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Holidays and working days

Public holidays, make-up working days and long holiday periods according to official notices. Check whether your partner is working before you order or ship.

Next holiday · China

New Year's Day

Fri 1 January 2027 – Sun 3 January

in 51 days

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Asia/Shanghai

Typical business hours

09:00–18:00

The State Council publishes the holiday and make-up working day schedule each November for the following year. 2027 follows the notice of 5 November 2026.

Official source: 国务院办公厅关于2026年和2027年部分节假日安排的通知

January 2026

  • Thu 1 January – Sat 3 JanuaryNew Year's Day Long holidayPublic holiday
  • Sun 4 JanuaryWorking SundayMake-up working day

February 2026

  • Sat 14 FebruaryWorking SaturdayMake-up working day
  • Sun 15 February – Mon 23 FebruarySpring Festival (Chinese New Year) Long holidayPublic holiday9 days; factories and carriers commonly pause for 2–4 weeks.
  • Sat 28 FebruaryWorking SaturdayMake-up working day

April 2026

  • Sat 4 April – Mon 6 AprilQingming Festival Long holidayPublic holiday

May 2026

  • Fri 1 May – Tue 5 MayLabour Day Long holidayPublic holiday
  • Sat 9 MayWorking SaturdayMake-up working day

June 2026

  • Fri 19 June – Sun 21 JuneDragon Boat Festival Long holidayPublic holiday

September 2026

  • Sun 20 SeptemberWorking SundayMake-up working day
  • Fri 25 September – Sun 27 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival Long holidayPublic holiday

October 2026

  • Thu 1 October – Wed 7 OctoberNational Day (Golden Week) Long holidayPublic holiday7 days; plan orders and shipments before 25 Sept.
  • Sat 10 OctoberWorking SaturdayMake-up working day

January 2027

  • Fri 1 January – Sun 3 JanuaryNew Year's Day Long holidayPublic holiday
  • Sun 31 JanuaryWorking SundayMake-up working day

February 2027

  • Fri 5 February – Sat 13 FebruarySpring Festival (Chinese New Year) Long holidayPublic holiday9 days; factories and carriers commonly pause for 2–4 weeks.
  • Sun 14 FebruaryWorking SundayMake-up working day

April 2027

  • Sat 3 April – Mon 5 AprilQingming Festival Long holidayPublic holiday

May 2027

  • Sat 1 May – Wed 5 MayLabour Day Long holidayPublic holiday
  • Sat 8 MayWorking SaturdayMake-up working day

June 2027

  • Wed 9 JuneDragon Boat FestivalPublic holiday

September 2027

  • Wed 15 SeptemberMid-Autumn FestivalPublic holiday
  • Sun 26 SeptemberWorking SundayMake-up working day

October 2027

  • Fri 1 October – Thu 7 OctoberNational Day (Golden Week) Long holidayPublic holiday7 days; plan orders and shipments before 24 Sept.
  • Sat 9 OctoberWorking SaturdayMake-up working day

The data is for information only. Regional holidays (federal states, Indian states) are not included.

Customs and taxes · Regulations · Logistics

News that affects you

Every week we verify changes in customs, taxes, regulations and logistics between the EU and Asia. Each item lists its source and the date from which the change applies.

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NewChinaHolidays

China 2027 holidays are official: Chinese New Year 5–13 February, Golden Week 1–7 October, five make-up working days

On 5 November 2026 the State Council published the 2027 schedule: New Year 1–3 Jan, Spring Festival 5–13 Feb (9 days, working Sundays 31 Jan and 14 Feb), Qingming 3–5 Apr, Labour Day 1–5 May (working Saturday 8 May), Dragon Boat Festival 9 Jun, Mid-Autumn Festival 15 Sep and National Day 1–7 Oct (working Sunday 26 Sep and Saturday 9 Oct). Factories usually stop for 2–4 weeks around Chinese New Year and freight gets dearer before it, so confirm first-quarter orders by mid-December and agree loadings by 20 January. The calendar in the Helper and the order-date planner already use the official dates.

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Source: Štátna rada ČĽR: oznámenie o sviatkoch 2027 (国办发明电〔2026〕10号)
NewEuropean UnionSlovakiaCustoms and taxes

The €2 per-item handling fee applies from 1 November 2026: code Y126 in the customs declaration, postal consignments via the eCM portal

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2152 was published in the Official Journal on 22 October 2026 and since 1 November a non-refundable handling fee of €2 per customs-declaration item is collected on distance sales from outside the EU regardless of consignment value, on top of the temporary €3 flat duty on consignments up to €150. The Slovak Financial Administration confirmed that the fee applies to consignments presented to customs after 1 November 2026; declarants enter document code Y126 in the declaration and postal consignments are declared through the eCM portal from 1 November. VAT is paid in the country of destination and the IOSS scheme is unchanged.

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Published
Source: Finančná správa SR: e-commerce – clo a manipulačný poplatok pri dovoze
NewChinaEuropean UnionTrade and fairsRegulations

China extends the suspension of rare-earth, battery and graphite export controls to 10 January 2027

On 9 November 2026 the Ministry of Commerce and China Customs announced that Announcements 55–58, 61 and 62 of 2025 remain suspended from 11 November 2026 to 10 January 2027. This is the October 2025 package: further rare earths (holmium, erbium, thulium, europium, ytterbium), equipment and technology, lithium batteries and anode graphite, and the rule on foreign-made products containing Chinese rare earths above 0.1% of value. The April 2025 licensing for seven heavy elements stays in force. Importers of magnets, motors, electronics and batteries have gained two months; confirm first-quarter 2027 deliveries before Christmas and watch for a further extension by 10 January.

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Source: SMM: China extends suspension of rare earth export controls until January 2027
NewChinaEuropean UnionLogistics

Asia–Europe ocean freight: rates level off after two weeks of gains, expect renewed pressure before Chinese New Year

The Drewry World Container Index fell 3% to USD 4,429 on 29 October and 1% to USD 4,389 per 40' container on 5 November, mainly on a cheaper Transpacific; Shanghai–Rotterdam stands at USD 3,615 (−2%) and Shanghai–Genoa at USD 4,166 (unchanged). Five blank sailings are announced for next week against eight, and Drewry expects stable rates. From December, however, capacity traditionally fills ahead of Chinese New Year (5 February 2027) and carriers tend to announce increases; book December and January loadings now. The full rate history and monthly averages are on the container rate history page.

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Source: Drewry: World Container Index, 5 November 2026
ChinaEuropean UnionLogistics

Asia–Europe ocean freight: second weekly rise, index at a 15-week high, carriers blank sailings

The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% to USD 4,585 per 40' container on 22 October 2026, its highest in 15 weeks; Shanghai–Rotterdam gained 3% to USD 3,632 and Shanghai–Genoa 5% to USD 4,152. Carriers are pulling capacity: eight blank sailings are announced on Asia–Europe for next week against two this week, and Drewry expects a further slight rise. The Gemini alliance (Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd) launches a new Asia–Mediterranean service via Suez in November, first sailing from Shanghai on 22 November. Book pre-Christmas and pre-Chinese New Year shipments as early as possible and allow a week for blank sailings.

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Source: Drewry: World Container Index, 22 October 2026
ChinaEuropean UnionTrade and fairsRegulations

China: suspension of rare-earth and battery export controls ends on 10 November 2026, no extension published yet

With Announcement No. 70 of November 2025 China suspended its October 2025 export-control package (Announcements 55–58, 61 and 62: further rare earths, equipment and technology, lithium batteries and anode graphite, and above all the rule on foreign-made products containing Chinese rare earths above 0.1% of value) until 10 November 2026. The US side speaks of an extension to 10 January 2027, but as of 19 October MOFCOM had published no announcement changing the date; the April 2025 licensing regime for seven elements still applies. Importers of magnets, motors, electronics and batteries should confirm licence status with suppliers before 10 November and hold higher stocks for now.

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Source: Technology.org: China's rare-earth export pause – what ends on 10 November

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