{"id":156022,"date":"2026-01-15T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insped.com\/china-new-year-2026-why-it-affects-international-shipments\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:29:57","slug":"china-new-year-2026-why-it-affects-international-shipments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.insped.com\/en\/china-new-year-2026-why-it-affects-international-shipments\/","title":{"rendered":"CHINA : New Year 2026 why it affects international shipments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;70&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_image=&#8221;156012&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center top&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;30&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;404832&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;114984&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-206632&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;462357&#8243; subheading=&#8221;A holiday that goes beyond the calendar and impacts production, transportation and global supply chain planning.&#8221;]International Shipping: CHINA[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;189463&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;122258&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;under&#8221; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;991028&#8243;]New Year 2026: why it affects international shipping[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;5&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;168803&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;104295&#8243;]Chinese New Year, also known as <em>Spring Festival<\/em>, is not just a cultural occasion.<\/p>\n<p>For those who work with international imports, it represents one <strong>of the most sensitive times of the entire logistics year.<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;155094&#8243;]In 2026 it will fall on <strong>February 17<\/strong>, but those shipping from China know that the real impact is not concentrated in a single week.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences <strong>begin as early as January and are felt well into March,<\/strong> affecting production, transportation, and space availability.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; radius=&#8221;btn-circle&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-555555&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174093&#8243; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-chevron-right3&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insped.com%2Fen%2Fcontact%2F|title:Contatti|&#8221;]Contact us for your shipments to CHINA[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;70&#8243; back_image=&#8221;156014&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;30&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;504536&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;141275&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;116628&#8243; subheading=&#8221;A local holiday, a global impact on logistics&#8221;]Shanghai Shenzhen Ningbo Guangzhou Qingdao Tianjin Hong Kong Beijing Chengdu Zhengzhou[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;938521&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;494205&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;under&#8221; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;259273&#8243;]Slowed production and closed factories[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;5&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196303&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;129695&#8243;]In the weeks leading up to<strong> the Chinese New Year<\/strong>, many factories <strong>begin to gradually reduce operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Workers return to their hometowns and production capacity drops sharply.<\/p>\n<p>After the holiday, recovery is not immediate: it often takes several weeks for factories to return to full capacity.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; radius=&#8221;btn-circle&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-555555&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;177208&#8243; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-chevron-right3&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insped.com%2Fen%2Fshipping%2F|title:Spedizioni%20Internazionali|&#8221;]Learn More[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;547081&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;149407&#8243;]For European companies, this means one very concrete thing: orders placed too <em><strong>close to CNY<\/strong><\/em> risk<em><strong> delays that are difficult to make up.<\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;70&#8243; 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z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111823&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;381963&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Factories closed, timelines lengthening&#8221;]PRODUCTION[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;938521&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;494205&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;under&#8221; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;101768&#8243;]Transportation under pressure and rising costs[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;5&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196303&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;147630&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115581&#8243;]The period leading up to the Chinese New Year is traditionally characterized by a strong rush of shipments. <strong>Between December and January, volumes grow significantly<\/strong> and cargo capacity, <strong>both sea and air, quickly becomes limited.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;547081&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;210126&#8243;]In this context, <strong>tariff increases, seasonal surcharges, and freight rate revisions often<\/strong> occur. Booking in advance is not only a <strong>good practice,<\/strong> but a <strong>true<\/strong> cost containment <strong>strategy<\/strong>.i.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;under&#8221; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;131325&#8243;]Port congestion and slowed services[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;5&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196303&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135559&#8243;]Another direct effect of the CNY is <strong>congestion at major Asian ports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Before the holiday, docks fill up, while immediately afterward, containers pile up waiting to be handled.<\/p>\n<p>This is compounded by so-called <strong>blank sailings, or cancellations of sailings <\/strong>that further reduce available capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Warehousing, trucking, and <strong>customs clearance<\/strong> services also <strong>often operate at reduced capacity,<\/strong> making transit times less predictable.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; 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position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111823&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;938521&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; 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