Post Office Christmas Deadlines

Here are recommended mailing deadlines from the U.S. Postal Service to ensure delivery by Christmas.

For domestic mail:

Dec. 16: Parcel Post packages

Dec. 20: Priority Mail or First Class Mail (letters)

Dec. 23: Express Mail

For international mail:

Dec. 4: First-class Mail and Priority Mail to Africa and South and Central America

Dec. 11: First-class and Priority Mail sent to other foreign countries

Dec. 12: Express Mail International to Africa and Central and South America

Dec. 17: Express Mail International to Asia and the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe and the Middle East

Dec. 18: Express Mail International to Canada

Dec. 19: Global Express Guaranteed Mail to Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America and the Middle East

Dec. 22: Global Express Guaranteed Mail to Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe

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