Festive Season Shipping

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe. 

January 1st 2021, New Year's Day

No UPS delivery or collection services.

January 2nd 2021

No Saturday delivery.

January 6th 2021, Epiphany

No UPS^® service in following states*: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

Until 8 January 2021

Next morning deliveries with UPS Express will follow the below time schedule:
Deliveries planned for 10.30 am will be delivered only until 12.00 pm
Deliveries planned for 12.00 pm will be delivered only until 2.00 pm

For domestic shipments with Express 12:00 service the planned delivery remains unmodified.

January 9th 2021

Normal UPS service resumes

For an accurate delivery estimate, please check the UPS ‘Calculate Time and Cost’ tool.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe. 

08.03.2021 international Women's day - bank holiday in Berlin: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

02.04.2021 Good Friday - bank holiday in entire Germany: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

05.04.2021 Easter Monday - bank holiday in entire Germany: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

01.05.2021 Labor Day - bank holiday in entire Germany: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

13.05.2021 Ascension Day - bank holiday in entire Germany: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

24.05.2021 Whit Monday - bank holiday in entire Germany: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

03.06.2021 Corpus Christi - bank holiday in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe. 

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

20.09.2021 World Children's Day - bank holiday in Thuringia: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

01 November 2021 All Saints' Day - bank holiday in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.
17 November 2021 Day of Prayer and Repentance - bank holiday in Saxony: No Service (no delivery, no pickup, customer counters closed). Due to the public holidays, there may be delays in the standard services during the following days. Shipments in Standard service expected around that date will most probably be delivered after the public holidays. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

Effective for shipments sent on or after 10 May 2021, the UPS Money Back Guarantee is reinstated for Express services in Europe.

24 December 2021 Christmas: Only UPS Express Plus and UPS Express 12:00 shipments will be delivered. Shipments sent with UPS Express Saver, UPS Expedited and UPS Standard will not be delivered.
25 December 2021 Christmas Day: No Saturday delivery.
31 December 2021 New Years Eve: Only UPS Express Plus and UPS Express 12:00 shipments will be delivered. Shipments sent with UPS Express Saver, UPS Expedited and UPS Standard will not be delivered.

It always helps to shop and ship early during the holiday season. For a quick recommendation of which services to use, and for detailed planning, get a quote. 

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The sender typically determines whether a signature is required for packages. In some instances UPS drivers may require a signature for deliveries on their route. You can authorise UPS to leave packages without signing by enrolling in UPS My Choice®. 

Your package can be held at a UPS Customer Center or a UPS Access Point location. You can also instruct us to reroute your package to another address or have the driver leave it with a neighbor.