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When Chinese New Year 2027 falls
Chinese New Year is on Saturday 6 February 2027. The public holiday period around it is set by China's State Council, which publishes the official schedule later in the year. Until it does, the exact closure dates for factories, couriers and our Foshan hub are not known, and we will publish the hub's dates here as soon as they are.
Key dates for Singapore importers
These are the dates that decide whether your cargo moves before or after the holiday. The date column is filled in once China's schedule is published.
| Milestone | Date | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Last sea departure before the holiday | Normal 10–14 days hub to door; congestion can add to it | |
| Last cut-off for cargo at the hub | Cartons received by 6:00pm China time (1:00pm on a Saturday) make the last departure | |
| Hub closed from | No receiving, no departures | |
| Hub reopens | Receiving resumes; expect a queue of supplier deliveries | |
| First departure after the holiday | The first consolidation to leave after reopening |
Tell us what you're shipping.
Send the details and any invoice or packing list you have. You get a reference number immediately and a written quote the same business day.
What happens around Chinese New Year
- Factories close for a week or more. Your supplier's own last shipping date is the one that matters most.
- Domestic couriers close too. Cargo travels from your supplier to our Foshan hub on domestic Chinese logistics. If the courier has stopped, the goods do not reach us, whatever the factory has promised.
- The weeks before and after are congested. Everyone ships before the holiday and everyone ships after it. Deliveries to the hub take longer, and so does everything at the ports.
- Sea space tightens. Space on pre-holiday departures fills early. Cargo that misses the last departure waits until the hub reopens.
How to plan your shipment
- Order early. Work back from the date you need stock in Singapore: sea is 10–14 days hub to door, plus the time your supplier needs to produce and deliver to the hub, plus a margin for congestion.
- Ask each supplier for their own last shipping date. Factory closures vary. Get the date in writing and plan around the earliest one.
- Get cargo to the hub before the cut-off. Cargo received on a working day leaves the next working day, and departures run Monday to Saturday. Before the holiday, aim for the hub a few days ahead of the last cut-off rather than on the day.
- Use the free storage to stage a consolidation. The hub holds cartons for 5 days at no charge, so suppliers with different timings can deliver as they finish and the whole order leaves on one departure. Storage beyond that is S$20 per CBM per day.
- Consider air for anything that must arrive before the holiday. Air is 3–5 days hub to door, from S$6.00 per kg on chargeable weight. The air freight guide explains chargeable weight.
- Send documents with the request. A commercial invoice and packing list are needed before the permit can be lodged. Sending them early removes the one delay that is entirely avoidable.
The China to Singapore shipping guide explains the whole process and the transit times page shows the next departure, cut-off and ETA computed for today. To move cargo before the holiday, get a quote: you get a reference number immediately and a written quote the same business day.