10/27/2026
There is no single last day to ship for Christmas.
The date depends on the carrier, the service level, where it starts, where it is going, and for anything crossing a border, customs.
Christmas Day falls on a Friday this year. Some carriers have published their holiday schedules and some have not, which is exactly why a plan built on last year's dates is only a guess.
The more useful approach: treat published deadlines as the latest recommended planning point rather than a target, and ship earlier whenever you can. As the date gets closer, the slower services stop being options, and you end up choosing on speed alone.
Shipping deadlines move. A good plan doesn't have to. Bookmark our holiday shipping guide for the weeks ahead: https://www.postnet.com/blog/holiday-shipping-deadlines/
Bring us the destination and the date it needs to arrive, and we will compare all major carriers for that specific package.