local time Dec. 24 for Curbside Pick-Up & Delivery
• Order by 4 p.m. local time Dec. 24 for Express Delivery in 2 Hours or Less

Check details at Walmart.com.

• Place order by noon Central time on Tuesday, Dec. 20, and select Holiday Shipping to arrive before Dec. 25.

Check details at Target.

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