China Golden Week Holiday

13th September, 2022

Golden Week: 1st-7th October

A quick reminder about the imminent ‘Golden Week’ celebrations in China. China celebrates their National Day on 1st October and celebrations continue for the week until 7th October. This represents one of the longest public holiday periods in the Chinese calendar and is often a time when many people take the opportunity travel and visit family. It is therefore not surprising that Golden Week can sometimes extend to 2-3 weeks of closing for some companies. Nearly all companies, government agencies, and schools will be closed for this week.

As is always the case, with these peak times we request that you give us as much notice as possible of your shipment plans so we can endeavour to secure space on your nominated vessel. Please also encourage your suppliers to make cargo available as early as possible as transport may not be accessible if they leave it too late.

Customs and other official operations will resume on 8th October.