Please find below closures and observations for our global Fulfilment Centres during the festive season.

USA

Thursday 25th November – Closed (Thanksgiving)
Friday 26th November – Closed (Thanksgiving)
Friday 24th December – Closed (Christmas Eve)
Friday 31st December – Closed (New Years Eve)

Observations: Customers having Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales should contact us with expected volumes so that we can ensure adequate resources. UPS congestion can be expected at Amazon this time of year.

Canada

Saturday 25th to Tuesday 28th December – Closed (Christmas)
Monday 3rd January – Closed (New Year)

Observations: UPS is still unable to collect Amazon cargo due to congestion, we are only able to deliver orders of up to 10 cartons into UPS depot at a time. Suggest using alternative couriers like FedEx, or processing palletised orders. Vancouver continues to be affected by major flooding, with major road and highway closures disconnecting it from the US and the rest of Canada. Delays may continue for some time.

Germany

Saturday 25th December to Sunday 2nd January – Closed (Christmas & NY)

Observations: Official last day for dispatch is 22/12, with no guarantee of delivery before 31/12. Therefore, we suggest making the last dispatches 17/12. Depots in Germany are congested, making it impossible to obtain delivery booking slots and causing further backlogs of orders. We are also experiencing UPS collection issues.

UK, Cannock

Friday 24th December – Closed from 1pm
Monday 27th December – Closed 
Tuesday 28th December – Closed 
Friday 31st December – Closed From 4pm
Monday 3rd January – Closed 

Observations: Last courier collections 1000-1200hrs between Christmas and New Year. Usual seasonal difficulties apply, with potential for further disruption from driver shortages.

UK, Maldon

Friday 24th December – Closed from 11am
Monday 27th December – Closed 
Tuesday 28th December – Closed 
Wednesday 29th December – Closed from Noon
Thursday 30th December – Closed from Noon
Friday 31st December – Closed From 10am
Monday 3rd January – Closed 

Observations: Usual seasonal difficulties apply, with potential for further disruption from driver shortages.

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