2021 Year-End Holiday Schedule
2021 Holiday Season Recommended Last Days to Ship For Dec. 24 Delivery
U.S. TO CANADA 1

U.S. DOMESTIC 1

U.S. TO MEXICO 1

SHIPPING VIASHIP DATESHIPPING VIAUPS® Groundshipping

Check
ups.com/ctc
for details

UPS® Standard
services

UPS 3 Day Select®

Dec. 21

UPS Worldwide
Expedited®

Dec. 21

UPS Worldwide
Expedited®

Dec. 21

UPS 2nd Day Air®
services

Dec. 22

UPS Worldwide
Express® services

Dec. 23

UPS Worldwide
Express® services

Dec. 22UPS Next Day Air®
services

Dec. 23

THANKSGIVING(From the 48 contiguousstates only)SHIP DATE
Checkups.com/ctc
for details

Monday, Dec. 20

Normal pickup and delivery service. All UPS
Next Day Air® packages tendered to UPS on
this day will be scheduled for delivery on
Friday, Nov. 26. UPS 2nd Day Air® packages
picked up today will be scheduled fordelivery on Monday, Nov. 29 (except those
processed and labeled for delivery on
Saturday, Nov. 27).

Normal pickup and delivery service.

No UPS® pickup or delivery service.
UPS Express Critical® is available.
Call 1-800-714-8779 or visit
upsexpresscritical.com.

Friday, Nov. 26
Normal pickup and delivery service.

Notes

UPS® Standardservices(From the 48 contiguousstates only)

Tuesday, Dec. 21
Normal pickup and delivery service. This is the last day
to ship UPS 3 Day Select® packages for delivery on Friday,
Dec. 24.2

Wednesday, Dec. 22
Normal pickup and delivery service. This is the last day
to ship UPS 2nd Day Air® packages for delivery on Friday,
Dec. 24.

Thursday, Dec. 23
Normal pickup and delivery service. This is the last
day to ship UPS Next Day Air® packages for delivery onFriday, Dec. 24 with a UPS On-Call Pickup®, a UPS Smart
Pickup®, or other prearranged, scheduled pickup, or bytendering a shipment at a The UPS Store® location or a
UPS Authorized Service Location.

Friday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve
Normal delivery service. Pickup service available only
for Air and International Air* packages if prearranged byTuesday, Dec. 21. UPS On-Call Pickup® service and UPS®
Drop Box locations are available for Air and International
Air* packages. UPS Next Day Air® packages picked up
today will be scheduled for delivery on Monday, Dec. 27.

** The reference to “UPS Ground service onSaturday” includes UPS 3 Day Select® Service,UPS® Ground, UPS® Ground with Freight
Pricing, UPS Hundredweight Service®, and UPS
Hundredweight Service® Ground shipments.

Saturday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day(UPS Holiday)

Packages exceeding UPS weight orsize requirements are not accepted fortransportation.

Checkups.com/ctc
for details

For recommended last days
to ship from the U.S. to otherinternational destinations, please
visit Calculate Time and Cost
at ups.com/ctc.

1Shipments to certain destinations
may require an earlier ship date.
Check ups.com/ctc for details.

NEW YEAR’S
Dec. 27-Dec. 29

2*References to “UPS Air and International Air”
packages include UPS Next Day® Early, UPS
Next Day Air ®, UPS Next Day Saver®, UPS 2ndDay Air A.M.®, UPS 2nd Day Air®, UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express®,
UPS Worldwide Saver ®, and UPS Worldwide
Expedited®.

Visit ups.com/tariff for the UPS Tariff/Termsand Conditions. The information contained inthis schedule and all service guarantees are
subject to change.

SHIP DATECHRISTMAS

Wednesday, Nov. 24

Thursday, Nov. 25,
Thanksgiving Day (UPS Holiday)

SHIPPING VIA

U.S. TO OTHER DESTINATIONSNormal pickup and delivery service.

Thursday, Dec. 30
Normal pickup and delivery service. UPS Next Day
Air® packages picked up today will be scheduled
for delivery on Friday, Dec. 31. UPS 2nd Day Air®
packages picked up today will be scheduled fordelivery on Monday, Jan. 3. UPS 3 Day Select®
packages picked up today will be scheduled fordelivery on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Friday, Dec. 31
Delivery of UPS Air and International Air* packages
only. Pickup service available only for Air andInternational Air* if prearranged by Wednesday,Dec. 29. UPS On-Call Pickup® service and UPS® Drop
Box locations available for Air and International Air*packages. UPS Next Day Air® packages picked up
today will be scheduled for delivery on Monday, Jan.
3.

Saturday Jan. 1, New Year’s Day(UPS Holiday)
No UPS pickup or delivery service. UPS Express
Critical® service is available. Call 1-800-714-8779 orvisit upsexpresscritical.com.

Monday, Jan. 3
Normal UPS pickup and delivery service resumes.

No UPS pickup or delivery service. UPS Express Critical®
service is available. Call 1-800-714-8779 or visit
upsexpresscritical.com.

Shipments to certain destinations may require an earlier
shipping date. Please check ups.com/ctc for the most upto-date transit times.
2

2021 Year-End Holiday Season: Impacts of the Coronavirus,
Service Modifications, and Self-Serve Options

The UPS® Service Guarantee
At the time of publication, the UPS Service Guarantee has been reinstated for select air and international services
but remains suspended for other services due to the global effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. We remaincommitted, however, to providing the excellent service that our customers have come to expect. For further detailon the UPS Service Guarantee and for which services it is currently available, visit ups.com/serviceguarantee.

UPS Air and International Air* Service Modifications
Delivery times for Air and International Air* packages scheduled for delivery will be extended between Nov. 26 –Dec. 4 and Dec. 18 – Dec. 31. UPS Next Day Air® Early delivery times and UPS Worldwide Express Plus® destined for
the US will be extended by 90 minutes. UPS Next Day Air® shipments destined for commercial locations and UPS
Worldwide Express® destined to the US will be extended to 3:00 PM. UPS Next Day Air® shipments to residential
locations and all other Air and International Air* services will be extended to end of day.

Time-in-Transit on UPS Holidays
On UPS holidays — Nov. 25, Dec. 25, and Jan. 1 — there is no movement of any packages tendered to UPS,
regardless of the date of tender. UPS Express Critical® service is available for urgent packages every day of the year,
including UPS holidays. Call 1-800-714-8779 or visit upsexpresscritical.com.

Peak Surcharges
To learn more about the most recent Peak Surcharges and when they apply, visit ups.com/peaksurcharges.

Self-Serve Options
Below are links that will provide you access to current services and package information around the clock.

Calculate Time and Cost

Track a Package

ups.com/ctc

ups.com/tracking

Ship a Package

Find a Location

ups.com/ship

ups.com/findlocations

Schedule a Pickup

Manage Your Deliveries

ups.com/pickup

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