Being an ecommerce brand comes with lots of benefits. But the ecommerce life is not without its hurdles to jump. One of them is a dependency on shipping companies (unless you have your own courier service).
In general, an ecommerce business owner doesn’t feel the strain of this partnership, but when an important milestone arises — like a global sales campaign — you have to be sure your shipping partner doesn’t let you down.
The end of 2023 is coming, and every major shipping company is feeling the effect of the holiday rush. Because of this, they are asking sellers to ship their goods by certain dates if they want them delivered before this year ends.
To ease your stress, and guarantee your customer’s purchases will arrive on time, we’ve done a
Let your customers know about these deadlines and make your shipping plans accordingly.
The United States Domestic Delivery Deadlines
USPS
| Dec. 16 | |
| Priority Mail | Dec. 18* |
| Priority Mail Express | Dec. 20 |
| USPS Ground Advantage | Dec. 16 |
* Dec. 16 for Hawaii and Dec. 18 for Alaska
UPS
| UPS Ground | Calculate on the site |
| UPS 3 Day Select | Dec. 19 |
| UPS 2nd Day Air | Dec. 20 |
| UPS Next Day Air | Dec. 21 |
FedEx
| FedEx SameDay | Dec. 22 |
| FO, PO, SO, Extra Hours | Dec. 21 |
| 2Day & 2Day AM | Dec. 20 |
| FedEx Express Saver | Dec. 19 |
| FedEx Express® 1Day Freight | Dec. 21 |
| FedEx Express® 2Day Freight | Dec. 20 |
| FedEx Express® 3Day Freight | Dec. 19 |
Canada Domestic Delivery Deadlines
Canada Post
| Regular Parcel | Dec. |
| Expedited Parcel or flat rate box | Dec. |
| Xpresspost | Dec. 20 |
| Priority | Dec. 20 |
Australia Domestic Delivery Deadlines
Australia Post
| Parcel Post | Dec. |
| Express Post | Dec. |
Greate Britain Domestic Delivery Deadlines
Royal Mail
| 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For | Dec. 18 |
| 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For | Dec. 19 |
| Royal Mail Tracked 48 | Dec. 20 |
| Royal Mail Tracked 24 | Dec. 21 |
| Special Delivery Guaranteed | Dec. 22 |
Germany Delivery Deadlines
Deutsche Post and DHL
| DHL Domestic Express | Dec. 22 |
| DHL Economy Select | Dec. 18 |
| DSmartMail Expedited Max | Dec. 16 |
| SmartMail Expedited | Dec. 14 |
| SmartMail Ground | Dec. 9 |
Download and Print the List
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