ILLINOIS — The Thanksgiving festivities are officially over, and it’s time to start thinking about the next major holiday.
Believe it or not, Christmas shipping deadlines are just weeks away, so Illinois residents should start planning soon if you want your gifts to arrive before Santa makes his way down the chimney.
This year, the U.S. Postal Service released the following deadlines for the lower 48 states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
The following dates are the recommended last days for shipping holiday gifts within the U.S. for delivery by Dec. 25:
FedEx Express
- FedEx Freight Priority
- Five-day shipping: Dec. 17
- Four-day shipping: Dec. 18
- Three-day shipping: Dec. 19
- Two-day shipping: Dec. 22
- One-day shipping: Dec. 23
- FedEx Freight Economy
UPS Christmas Shipping Deadlines 2024
The following dates are the recommended last days for shipping holiday gifts within the United States for delivery by Dec. 24:
- Ground: Check the UPS website for details
- 2nd Day Air: Dec. 22
- Next Day Air: Dec. 23
Shipping deadlines for international mail range from Dec. 9 to Dec. 16. The ground shipping deadline for military service members has already passed. First-class and priority mail deadlines are Dec. 9; the deadline for Priority Mail Express Military service is Dec. 16.
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