Final Holiday Shipping Dates You Need To Know

There's no denying it, the holidays are here.

So, on top of everything going on in Montana and America right now, we have to add to our pile of things to do with when to get packages out to family and friends far away.

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Personally, I can't for the LIFE of me figure out why folks are still doing Christmas presents the super old school way, but to each their own. I'm the one that shops for out-of-state (or town) friends and family on a site that includes shipping and wrapping with the purchase. Done for me are the days of spending hundreds on Christmas only to pay even more than that to mail them. And that's AFTER standing in lines for what can be quite awhile.

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But I digress. Now is the time to make a note of when you need to have those boxes full of holiday joy, love and missing you in the mail so you all have a holly jolly holiday season.

Holiday Shipping Deadlines For USPS 2025

Contiguous States

• December 17: USPS Ground Advantage and First Class Mail
• December 18: Priority Mail
• December 20: Priority Mail Express

Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other US Territories

• December 16: USPS Retail Ground
• December 17: First Class Mail
• December 18: Priority Mail
• December 20: Priority Mail Express

Military Mail

• December 9 - First-Class Mail and Priority Mail
• December 16 - Priority Mail Express Military Service, except for APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 093, which is not available

International Mail (Not Central and South America)

• December 9: First Class Package International
• December 9: Priority Mail International
• December 16: Priority Mail Express International

International Mail To Central And South America

• December 2: First Class Package International
• December 2: Priority Mail International
• December 16: Priority Mail Express International

Holiday Shipping Deadlines For UPS 2025

Before Christmas in the Contiguous United States

• December 19: UPS 3-Day Select
• December 22: UPS 2nd Day Air
• December 23: UPS Next Day Air

America To Canada

• December. 22: UPS Worldwide Expedited
• December 23: UPS Worldwide Express

America To Mexico

• December 19: UPS Worldwide Expedited
• December 22: UPS Worldwide Express

Holiday Shipping Deadlines For FedEx 2025

Before Christmas

• December. 15: FedEx Ground Economy
• December 18: FedEx 3Day Freight
• December 19: FedEx 2Day Freight
• December 20: FedEx Express Saver
• December 22: 2Day and 2Day AM
• December 23: FO, SO, PO and Extra Hours; and FedEx 1Day Freight
• December 24: FedEx Same Day

America To Canada

• December 18: FedEx International Connect Plus
• December 19: FedEx International Economy
• December 22: FedEx International Priority Distribution and FedEx International Priority
• December 23: FedEx International First and FedEx® International Next Flight

America To Mexico

• Dec. 18: FedEx International Connect Plus
• Dec 19: FedEx International Economy
• Dec 22: FedEx International Priority and FedEx International First
• Dec: 23: FedEx International First and FedEx® International Next Flight

America To Puerto Rico

• Dec 19: FedEx International Economy
• Dec 22: FedEx International Priority
• Dec: 23: FedEx International First and FedEx® International Next Flight

Sources: PIX 11, Press Connects