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title: "Cutoff time & business days"
description: "**Where:** cPOD Kit → POD Profile → Settings - **Daily cutoff time:** orders after this time start processing the next working day. Uses the shop timezone set in WordPress Settings → General. - **Weekend days:** not counted as business days.…"
url: "https://cpodkit.com/docs/cutoff-time-business-days/"
updated: "2026-10-22"
category: POD Profile
---

# Cutoff time & business days

**Where:** cPOD Kit → POD Profile → Settings

- **Daily cutoff time:** orders after this time start processing the next working day. Uses the shop timezone set in WordPress Settings → General.
- **Weekend days:** not counted as business days. Holidays are not handled yet.
- **Date format:** PHP date format used in delivery dates.
- **Defaults:** default Product Profile and shop-wide default Shipping Profile.

### Example

Cutoff 14:00, processing 2–3 days, transit 3–5 days, weekends Saturday and Sunday:

- Order on Monday 10:00 → shipped Wednesday–Thursday → delivered Monday–Thursday the following week.
- Order on Friday 15:00 or on Saturday → counting starts on Monday.