Politics & Government
Holiday Mail Deadlines to Remember
Make sure your holiday cards and packages arrive to their destination on time with this information from the United States Postal Service.
It’s an exciting time to share holiday cheer and thanks to the post office, you can send holiday gifts to others no matter where they are.
To make sure your card or package arrives by its intended date, reference these mail-by deadlines from the United States Postal Service. Also, check the hours of the before you go to mail a letter or package.
Are you sending holiday cards or packages this year? Tell us in the comment box below who you are sending mail to this season and where they are, whether it's a military member overseas, family across the country or another special person.
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Postmarking for domestic mail--mailed from and delivered within the U.S.--and international mail destined for overseas should occur by:
Domestic Mail Product
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Mail-by Date
First-Class Mail
Dec. 20
Priority Mail
Dec. 21
Express Mail
Dec. 22
Parcel Post
Dec. 15
DNDC Drop Ship
Dec. 19
DDU Drop Ship
Dec. 22
International Mail Addressed To
Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG)1***
Express Mail® Inter-national (EMS)2
Priority Mail® Inter-national (PMI)3
First-Class Mail®
Africa
Dec-20
Dec-10
Dec-2
Dec-2
Asia/Pacific Rim
Dec-19
Dec-15
Dec-9
Dec-9
Australia/New Zealand
Dec-19
Dec-15
Dec-9
Dec-9
Canada
Dec-21
Dec-16
Dec-12
Dec-9
Caribbean
Dec-20
Dec-15
Dec-12
Dec-9
Central & South America
Dec-20
Dec-10
Dec-2
Dec-2
Mexico
Dec-21
Dec-15
Dec-9
Dec-9
Europe
Dec-20
Dec-15
Dec-12
Dec-9
Middle East
Dec-20
Dec-15
Dec-12
Dec-9
***GXG Notes: 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. 3) Last day to ship to Afghanistan is Dec 19 and Iraq is Dec 16.
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