2022 Christmas Shipping Deadlines – USPS, Amazon, FedEx, & UPS

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Don’t get caught in a shipping snafu — check out this year’s Christmas shipping deadlines!

boxing up gifts in a USPS shipping box

With the Christmas shopping season ramping up earlier and earlier, shipping carriers are already estimating when you need to mail those gifts out! Since 2020, online shopping and savings have become more popular than ever.

These changes we’ve encountered over the past two years in our shopping and gifting behaviors have led to significant shipping delays, especially as we get closer to Christmas; we assume this year will be no different.

Christmas holiday shipping deadlines – Santa getting a package from UPS

To help you prepare for the holiday shipping rush, we’ve put together this helpful guide with all of the 2022 shipping deadlines for Amazon, FedEx, USPS, and UPS!

Woman holding a gift basket for her delivery driver with a free thank you printable inside
woman with Amazon boxes on porch

Amazon’s Christmas Shipping Deadlines

Amazon hasn’t published its Holiday Delivery Calendar for 2022 yet, but we’ve listed last year’s shipping deadlines as a reference point for your convenience. We definitely recommend finalizing your Amazon purchases a little earlier than usual this year, just to be on the safe side. So try to beat last year’s deadlines, if you can!

  • December 14 – free shipping on $25 orders
  • December 18 – free standard shipping within 3-5 days (free for Prime members)
  • December 22 – free two-day shipping for Prime members
  • December 23 – free one-day delivery for Prime members
  • December 24 – free same-day delivery in select cities for Prime members on $35 orders

FedEx holiday delivery

FedEx Christmas Shipping Deadlines

  • December 17 – FedEx Express, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Office, FedEx SameDay City, FedEx Custom Critical, FedEx Trade Network
  • December 19 – FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground Economy, FedEx Freight, FedEx Office, FedEx SameDay City, FedEx Custom Critical, and FedEx Trade Network
  • December 20 – FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground Economy, FedEx Freight, FedEx Office, FedEx SameDay City, FedEx Custom Critical, and FedEx Trade Network
  • December 21 – FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground Economy, FedEx Freight, FedEx Office, FedEx SameDay City, FedEx Custom Critical, and FedEx Trade Network
  • December 22 – FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground Economy, FedEx Office, FedEx SameDay City, FedEx Custom Critical, and FedEx Trade Network
  • December 23 – FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground Economy,  FedEx Office, FedEx SameDay City, FedEx Custom Critical, and FedEx Trade Network
  • December 24 – FedEx SameDay City, FedEx Custom Critical, and FedEx Trade Network
  • December 25 – FedEx Custom Critical and FedEx Trade Network

USPS holiday shipping guidelines

USPS Christmas Shipping Deadlines


UPS holiday shipping

UPS Christmas Shipping Deadlines

  • December 19 – Normal Pick-Up & Delivery Services
  • December 20 – UPS 3-Day Select
  • December 21 – UPS 2nd Day Air
  • December 22 – UPS Next Day Air

Thank Delivery Drivers with this idea

And a HUGE thank you to the men and women who deliver ALL of our packages in the cold, rain, heat, snow, wind, pandemic, and even on holidays. We appreciate YOU! ❤️


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About the writer:

Kaitlyn has a Bachelor's Degree from St. John's University with 2 years of writing experience for LinkedIn, Celeb Magazine, and other various publications.


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