Christmas is almost here! Are you a last minute shipper? Knowing the guaranteed delivery by Christmas deadlines for shipping companies like USPS, FedEx and UPS are important! Here are the shipping deadlines for the 2018 year, plus deadlines for shipping from popular online retailers:
UPS Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 14: UPS Ground
- Dec. 18: UPS 3-Day Air shipments
- Dec. 20: UPS 2-Day Air shipments
- Dec. 22: UPS Next Day Air shipments
USPS Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 14: UPS Ground
- Dec. 18: UPS 3-Day Air shipments
- Dec. 20: UPS 2-Day Air shipments
- Dec. 22: Priority Mail Express
FedEx Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 14: Ground shipments
- Dec. 17: Home Delivery
- Dec. 19: Express Saver
- Dec. 20: 2Day Services
- Dec. 21: Overnight Services
Amazon Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 14: Free Standard Shipping
- Dec 17: Free Standard Shipping (for Prime members)
- Dec. 22: Two-Day Shipping (free with Prime).
- Dec 23 – One-Day Shipping (select cities).
- Dec 24 – Same-Day Delivery (Select cities. Free with Prime).
- Dec 24 – Ultra-Fast Delivery (for Prime members).
Best Buy Christmas Deadlines
BestBuy.com has not updated their shipping deadlines for the contiguous United States as of the time of this posting. Keep checking back at BestBuy.com for updated information.
Walmart Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 17: Standard shipping
- Dec. 20: 2-Day Eligible Shipping
- Dec. 21: Rush shipping option.
Target Christmas Deadlines
Target has not updated their shipping deadlines as of the time of this posting. You can keep checking back at the Target.com site. The following dates are from the 2017 schedule, and I anticipate they would be the same this year.
- Dec. 19 by 12p.m. – Premium 2-Day Shipping
- Dec. 22 by 12 p.m. – Express 1-Day Shipping
- Dec. 22 by 7 p.m. – Restock
Kohls Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 19 by 1 p.m. (CST) – 2-Day Shipping
- Dec. 20 by 1 p.m. (CST) – 1-Day Shipping
Macy’s Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 20 by 5 p.m. ET – Free Standard Shipping (min. $99)
- Dec. 20 by 5 p.m. ET – Premium
- Dec. 21 by 12 p.m. ET – Express
- Dec. 24 by 10 a.m. ET – In-Store Pickup
- Dec. 24 by 10 a.m. ET – Same-Day Delivery (select cities)
