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Shipping times for your Christmas packages 2024
Shipping times for your Christmas packages 2024

Find out here the shipping deadlines for DHL, DPD & UPS

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Written by Ina Kahl
Updated over a month ago

Keep in mind the delivery times of the carriers and make sure that your packages are under the Christmas tree of your customers on time.


In this article you will learn more about the shipping times of DHL, DPD and UPS. Find out by when you should post your parcels with the carriers to ensure successful delivery by Christmas Eve.

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General tips for shipping and collection

1. Drop-off your parcels on time

Find out in advance about the posting deadlines and parcel transit times of the carriers and deliver your parcels to the parcel shops on time.

2. Plan your collections

Sporadic pickup requests with Shipcloud

Order sporadic pickups via Shipcloud in advance. Please note that pickups can only be ordered for the following working day and only take place Monday to Friday in the core pickup time window between 9:00 and 17:00. You can also find more information about this here.

In the event that your ordered pickups are not carried out by the carrier as expected and time is of the essence, drop-off your parcels yourself, in compliance with the posting deadlines, to a parcel shop.

Regular pickups via your own carrier account

Find out from your carrier about the last possible pickup day for on-time delivery of your domestic and international parcels. Please note that pickup days vary depending on the destination.

3. Use an express service alternatively

Depending on the shipping scenario and if possible, also use express services of the carriers.

4. Pack your parcels properly

Pack your shipments carefully and securely according to the packaging guidelines of the carriers. This will ensure that your shipments are not damaged in transit, may need to be repacked by the parcel service or even destroyed, and will prevent transit time delays and non-deliveries.

Shipping deadlines for Deutsche Post

Delivery before the holidays is possible only if the shipping is made before the parcel shop disposal.

Destination

Deadline

Germany

Saturday, 12/21/2024 by 12 noon

EU countries

Friday, 12/13/2024 by 12 noon

Non-EU countries

Friday, 12/06/2024 by 12 noon

DHL provides you with further information (in german) here.

Shipping deadlines DHL

The following shipping or drop-off deadlines apply to the timely delivery of your DHL parcels by December 24th. Please also note that delivery before the holidays is only possible if shipping takes place before parcel shop disposal.

Destination

Countries

Deadline

DHL shipping method

National

Germany

Saturday, 12/21/2024 by 12 noon

DHL Paket, Warenpost

Neighboring countries (excl. France)

Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland

Thursday, 12/19/2024 by 12 noon

Warenpost International Premium, DHL Paket International Premium

Nearby European countries

France, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary

Wednesday, 18/12/2024 by 12 noon

Warenpost International Premium, DHL Paket International Premium

Other European countries

Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway

Friday, 12/13/2024 by 12 noon

Warenpost International Premium, DHL Paket International Premium, DHL Europaket

Other European countries

Bulgaria, Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain

Monday, 16/12/2024 by 12 noon

Warenpost International Premium, DHL Paket International Premium, DHL Europaket

Non-EU countries

worldwide

Friday, 12/06/2024 by 12 noon

Warenpost International Premium, DHL Paket International Premium

DHL regular collections during the Christmas period

If you ship with your own DHL contract via a regular collection, your shipments will generally be delivered by 24.12. if the collection is made by Saturday, 21st of December, 12:00 noon at the latest. The agreed collections via regional transport (regular collection) are generally carried out as on Saturdays. DHL also provides the delivery dates for Christmas 2024 as a PDF (in german).

Shipping deadlines for DPD

DPD shipping method

DPD

DPD Classic (Standard national)

Friday, 12/20/2024 by 12 noon

DPD Express (national)

Monday, 12/23/2024 by 12 noon

Europe*

Tuesday, 12/17/2024 by 12 noon

*Depending on the destination country, no later than 12/17/2024 (estimated deadline) - more info is available via DPD's transit time calculator.

Shipping deadlines for UPS

The following drop-off deadlines* apply to timely delivery of your domestic UPS parcels by December 24th.

Destination

Deadline

UPS shipping method

National

Thursday 12/19/2024 by 12 noon


Monday, 12/23/2024 by 12 noon

UPS Standard


UPS Express, UPS Express Saver, UPS Express Plus

International

Friday, 12/13/2024 by 6 p.m.

UPS Standard

*UPS has not published any current deadlines, so the shipping and delivery deadlines are based on our experience.

For your international parcels, we recommend that you check directly with UPS beforehand how long your shipment will be en route. Use the UPS delivery time calculator for this. Roughly it can be said that packages shipped with UPS Standard or Express within Europe can take 1 day (e.g. Austria, Italy) to 3 days (e.g. Spain, Portugal) depending on the destination country. For more information on Christmas shipping and applicable holidays, please also visit the UPS website.


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