‘Tis the season of giving, and it’s also the season of online shopping frenzy! As you gear up for the busiest time of the year, we step in with a holiday gift: a printable holiday shipping deadlines calendar, detailed carrier deadlines, and insights into peak surcharges!
With Ordoro in your corner, you’ve got everything you need to make this holiday season a roaring success. So, let’s wrap it up, tie a bow, and get ready for a sleigh ride of a season!
Don’t Miss a Beat: Get Your Hands on Our Printable Holiday Shipping Deadlines Calendar!
Check it out, we’ve whipped up a nifty Holiday Shipping Deadline Calendar for you to share with your team.
Stick it on your warehouse walls, slap it on your desk, tape it to your shipping station, or heck, even paste it in your garage if that’s your command center. This way, you won’t ever accidentally miss a shipping beat!
Not seeing what you’re looking for? Don’t break a sweat – just keep scrolling for our detailed breakdown of the shipping deadlines!
Full List of Holiday Shipping Deadlines & Peak Surcharges
We’ve pulled off some holiday magic, serving up all the scoop your team needs to get those presents under the tree without breaking the bank or triggering surprise surcharges. It’s the nitty-gritty you’ve been looking for!
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- UPS
- USPS
- FedEx
- Sendle
- DHL eCommerce
- Canada Post
- What’s Next for Your Ecommerce Adventure with Ordoro?
UPS®
- UPS 3 Day Select®: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- UPS 2nd Day Air®: Thursday, December 21, 2023
- UPS Next Day Air®: Friday, December 22, 2023
Peak surcharges?
Certain UPS services have introduced demand surcharges for companies shipping large quantities of packages, along with surcharges for oversized packages or those needing additional handling. Learn more, here!
But don’t fret, as a commitment to SMBs, UPS does not apply its Demand Surcharges to merchants on Ordoro†!
Just hop on over to Ordoro and create a UPS account, it’s as easy as that! See how much you can save, here!
†Demand Surcharges are not applied to accounts opened on Ordoro
USPS®
United States
- USPS Ground Advantage™: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- USPS First-Class® Mail (including greeting cards): Saturday, December 16, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail®: Monday, December 18, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail Express®: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Alaska
- USPS Ground Advantage™: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- USPS First-Class Mail®: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail®: Monday, December 18, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail Express®: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Hawaii
- USPS Ground Advantage™: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- USPS First-Class Mail®: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail®: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail Express®: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Air/Army Post Office (APO), Fleet Post Office (FPO), or Diplomatic Post Office (DPO)
- USPS Ground Advantage™: Monday, November 6, 2023
- USPS First-Class Mail®: Saturday, December 9, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail®: Saturday, December 9, 2023
- USPS Priority Mail Express®: Friday, December 15, 2023*
*PMEMS not available for APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 093
International
Visit USPS International Mail and Shipping Services for more details.
Peak surcharges?
“The Postal Service has announced it will not have a peak, or demand, surcharge this holiday season, offering increased predictability in pricing for customers.” Learn more, here!
FedEx
United States
- FedEx Ground Economy: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- FedEx Home Delivery: Friday, December 15, 2023
- FedEx Ground®: Friday, December 15, 2023
- FedEx Express Saver: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- FedEx 2Day & 2Day AM: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- FedEx SameDay: Friday, December 22, 2023
International
- FedEx International Economy®: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Peak surcharges?
Yes, FedEx has shared that they will be implementing peak season surcharges to their Express and Ground services, however, they will now be called demand surcharges. Similar to UPS, FedEx computes demand surcharges based on shipping volume, and it’s worth noting that packages needing special handling will incur higher surcharges. Learn more, here!
Sendle
- Sendle Saver: Friday, December 15, 2023
- Sendle Preferred: Friday, December 15, 2023
- Sendle 3-Day Guaranteed: Monday, December 18, 2023
- Sendle 2-Day Guaranteed: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Peak surcharges?
In the words of Sendle: “In this economy? Forget about it.“
“Save time and money this season with Sendle’s Peak Relief Program!” Learn more, here!
DHL eCommerce
- DHL SmartMail Ground: Thursday, December 14, 2023
- DHL SmartMail Expedited: Friday, December 15, 2023
- DHL SmartMail Expedited Max: Monday, December 18, 2023
Peak surcharges?
We’ve got the inside scoop from DHL eCommerce themselves, and the great news is, they won’t be hitting their customers with any peak surcharges in 2023!
Canada Post
Canada
- Regular Parcel™ (National Zone): December 8 – 18, 2023
- Regular Parcel™ (Regional Zone): December 14 – 19, 2023
- Regular Parcel™ (Local Zone): Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- Expedited Parcel™ or flat rate box™ (National Zone): December 12 – 19, 2023
- Expedited Parcel™ or flat rate box™ (Regional Zone): December 18 – 20, 2023
- Expedited Parcel™ or flat rate box™ (Local Zone): Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Xpresspost™ (National Zone): Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Xpresspost™ (Local and Regional Zone): Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Priority™ (National Zone): Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Priority™ (Local and Regional Zone): Thursday, December 21, 2023
United States
- Tracked Packet/Small Packet: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Expedited Parcel™ USA: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- Xpresspost™ USA: Friday, December 15, 2023
Peak surcharges?
Yes, Canada Post has introduced peak season surcharges starting October 30th for packages that require special handling and for items that exceed their specified size and weight limits. Learn more, here!
What’s Next for Your Ecommerce Adventure with Ordoro?
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