Despite November and December being filled with festivities and cheer, the holiday season also comes with a lot of stress and uncertainty surrounding gift giving and shipping.
To ensure this holiday season remains jolly and bright, Wisconsinites should keep these USPS, UPS and FedEx holiday shipping deadlines in mind.
Holiday shipping deadlines for USPS
The U.S. Postal Service recently released its recommended shipping dates for the holiday season, urging customers to ship early if they want packages to arrive by a certain date over the next few months.
For the lower 48 U.S. states, including Wisconsin, the USPS advises shipping by the following dates to ensure delivery before Dec. 25:
Holiday shipping deadlines for UPS
UPS advises shipping by the following dates to ensure delivery by Dec. 24.
U.S. domestic packages
U.S. to Canada
U.S. to Mexico
For last days to ship from the U.S. to other international destinations, visit ups.com/ctc.
Holiday shipping deadlines for FedEx
FedEx advises shipping by the following dates to ensure delivery by Dec. 24.
Domestic package services
Domestic air freight services
Domestic LTL freight services
FedEx’s international holiday shipping deadlines can be found here.
Anna Kleiber can be reached at akleiber@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: When should Wisconsinites ship packages to ensure delivery by Christmas Day 2025?
Reporting by Anna Kleiber and Maia Pandey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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