The holiday period for the Chinese New Year is from the 7th of February to 13th of February, 2016.

In order to assist our clients we recommend that all new bookings are confirmed as soon as possible as we anticipate space being very tight.

FCL SHIPMENTS

With most factories close from the 7th of February to the 22nd of February we anticipate space being tight as most suppliers will be wanting to ship as many new orders as possible prior to the Chinese New Year we recommend that shipments are booked and confirmed at least 14 days prior to the vessel cut off date. There is one blank sailing in January prior to the CNY which will impact the available space. In weeks 4 & 5 there may be congestion at the port as some shipping lines may accept bookings over their capacity which could result in containers being rolled to the following weeks sailing.

For Pearl River Delta ports (PRD ports – such as Guangzhou, Huangpu, Foshan, Rongqi, Beijia etc), the latest feeder sailing prior to the CNY is on/around 2nd of February, 2016 therefore we recommend that shipments are booked and confirmed at lease 14 days prior to the sailing cut off date.

CHINA CUSTOMS

Generally, China Customs have minimal staff working during the CNY period however, this will be confirmed approximately 1 week prior to the CNY. During the CNY the efficiencies will be low therefore we suggest the following;

All shipments to be Customs cleared prior to the CNY
For the Pearl River Delta ports the Customs office will be closed during the CNY therefore all shipments must be customs cleared prior to the 30th of January, 2016