2022 Christmas Shipping Deadlines

Mail Services offers shipping via Priority, First Class and Standard (Parcel) Post.

The deadlines for shipping to domestic, international, and military addresses for the above services are posted as below.

Domestic Mail

Domestic Mail Dates
Parcel Post® Service Dec. 14
First-Class Mail® Service Dec. 18
Priority Mail® Service Dec. 21

International Mail

Destination First Class International Priority Mail International
Africa Dec. 1 Dec. 1
Asia / Pacific Rim Dec. 8 Dec. 8
Australia / New Zealand Dec. 8 Dec. 8
Canada Dec. 8 Dec. 11
Caribbean Dec. 8 Dec. 11
Central & South America Dec. 1 Dec. 1
Mexico Dec. 8 Dec. 8
Europe Dec. 8 Dec. 11
Middle East Dec. 8 Dec. 11

1. Cutoff date does not take into account time needed for customs clearance.

2. Should allocate extra transit day(s) for delivery outside major cities.

Military Mail

Addressed to First-Class Mail® Service Priority Mail® Service Parcel Post® Service
APO/FPO/DPO AE Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Nov. 7
ZIPs™ 090-092
APO/FPO/DPO AE Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Nov. 7
ZIP 093
APO/FPO/DPO AE Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Nov. 7
ZIPs 094-098
APO/FPO/DPO AA Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Nov. 7
ZIP 340
APO/FPO/DPO AP Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Nov. 7
ZIPs 962-966