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US Last Posting Dates for Christmas 2018

We have already published the last posting dates for Royal Mail shipments for Christmas 2018 and it’s already too late to ship Royal Mail International Economy to some destinations such as to Australia, New Zealand and some of the Middle and Far East if you want your parcels to arrive by Christmas. Keep an eye on the last posting dates over the next quarter to ensure you don’t upset your customers.

Today we add the last posting dates for US domestic parcels via USPS, UPS and FedEx. These will apply if you have stock stored in US warehouses with last posting dates started in mid December.

US Last Posting Dates for Christmas 2018

USPS
Service Last Posting Dates
Retail Ground Friday 14th December
First Class Mail Thursday 20th December
Priority Mail Thursday 20th December
Priority Mail Express Saturday, December 22
 
UPS
Service Last Posting Dates
Ground Friday 14th December
3 Day Select Tuesday 18th December
2nd Day Air Services Thursday 20th December
Next Day Air Services Saturday 22nd December
 
FedEx
Service Last Posting Dates
SmartPost® Services Monday, December
Ground Friday 14th December
Home Delivery Monday 17th December
Express Saver Wednesday 19th December
2 Day Services Thursday 20th December
Overnight Services Friday 21st December
 

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