We would like to inform you about the upcoming Chinese New Year Festival, which will last for two weeks, from 30.01.2019 to 13.02.2019. This is the longest and the most important holiday in China.
In this regard we would like to provide you with the following information:
1. The last week before the holidays (21.01.2019-29.01.2019).
All warehouses, transit points and ports will be overloaded. Consequently, the risk of all kinds of delays is greatly increased, therefore:
– after 25.01.2019 only shipments from Guangdong province are possible.
– 24.01.2019 is the latest possible date for sea freight.
– 28.01.2019 is the latest possible date for air freight.
It would be preferable to pick up the shipment at our warehouse beforehand to get it cleared by customs before the New Year Festival begins.
2. Holidays will last for two weeks, from 30.01.2019 to 13.02.2019.
These are official non-working days, so all business requests most probably will be ignored during this period.
3. During the first working week after the holidays expect delays in responses from the suppliers. All the employees will be overloaded with pending cases from the holiday period.
4. Do not forget to congratulate all your Chinese business partners.