Don’t Miss These Holiday USPS Shipping Times
With the 2022 holiday season starting next week with Thanksgiving, the time to send any packages, cards, and other mail you want to receive by Christmas (December 25), the end of Hanukkah (will run from December 18 to 26) . ), or the beginning of Kwanzaa (December 26 – January 1).
Here are the United States Postal Service (USPS) holiday shipping deadlines for 2022.
USPS Holiday Shipping Dates to Destinations in the United States
Recommended shipping dates for expected delivery before December 25th:
Lower 48 states
- USPS Ground Retail Service: Dec. 17.
- First Class Postal Service: December 17th.
- Priority Mail Service: December 19th.
- Priority Mail Express Service: December 23rd.
Alaska
- USPS Ground Retail Service: December 2.
- First Class Postal Service: December 17th.
- Priority Mail Service: December 17th.
- Priority Mail Express Service: December 21st.
Hawaii
- USPS Ground Retail Service: N/A
- First Class Postal Service: December 17th.
- Priority Mail Service: December 17th.
- Priority Mail Express Service: December 21st.
USPS Holiday Delivery Dates to International Destinations
Recommended shipping dates for expected delivery to an international destination before December 25th:
Africa
- International First Class Package Service: November 29th.
- International Priority Mail Service: November 29th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 6 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 20th.
Asia/Pacific
- International First Class Package Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 13 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 20th.
Australia/New Zealand
- International First Class Package Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 13 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 20th.
Canada
- International First Class Package Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 13 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 22.
caribbean
- International First Class Package Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 13 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 21st.
Central and South America
- International First Class Package Service: November 29th.
- International Priority Mail Service: November 29th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 6 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 20th.
Europe
- International First Class Package Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 13 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 21st.
Mexico
- International First Class Package Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 13 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 22.
Middle East
- International First Class Package Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Service: December 6th.
- International Priority Mail Express: 13 December.
- Global Express Warranty Service: December 20