Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November every year. In 2021, the holiday falls on November 25.
As it is a federal holiday, many government offices are closed, while some private businesses may also be shut on the day.
But does this include the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)?
Here, we look at the 2021 Thanksgiving Day hours for the USPS and courier services.
U.S. Postal Service
The USPS is closed for Thanksgiving. Normal hours of operation vary by branch. See the store locator at the USPS website for the opening and closing times for your nearest post office.
USPS branches are also closed during the following federal holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Christmas Day
FedEx
Most FedEx services are closed on Thanksgiving, with the exception of the FedEx Custom Critical service, which is open on November 25.
Via the FedEx Trade Networks service, customs clearance at U.S.-Canada land-border crossings is available 24 hours a day, every day, subject to the availability of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Customers are advised to contact their FedEx Trade Networks representative for information on the availability of customs clearance at U.S.-Mexico land-border crossings.
Below are the FedEx services that are closed on Thanksgiving:
- FedEx Express
- FedEx Ground
- FedEx Home Delivery
- FedEx SmartPost
- FedEx Freight
- FedEx Office
- FedEx Trade Networks
Several FedEx services are either closed or on a modified schedule during federal holidays, including Christmas and New Year’s Day. See the FedEx website for more information on its services for all holidays.
UPS
The UPS pickup and delivery services are closed on Thanksgiving, while the UPS Store locations are also shut on the day.
The UPS Express Critical service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. See the UPS website for more information about the service.
The UPS Service Guarantee (which had been suspended from late March in 2020 for all shipments from any origin to any destination due to the COVID-19 pandemic) has been reinstated from April 5, 2021 for the following domestic and international services:
Domestic
- UPS Next Day Air
- UPS Next Day Air Saver
- UPS Next Day Air Early
International
- UPS Worldwide Express Plus
- UPS Worldwide Express
- UPS Worldwide Express Saver
- UPS Worldwide Saver
- UPS Worldwide Express Freight
- Midday and UPS Worldwide Express Freight
From May 10, 2021, the UPS Service Guarantee was reinstated for the following International Domestic and Transborder Express services for select countries outside of the U.S.:
International Domestic
- Domestic Express Plus
- Domestic Express
- Domestic Midday
- Domestic Express Saver
International Transborder Express
- Transborder Express
- Transborder Express Plus
- Transborder Express Save
UPS says: “The Service Guarantee remains suspended for all other UPS shipments from any origin to any destination.”
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