Deadlines To Send Christmas Gifts Via Shipping By Postal Mail

Here's a list of deadlines that could be helpful for you if you are sending gifts for the holidays overseas or to family members in other parts of the country.

Lots of people like to send gifts through postal mail and Christmas time gets pretty hectic for postal companies. Here's some dates that might be helpful for you know so you can get your package to its destination on time.

FedEx
For shipping within the U.S.:
Dec. 12: Last day to ship via FedEx SmartPost
Dec. 17: Last day to ship via FedEx Home Delivery and FedEx Ground
Dec. 20: Last day to ship via FedEx Express Saver
Dec. 22: Last day to ship via FedEx 2Day and FedEx 2Day A.M.
Dec. 23: Last day to ship via FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, and FedEx First Overnight
Dec. 25: Last day to ship via FedEx SameDay
Shipping deadlines for packages headed to Puerto Rico and Canada, Mexico, and other international destinations vary. See FedEx's Last Days to Ship site for more information.

For other holiday-related shipping information, check FedEx's Holiday Shipping 2014 website.

UPS
For shipping within the U.S.:
Dec. 22: Last day to ship via UPS 2nd Day Air
Dec. 23: Last day to ship via UPS Next Day Air
For international shipping deadlines and other holiday-related information, go to: http://compass.ups.com/ups-holiday-calendar/.

U.S. Postal Service
For mail and package shipping within the U.S.:
Dec. 15: Last day to send packages via standard parcel post
Dec. 20: Last day to send packages via First Class Mail & Priority Mail
Dec. 23: Last day to send packages via Priority Express Mail
The deadline for shipping packages internationally varies based on the destination. But in most cases, the deadlines are fast approaching--in some cases, as soon as Dec. 2!

It's too late to ship gifts to members of the military serving overseas via standard post. But you still may be able to send Christmas gifts to troops in overseas bases via pricier postal service options.

For more details, go to https://www.usps.com/holiday/welcome.htm.