What Are This Year's Holiday Mailing and Shipping Deadlines?

The U.S. Postal Service has announced the dates for mailing holiday packages so they arrive by Christmas.

By Joni Hubred-Golden
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November 12, 2012

Postal customers line up at the downtown Farmington U.S. Post Office branch this morning. Officials say local residents have not been waiting until the last minute to mail holiday packages. Vera Lucksted

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Postal customers line up at the downtown Farmington U.S. Post Office branch this morning. Officials say local residents have not been waiting until the last minute to mail holiday packages.

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If you're planning to mail holiday packages to military, international or U.S. destinations, the U.S. Postal Service has announced the dates those packages must be in the mail to ensure delivery by Dec. 25.

Here's what you need to know to get your packages to their destinations on time:

Post Office Location

United States Post Office
2844 Livernois Road
Troy, MI 48084

Shipping Deadlines

Shipping Service	Deadline
Parcel Post	Dec. 14
International locations*	Dec. 10
First-Class Mail	Dec. 20
Priority Mail	Dec. 21
Express Mail	Dec. 22

Military Shipping Deadlines*

Parcel Post service to all APO/FPO/DPO addresses is Nov. 13. Priority and First Class Mail must be sent by Dec. 3 to APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIP 093, and Dec. 10 to all other military addresses.

*The deadline for Dec. 25 delivery to Africa and Central and South America is Dec. 3. For more details on military and international mailing, visit the USPS website.

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