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Festive Season Shipping

Plan Ahead for Peak Festive Season Shipping Periods

View UPS days of operation and get tips for managing changes in your shipping volumes.

Festive Season Shipping with UPS

We have been preparing throughout the year to provide the same reliable service in the year's busiest seasons that you trust us to deliver year-round.

We're committed to helping you take full advantage of every available shipping day.

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UPS Days of Operation

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 with one extra day delay. For additional information concerning your Express shipments, please follow up on ups.com.

January

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

1 January 2021
New Year's Day
No UPS delivery or collection services.

2 January 2021
No Saturday delivery, or collection services.

4 January 2021
Bank Holiday in Scotland.
No UPS delivery or collection services (Scotland only)

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 at 12.00 pm
Deliveries planned for 12.00 pm will be delivered only at 2.00 pm

9 January 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.

03 May - Early May Holiday (England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Channel Island)
31 May - Spring Bank Holiday (England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Channel Island)

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

27 December - Christmas Day (substitute day) England, Scotland and Wales, NI, Channel Island)
28 Decembe - Boxing Day (substitute day) (England, Scotland and Wales, NI. Channel Island)

Plan Ahead

Planning ahead can help reduce costs and stress, and ensure your packages arrive on time.

How do I find out if my holiday package will arrive on time?

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.

Get a Quote

My small business ships a lot of packages. How can I stay informed about network status and specific deliveries?

Does UPS always need a signature to deliver my package?

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^®.

Enrol in UPS My Choice^®

Can a UPS Access Point^® location hold my packages?

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.

Learn More About UPS Access Point Locations

Helpful UPS services

Whether you're shipping toys, gadgets or golf clubs – to your family or online customers – we can help you make sure they arrive as expected.

Packaging tips

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Convenient collection and delivery locations

Not available to get UPS deliveries during the day? Ship it to a secure UPS Access Point location or parcel locker in your neighbourhood.

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Your deliveries, your schedule – UPS My Choice

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