Don’t look now, but there’s only two weeks left until Christmas, and Kwanzaa starts a day later. If you celebrate either holiday, you’d better finish up your gift shopping — and make a plan to get your long-distance packages shipped.
Every year, the major shipping and delivery companies announce their holiday deadlines — usually focused on Christmas. These are generally the last days that you can send packages and expect them to arrive on time.
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Here are the 2023 Christmas shipping schedules for the major American package delivery services. If you’re looking for great gift suggestions, check out CNET’s favorite holiday gift picks or great last-minute gifts you can print or email.
FedEx shipping deadlines to arrive by Dec. 25, 2023
With Christmas falling on a Monday this year, you won’t get overnight delivery from FedEx on Christmas Eve. Instead, you’ll have to ship FedEx SameDay on Friday, Dec. 22, to get your package there before Christmas. FedEx Express Saver, 2Day and 3Day deadlines are all the week before Christmas, and the FedEx Ground deadline is two weeks before, on Dec. 15.
Here are the dates FedEx recommends you ship by (PDF) to have your packages arrive on or before Dec. 25 in the US.
FedEx holiday shipping deadlines
