To assist customers with their preparations for the busy holiday shopping and shipping season, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has released a schedule of holiday shipping and mailing deadlines. These deadlines cover domestic, international and military shipping destinations to allow for the timely delivery of cards, letters and packages by Monday, December 25.
The USPS has announced it will not have a peak or demand surcharge this holiday season, offering increased pricing predictability for customers. There are no additional fees for residential deliveries, Saturday deliveries and no fuel surcharges or volume minimums.
Within the 50 states, deadlines range from Saturday, December 16 for USPS Ground Advantage to Wednesday, December 20 for Priority Mail Express. For specific deadlines, including those for military and international mail, visit usps.com/holidaynews.
USPS Ground Advantage is a new shipping option this year. The service provides a simple, reliable and affordable way to ship packages with day-certain delivery in two to five business days, based on distance.
In addition to USPS retail locations, customers can purchase shipping labels, order Priority Mail packaging and schedule free carrier pick up via the USPS shipping platform, Click-N-Ship. Customers using the platform (at usps.com/ship/online-shipping.htm) will have access to commercial shipping rates which apply to all domestic package labels.