Which China holiday dates should I plan around?
Mainland China has confirmed a New Year holiday from Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027. Its Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) break runs from Friday 5 February to Saturday 13 February 2027. Sunday 31 January and Sunday 14 February 2027 are make-up working days on the national calendar. These are official holiday dates, not confirmed closures for your supplier, warehouse or carrier.
The State Council General Office issued the schedule on 5 November 2026. Read the official 2027 holiday notice, reproduced by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. The notice starts the Spring Festival break on Lunar New Year's Eve. Hong Kong's official calendar identifies Lunar New Year's Day as 6 February 2027; that confirms the festival day, not the mainland closure schedule.
Does China shut down over Christmas and year-end?
The mainland notice gives no Christmas closure window. That does not establish whether your supplier will work throughout year-end, or whether the destination delivery network will operate normally. Ask separately about production, warehouse receiving, parcel collection and delivery in the customer's country. A reply from a sales desk does not confirm that a factory or carrier can move the goods.
When is the last day I can ship before the holidays?
There is no single last shipping day in the national notice. Your product, destination and selected service determine which carrier notice applies. This guide does not set a Christmas delivery deadline or a Lunar New Year carrier cut-off. Ask for the current notice for your route before you turn a holiday date into a delivery promise.
- Supplier: ask for the last date it will accept production work, the last dispatch date and the date production restarts. Check whether these apply to your exact variant and quantity.
- Warehouse: confirm the last receiving and packing dates, holiday staffing and the first working day after the break. Keep goods still in production separate from stock already available to pack.
- Carrier: confirm the last collection or acceptance date for the named service and destination, plus when collections restart. Ask whether the notice changes transit estimates or only collection hours.
The national make-up working days do not prove that your supplier or shipping service will operate on those Sundays. Get their own answer before arranging a stock transfer or collection.
How much stock should I buy before Lunar New Year?
Start with paid orders, available stock and the supplier's confirmed production and dispatch dates. Add your sales forecast separately so you can see how much of a purchase relies on sales that have not happened. If a supplier has not confirmed its restart, keep that part of the plan provisional. Do not assume the first day after the public holiday means full production or normal collections.
Use the factory-holiday planning guide to work through replenishment, and the forecast, paid-orders and stock guide to separate confirmed demand from a stock bet.
What should I tell customers while dates are uncertain?
State the order's current stage and the next date the responsible supplier or logistics partner has confirmed. If a collection or restart date is still expected, call it expected. Update your store's delivery wording before taking orders against a date you cannot support, and contact buyers whose existing estimates may change.
What should I send RyanFulfil to check my plan?
Send the product or SKU, variant, quantity, destination country, current stock position and the date you want the customer to receive it. Include any supplier closure notice you already have. Ask us about your holiday shipping plan before you advertise a deadline; confirm the actual service and dates for your order first.