It is that time of the year when online retailers start connecting with customers to inform them about holiday shipping deadlines for 2014 to ensure timely delivery of their online orders. No doubt, holiday shipping dates can be tricky; we have made an effort to make the following shipping schedule for major carriers clear to help you make your deadlines.
The key to holiday shipping lies with being fully prepared to meet the ever-growing rush of online shipping orders, ensuring their holiday packages are delivered on time without much hassle. With over billions of holiday greeting cards and packages ready for delivery every holiday season, online retailers will need all the help they can get.
Here is a List of Holiday Shipping Deadlines for 2014 for USPS, FedEx, and UPS.
USPS 2014 Holiday Shipping Cut off Dates
To ensure timely delivery of your customers’ mail and packages for Christmas, USPS has a great calendar clearly pointing out the best dates to ship for on time Christmas delivery. The list will come handy:
Dec. 2 – First-Class Mail International
Dec. 2 – Priority Mail International
Dec. 10 – Priority Mail Express International
Dec. 20 – First-Class Mail
Dec. 20 – Priority Mail
Dec. 23 – Priority Mail Express
FedEx 2014 Holiday Shipping Cut off Dates
FedEx provides convenient drop-off locations to ensure timely delivery of all your customer shipments. It recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for year-end holiday shipping:
Dec. 12 – FedEx SmartPost® (for regular scheduled FedEx Ground pickup)
Dec. 17 – FedEx Home Delivery
Dec. 17 – FedEx Ground
Dec. 20 – FedEx Express Saver
Dec. 22 – FedEx 2Day
Dec. 22 – FedEx 2Day AM
Dec. 23 – FedEx Standard Overnight
Dec. 23 – FedEx Priority Overnight
Dec. 23 – FedEx First Overnight
UPS 2014 Holiday Shipping Cut off Dates
UPS provides domestic and international shipping. Mark your calendar for the following cut-off dates for the UPS holiday shipping deadlines for 2014:
Dec. 18 – UPS Ground
Dec. 18 – UPS 3 Day Select
Dec. 22 – UPS 2nd Day Air
Dec. 23 – UPS Next Day Air
Xipix Logistix will be Closed for the Following Holidays
Nov. 27 – Thanksgiving
Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve Day
Dec. 25 – Christmas
Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day
This list of USPS, FedEx, and UPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines for 2014 will come in handy this holiday season. Mark these deadlines on your calendar and make your customers’ shopping experience enjoyable, unforgettable, and timely!
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