Holiday shipping deadlines 2026: USPS, UPS and FedEx dates
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Covered by 2 outlets: Sun Herald, The Clarion-Ledger.
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This report is about container shipping.
Directly affected
- FDX Fedex+12.1% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF
iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services-1.2% 30d
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- MATX Matson-5.8% 11d
Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- KEX Kirby-10.4% 30d
Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- DAC Danaos
Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDX | +3.11% | -3.54% | base | +0.43% | after close | after close | after close |
| BWET | +35.67% | +29.19% | base | +4.90% | after close | after close | after close |
| IYT | +1.47% | -3.41% | base | -0.19% | after close | after close | after close |
| ZIM | +1.49% | -0.50% | base | +3.31% | after close | after close | after close |
| MATX | +1.77% | +2.30% | base | +1.84% | after close | after close | after close |
| KEX | +3.17% | -2.51% | base | +1.99% | after close | after close | after close |
| DAC | +3.59% | +0.56% | base | +0.45% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Holiday shipping deadlines 2026: USPS, UPS and FedEx dates Sun Herald
Source: Sun Herald
Shipping
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BWET | that day | +4.90% | still updating |
| BWET | three days earlier | +29.19% | final price |
| BWET | five days earlier | +35.67% | final price |
| DAC | that day | +0.45% | still updating |
| DAC | three days earlier | +0.56% | final price |
| DAC | five days earlier | +3.59% | final price |
| FDX | that day | +0.43% | still updating |
| FDX | three days earlier | -3.54% | final price |
| FDX | five days earlier | +3.11% | final price |
| IYT | that day | -0.19% | still updating |
| IYT | three days earlier | -3.41% | final price |
| IYT | five days earlier | +1.47% | final price |
| KEX | that day | +1.99% | still updating |
| KEX | three days earlier | -2.51% | final price |
| KEX | five days earlier | +3.17% | final price |
| MATX | that day | +1.84% | still updating |
| MATX | three days earlier | +2.30% | final price |
| MATX | five days earlier | +1.77% | final price |
| ZIM | that day | +3.31% | still updating |
| ZIM | three days earlier | -0.50% | final price |
| ZIM | five days earlier | +1.49% | final price |
Shipping
- Rep. Rick Larsen sold Fedex (FDX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 8 Oct 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Fedex (FDX) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 47 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Fedex (FDX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 48 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
How solid the shipping case looks
25 out of 100Price not final
“Holiday shipping deadlines 2026: USPS, UPS and FedEx dates” scores 25 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources. The price is not final yet.