USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines for 2015
Preparing for a busy holiday shopping and shipping season is best done early, but if you have yet to send off those holiday presents (like most of us do), it's important to know what the holiday shipping deadlines are to ensure those presents arrive on our loved ones' doorsteps by December 25.
Domestic Mail-by Dates
December 15 - Standard Post: Ground service for less-than-urgent deliveries and oversized packages.
December 19 - First Class Mail: Service for standard-sized, single-piece envelopes and small packages weighing up to 13 ounces with delivery in 3 business days or less.
December 21 - Priority Mail: Domestic service in 1, 2, or 3 business days based on where your package starts and where it's being sent (variety of Flat Rate options).
December 23 - Priority Mail Express: Fastest domestic service, guaranteed overnight scheduled delivery to most locations. Some restrictions and exceptions apply. Note: Priority Mail Express postage refund eligibility is adjusted for shipments mailed December 22 through December 25.
International Mail-by Dates
Mexico
December 8 - First-Class Package International Service; Priority Mail International
December 15 - Priority Mail Express International
December 22 - Global Express Guaranteed
Europe
December 8 - First-Class Package International Service
December 11 - Priority Mail International
December 15 - Priority Mail Express International
December 21 - Global Express Guaranteed
Click HERE for mail-by dates for other Inernational desitnations.
Military Mail-by Dates
APO/FPO/DPO AE Zips 090-092, 094-098
December 3 - Parcel Airlift Mail
December 10 - Priority Mail; First-Class Mail Letters and Cards
December 17 - Priority Mail Express Military Service
Zip 093
December 3 - Parcel Airlift Mail; Priority Mail; First-Class Mail Letters and Cards
Zips 340, 962-966
December 3 - Parcel Airlift Mail
December 10 - Priority Mail; First-Class Mail Letters and Cards
December 17 - Priority Mail Express Military Service
Click HERE for more information on holiday deliveries to diplomatic and military service members worldwide.