Holiday shipping deadlines: What to know for Christmas 2023

(CNN)– Less than two weeks to go until Christmas and the shipping deadlines are approaching even quicker.

To ensure gifts are under the tree in time for Christmas the United States Postal Service recommends holiday mail be sent out by this Saturday, Dec.16.

But if you’re doing priority you have four extra days to get those packages to the post office.

Meanwhile Fedex recommends a shipping date no later than Dec. 25 for  five day home delivery.

And UPS recommends packages be shipped out on Dec. 19 using three day select if they are to be delivered by Saturday, Dec.23.