Holiday shipping: what you need to know and why we have chosen to thank you

During the Christmas and year-end period, shipping follows different dynamics compared to the rest of the year.
This is a recurring, predictable situation common to the entire logistics sector, but we believe it is right to explain it clearly and transparently to those who choose to shop on UGATESHOP during these days.

Why shipments may experience delays

The main reasons are two:

1. Public holidays and pre-holiday days
During the Christmas holidays, many warehouses, sorting centers, and operational branches work with reduced staff or remain completely closed. On certain days, shipping is effectively impossible, even if the order is already prepared.

2. Logistical difficulties of couriers
During the holiday season, couriers face every year:

exceptionally high shipping volumes
slowdowns at sorting centers
delays in final deliveries

These difficulties do not depend on individual sellers, but on the entire logistics supply chain.

The shipping calendar: what to expect day by day

To make everything clearer, we have divided the holiday period into levels of criticality, which you can also see in the visual chart accompanying this article.

? “Yellow” days – difficult shipments

December 22 and 23

Shipments may depart, but with a high risk of delays already in the early stages of transit.

? “Red” days – shipments halted or nearly halted

from December 24 to 28
from December 31 to January 4
January 6

On these days:

warehouses are closed or operate on a very limited basis
couriers do not carry out regular pickups or deliveries

Shipping is very difficult or impossible.

? “Orange” days – reduced operations

December 29 and 30
January 5

Operations partially resume, but:

the accumulated backlog slows down departures
deliveries may take longer than usual

? “Green” days – return to normal operations

January 7, 8 and 9

From these dates, the situation gradually returns to normal:

pickups and shipments resume regularly
delivery times realign with standard expectations

Our thank you for your trust

We know well that purchasing technical components, spare parts, and automation systems requires trust, especially during a time of year when delivery times may be longer.

For this reason, during the holiday period we have chosen to apply an immediate 5% discount as a concrete gesture of thanks for: