Yes, these deadlines are absolutely necessary to know. Many last-minute shoppers will want to know whether little Timmy's fire engine or little Suzy's doll will arrive before the big day.
If you want to guarantee delivery before Christmas morning, make sure you list the last possible date for a product to be ordered according to the carrier and individual services you offer.
Here are the shipping cutoff dates for USPS shipping services:
| USPS SERVICE | SHIPPING DEADLINE |
| Retail Ground | December 14th, 2019 |
| First Class Priority Mail | December 20th, 2019 |
| Priority Mail | December 21st, 2019 |
| Priority Mail Express | December 23rd, 2019 |
Here are the shipping cutoff dates for USPS shipping services:
| FEDEX SERVICE | SHIPPING DEADLINE |
| SmartPost Services | December 9th, 2019 |
| Ground | December 16th, 2019 |
| Home Deliver | December 16th, 2019 |
| Express Saver | December 19th, 2019 |
| 2-Day Services | December 20th, 2019 |
| Overnight Services | December 23rd, 2019 |
Here are the shipping cutoff dates for USPS shipping services:
| UPS SERVICE | SHIPPING DEADLINE |
| UPS Service Guarantee suspension starts | December 2nd, 2019 |
| Ground | December 13th, 2019 |
| 3-Day Select | December 19th, 2019 |
| 2-Day Services | December 20th, 2019 |
| Overnight Services | December 23rd, 2019 |
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