Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered due to the upcoming July 4^th holiday. To ensure specimen stability and prevent delays, follow the guidelines outlined below for domestic clients and international clients.

Guidelines for domestic clients

Guidelines for shipping FedEx or UPS

• FedEx: Service will be limited on Friday, July 3, and closed on Saturday, July 4. If there is a delay, shipments sent on Thursday, July 2, may not arrive until Monday, July 6. Shipments sent on Friday, July 3, will not arrive until Monday, July 6.
• UPS: Service will be closed on Saturday, July 4. Shipments sent on Friday, July 3, will not arrive until Monday, July 6.
• Carrier delays are possible. To reduce risk to the specimens, Mayo Clinic Laboratories Global Logistics team will convert eligible courier-route shipments to Delta, where available, for shipments normally sent by FedEx on Thursday, July 2, or by FedEx or UPS on Friday, July 3.
• If you arrange your own shipping by UPS or FedEx, add extra frozen cool packs for refrigerated shipments and enough dry ice to support the longer transit time.

Holiday shipping schedule

	Wednesday, July 1	Thursday, July 2	Friday, July 3	Saturday, July 4
Courier pick-up	Normal	Normal	Normal	Closed
FedEx	Normal	Normal	Limited	Closed
UPS	Normal	Normal	Normal	Closed
Delta	Normal	Normal	Normal	Limited
PACCAIR	Normal	Normal (Friday AM delivery)	Closed (No Saturday AM delivery)	Closed
Delay risk	Low	High	High	High
Notes		Recommendation: Hold FedEx If there is an unexpected delay, FedEx shipments may not arrive until Tuesday, July 7 and UPS shipments may not arrive until Monday, July 6.	Recommendation: Hold FedEx and UPS If there is an unexpected delay, FedEx shipments may not arrive until Tuesday, July 7 and UPS shipments may not arrive until Monday, July 6.	Recommendation: Hold samples at your faculty.

Wednesday, July 1

• Regular courier pickup.
• If an unexpected delay occurs, shipments may not arrive at Mayo Clinic Laboratories until Monday, July 6.

Thursday, July 2

Recommendation: Hold samples at your facility and do not ship by FedEx.

If you choose to ship:

• Regular courier pickup.
• On-time shipments will arrive at Mayo Clinic Laboratories on Friday, July 3.  Delayed shipments will arrive on Monday, July 6.
• Clients on courier routes that normally ship by FedEx will be moved to Delta, where available, by Mayo Clinic Laboratories' Global Logistics team.

Friday, July 3 (Independence Day holiday, observed)

Recommendation: Hold samples at your facility and do not ship by FedEx or UPS.

If you choose to ship:

• Regular courier pickup.
• FedEx service will operate on a limited holiday schedule.
• Clients on courier routes that normally ship by FedEx or UPS will be moved to Delta, where available, by Mayo Clinic Laboratories' Global Logistics team.

Saturday, July 4 (Independence Day holiday)

• Hold Samples
• No courier pickup
• No FedEx or UPS deliveries

Sunday, July 5

• Regular courier pickup

To cancel a courier pickup or if you have questions, please contact Customer Service at 800-533-1710.

Guidelines for international clients

Because international shipments may be delayed due to U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and may not be delivered until Monday, July 6, we recommend holding irreplaceable samples and following the shipping guidelines below.

To help protect your samples, please follow these recommendations:

• Do not send shipments with a one-day transit time on Thursday, July 2, or Friday, July 3.
• Do not send shipments with a two-day transit time on Wednesday, July 1, or Thursday, July 2.
• Do not send shipments with a three-day transit time on Wednesday, July 1.
• Regular carrier deliveries through UPS, FedEx and DHL will resume on Monday, July 6. When creating shipments, select Saturday Delivery on your airway bill and follow the standard shipping process.

Shipping schedule

Wednesday, July 1

• 1-day transit: OK to ship.
• 2-day transit: Do not ship FedEx.
• 3-day transit: Do not ship.

Thursday, July 2

• 1-day transit: Do not ship FedEx.
• 2-day transit: Do not ship (except in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Qatar).
• 3-day transit: OK to ship.

Friday, July 3

• 1-day transit: Do not ship (except in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Qatar).
• 2-day transit: OK to ship.
• 3-day transit: OK to ship.

Saturday, July 4

• OK to ship

For questions and concerns, email RSTMMLTRANSINTL@mayo.edu or your Regional Service Representative.