Don’t Miss Santa’ Sleigh: 2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Oct 18, 2022 · 3 minutes read
You know about UPS and FedEx's peak holiday surcharges, so you're prepared to pay a little more this holiday season. Do you know when to ship to guarantee that your products make it under the tree? Santa's sleigh takes off on December 24, and your customers are counting on their orders arriving on time.
Today, we're sharing UPS and FedEx's domestic shipping deadlines for 2022 because the better prepared you are, the happier your customers will be this holiday season.
FedEx holiday shipping deadlines
Packages shipped domestically through FedEx are subject to the following deadlines:- December 9: FedEx Ground® Economy + FedEx Freight® Economy
- December 15: FedEx Freight® Priority + Direct and all other FedEx Home Delivery® and FedEx Ground® services
- December 21: FedEx Express Saver® + FedEx 3Day® Freight
- December 22: 2Day & 2Day AM + FedEx 2Day® Freight
- December 23: FO, PO, SO, Extra Hours + FedEx 1Day® Freight
- December 24: FedEx Same Day®
UPS holiday shipping deadlines
UPS has announced its guidelines to guarantee delivery by Friday, December 23. You can see their full recommendations for domestic and international shipping here, but we're sharing all the domestic deadlines here:- UPS 3-Day Select: December 20, 2022
- UPS 2-Day Air: December 21, 2022
- UPS Next-Day Air: December 22, 2022
Plan ahead for a cheap and cheerful holiday season
Since we're already in the peak holiday season in the middle of October, it's too late to entice shoppers to get a head start through discounts. Instead, consider renegotiating your contract. Whether you've just signed a new contract on your own or worked off the same arrangement for years, it's not too early or too late to get a second opinion.
James
Founding Partner