Community Corner
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.
If you're planning on using the United States Postal Service to ship holiday gifts, use these mail-by deadlines to guarantee they arrive on time.
For those with friends and family serving overseas, note that the last day to ship to Afghanistan is December 19 and Iraq is December 16.
Postmarking for domestic mail--mailed from and delivered within the U.S.--and international mail destined for overseas should occur by:
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Domestic Mail Product
Mail-by Date
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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.