As the Christmas holiday nears, it’s time to consider when to ship Christmas gifts so they arrive on time. So much to remember, right?
We at On Time Logistics know how important it is to show appreciation for those around us and we take great pride in making sure your gifts, whether they are going to family members or a business client, get to their final destination on time and in excellent condition.
Or perhaps you have multiple stops in the area and don’t have time to hand deliver gifts to clients? Impress them by hiring professional courier services to handle the gift-giving logistics. Our couriers may not wear Santa suits but they will show up in professional On Time Logistics apparel!
Our white glove service will pick up and deliver any day of the week (up until Christmas Eve) anywhere in our service area. Shipping something outside our service area? Let us help you avoid long lines by having us deliver your packages to a national service provider that will ship outside the four-state area and abroad.
Most places that ship outside the four-state area need your mail at their location for processing in advance so they can deliver on time.
Here are some important dates to know:
USPS Christmas delivery schedule
- December 11-Last day to send Priority Mail Express International for Christmas arrival
- December 14-Last day to ship Standard Post for Christmas arrival
- December 17-Last day to ship military for Christmas arrival
- December 18-Last day for most international shipping for Christmas arrival
- December 20-Last day to send First-Class Mail for Christmas arrival
- December 21-Last day to send Priority Mail for Christmas arrival
- December 23-Last day to send Priority Mail Express for Christmas arrival.
FedEx Christmas delivery schedule
FedEx Custom Critical is the only FedEx service open on Christmas Day, December 25.
FedEx Freight will operate a normal pickup and delivery operation but will operate a modified line-haul operation on December 23. Shipments not moved on December23 will resume normally on December 26 (and be delivered December 27).
Otherwise, here is important information to remember about December 24:
- FedEx Ground and FedEx SmartPost will make normal deliveries but no pickups.
- All FedEx Office locations will close by 6 p.m. Please contact your local FedEx Office location for information.
UPS Christmas delivery schedule
No UPS pickup or delivery service (except UPS Express Critical service for urgent packages) will be available December 25.
- December 20-Normal pickup and delivery service. UPS 2nd Day Air packages picked up today will be delivered on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
- December 21-Delivery of UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Worldwide Express Freight, UPS Next Day Air and UPS 2nd Day Air shipments processed and labeled for Saturday delivery.Pickup service provided for regular Saturday pickup customers of air and international shipments only, or if prearranged by Friday, Dec. 20. All locations of The UPS Store® will be open. This is the last day to ship UPS 2nd Day Air packages in time for Christmas (arriving December 24).
- December 23-Normal pickup and delivery service. This is the last day to ship UPS Next Day Air packages in time for Christmas (delivered on December 24).
- December 24 (Christmas Eve)-Normal delivery of air, international and ground shipments. Pickup service available for air and international shipments if prearranged by December 23. UPS On-Call Pickup service and UPS Drop Boxes are available to all customers for air and international shipments. No UPS Ground, UPS Standard or 3-Day Select pickups until December 26.