Christmas is almost here! Are you a last minute shipper? Knowing the guaranteed delivery by Christmas deadlines for shipping companies like USPS, FedEx and UPS are important! Shop early for the best chance to have your packages delivered on time. Here are the shipping deadlines for the 2025 year, plus deadlines for shipping from popular online retailers:
FreebieShark’s best holiday shipping tip: Go for ship-to-store, or in-store pickup options after ordering online. This saves you the worry of receiving your items on time. Alternatively, you can ship the items directly to your loved ones from the store.
GIFT CARDS are a great way to avoid shipping packages, and can arrive within minutes to the recipient’s email inbox!
- UPS Ground – use shipping calculator to find expected date of arrival
- Dec. 19: UPS 3-Day Select
- Dec. 22: 2nd-Day Air
- Dec. 23: UPS Next-Day Air
- December 17: Ground Advantage
- December 17: First-Class Mail
- December 18: Priority Mail
- December 20: Priority Mail Express Service
- Dec 13: FedEx Ground
- Dec 17: 5-Day
- Dec 22: 2-Day
- Dec 23: FedEx 1Day, Overnight (1-Day)
- Dec 24: same day
Amazon Christmas Deadlines
- Dec. 15-17: Standard Shipping
- Dec. 22: 2-day shipping (Prime)
- Dec. 23: 1-day shipping (Prime)
- Dec. 24: Same day delivery (Prime)
Look for “Arrives before Christmas” near the delivery date on the right of the screen
- Dec 20: last day to ship and receive(non-Walmart+ Members)
- Dec 24: last day to ship and receive for same day (Walmart+ Members)
Be sure you’re checking the shipping on each product, as Walmart has 3rd party sellers, too!
Target Christmas Deadlines (predicted)
- Dec 19: 2-Day Shipping
Kohls Christmas Deadlines (predicted)
- Dec 17: regular shipping
- Dec 19: Order by 1pm CT for 2-Day Shipping
- Dec 20: Order by 1pm CT for 1-Day Shipping
Macy’s Christmas Deadlines (Predicted)
- Dec 19: Standard Shipping – order by 5pm
- Dec 22: Express shipping – order by noon EST
- Dec. 24: Same-Day Delivery (select areas) by 10am
JCPenney Christmas Deadlines (Predicted)
- Dec 16: Standard Shipping
- 1-,2-,3-Day option available but extra fees are steep
