Send-by dates by carrier
Each carrier publishes its own schedule against its own target arrival date. These pages keep them separate so the targets are never silently mixed.
Independent planning tool. USPS 2026 send-by dates were verified directly on usps.com on 2026-09-28. FedEx and UPS had not published 2026 dates as of that check; their values are projections from 2025 references recorded on 2026-08-02. Planning estimate only, not a delivery guarantee. Confirm route, acceptance time and service availability with the carrier.
USPS
Targets arrival by December 25. 3 destination lanes.
View dates →FedEx
Targets arrival by December 24. 1 destination lane.
View dates →UPS
Targets arrival by December 24. 1 destination lane.
View dates →A note on Amazon and other retailers
Amazon publishes no consolidated consumer cutoff page. Delivery cutoffs appear only as a per-item countdown at checkout, which varies by item, address, and Prime status. Any third-party 'Amazon Christmas deadline' is inferred from press coverage, not from Amazon. We link to the checkout behaviour instead of inventing a date.