USPS 2019 holiday shipping deadlines
The United States Postal Service has announced their 2019 Holiday Shipping Dates. These are the recommended domestic, international, and military ship-by dates if you would like your package to be delivered before December 25.
Posted — UpdatedThe United States Postal Service has announced their 2019 Holiday Shipping Dates. These are the recommended domestic, international, and military ship-by dates if you would like your package to be delivered before December 25.
Holiday Shipping Dates for Contiguous U.S.
First-Class Mail® Service: Ship by Dec. 20
Priority Mail® Service: Ship by Dec. 21
Priority Mail Express® Service: Ship by Dec. 23
USPS Retail Ground®: Ship by Dec. 14
Holiday Shipping Dates for Alaska & Hawaii
First-Class Mail® Service: Dec. 18
Priority Mail® Service: Dec. 19
Priority Mail Express® Service: Dec. 21
First-Class Mail® Service: Dec. 19
Priority Mail® Service: Dec. 19
Priority Mail Express® Service: Dec. 21
Holiday Shipping Dates for International Mail
Holiday Shipping Dates for Military Mail
If you are shipping packages to those in the military, there are different deadlines depending on the APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIP™.
Priority Mail Express Military Service must be mailed no later than Dec. 18
First-Class Mail® Service must be sent no later than Dec. 9 or Dec. 11
Priority Mail® Service must be sent by Dec. 9 or Dec. 11
Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL) must be sent by Dec. 4
Space Available Mail (SAM) must be sent by Nov. 27
USPS Retail Ground® Service should have been sent by Nov. 6
There are also restrictions regarding maximum weight and size limits.
Tips For Successful Holiday Mailing and Shipping
USPS has shared some tips for a successful holiday mailing and shipping season on their website:
* New this year, mail and packages weighing more than 10 ounces and/or are more than a half-inch think using stamps as postage cannot be dropped into a collection box or left for a carrier to pick up. Instead, take them to a window clerk at a Post Office. Click-N-Ship customers are unaffected by this change.
In addition, the week of Dec. 16 - 22 is predicted to be the busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week so plan accordingly.
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