Deadlines for on-time Christmas delivery

Geoff Rasmussen

01 Dec 2014

Want to make sure your cards and packages arrive by December 25? See the post office's holiday deadlines to see when you need to drop your cheer in the mail.

Important

If you are purchasing Legacy or other products from our online store, please do so at least a few days before the below-published deadlines. One never knows how accurate the deadlines are from the postal service.

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Deadlines

According to the United States Postal Service (as of November 28, 2014), these are the "last mailing dates to arrive by Christmas."

U.S. Destinations

Standard Post: December 15
First Class & Priority Mail: December 20
Priority Mail Express: December 23

International Destinations

Africa

First-class package international service, priority mail international: December 2
Priority Mail Express International: December 10
Global Express Guaranteed: December 18

Asia/Pacific Rim

First-Class Package International Service®, Priority Mail International: December 9
Priority Mail Express International: December 14
Global Express Guaranteed: December 17

Australia/New Zealand

First-Class Package International Service®, Priority Mail International: December 9
Priority Mail Express International: December 14
Global Express Guaranteed: December 17

Canada

First-Class Package International Service: December 9
Priority Mail International: December 12
Priority Mail Express International: December 16
Global Express Guaranteed: December 19

Caribbean

First-Class Package International Service: December 9
Priority Mail International: December 12
Priority Mail Express International: December 14
Global Express Guaranteed: December 18

Central & South America

First-Class Package International Service®, Priority Mail International: December 2
Priority Mail Express International: December 12
Global Express Guaranteed: December 18

Mexico

First-Class Package International Service®, Priority Mail International: December 9
Priority Mail Express International: December 14
Global Express Guaranteed: December 19

Europe