{"id":17526,"date":"2026-09-28T14:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/?p=17526"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:00:30","slug":"express-air-freight-china-golden-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/en\/express-air-freight-china-golden-week","title":{"rendered":"China Golden Week 2026: Logistics Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Golden Week starts this Thursday!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 2026, China\u2019s National Day holiday, known as Golden Week, will run from <strong>Thursday 1 October to Wednesday 7 October<\/strong>. Are you ready?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During this period, many factories, offices and logistics providers reduce operations or close temporarily, affecting production schedules, cargo collection and transport availability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">However, European companies expecting goods from China should be aware that the effects on supply chains begin before the official holiday. Many Chinese exporters complete production and finalise their shipments at the same time, before Golden Week begins. This concentration of volumes causes logistics congestion even before the start of the holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Only 3 working days between two holidays<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This year\u2019s calendar creates an exceptionally short working period before the National Day holiday. Only three working days\u201428, 29 and 30 September\u2014separate the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival from the beginning of Golden Week. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Logistics teams therefore have very little time to organise orders, book transport and prepare export documentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How will your supply chain be affected?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Golden Week does not mean that every airport or customs operation in China stops completely. However, it reduces the flexibility of logistics operations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Factory closures and reduced availability of warehouses, road transport providers and customs brokers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Collections, cargo availability and the preparation of export documentation become more difficult to organise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fewer flights to Europe as capacity is prioritised for domestic routes within China and Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Delays continuing beyond 7 October due to freight accumulated at airports.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">These constraints also make it more difficult to amend the original transport plan at short notice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Other key dates in Asia in October 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If your supply chain relies on partners in Asia, here are the main dates to be aware of in October 2026, listed by country:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f0f3fa;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6083%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;\">Country<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.6534%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;\">Period\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.3068%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;\">Public holiday<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.4315%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;\">Potential logistics impact<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6083%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">China<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.6534%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">1\u20137 October<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.3068%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">National Day Golden Week<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.4315%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Factory, port and customs closures, with reduced logistics activity<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6083%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Hong Kong<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.6534%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">1 October<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.3068%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">National Day\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.4315%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Reduced business activity<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6083%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">India<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.6534%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">2 October\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.3068%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s Birthday<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.4315%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Government offices and businesses closed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6083%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">South Korea<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.6534%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">3 October<\/span>, observed on 5 October<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">9 October<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.3068%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">National Foundation Day<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hangeul Day<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.4315%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Reduced local availability<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Public holiday<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6083%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Japan<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.6534%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">12 October<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.3068%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Sports Day<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.4315%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">National public holiday<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Checklist for procurement managers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">How can you limit logistics delays from today?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Confirm the cargo availability date with your supplier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Cross-check the opening hours of the factory, the customs broker responsible for export formalities and the transport provider.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ask which contacts will be available during the three working days between the two holiday periods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Obtain the commercial invoice, packing list and export documentation without delay so that they can be checked before the holiday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Does this supplier regularly make the same mistakes, such as incorrect part numbers, unconfirmed orders or errors in documentation or Incoterms? If so, start the process twice as early.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Can your shipment not wait?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Production emergencies, AOG freight or critical parts sometimes need to be transported even when conventional transport networks are saturated. For these high-stakes shipments, premium air freight solutions offer greater flexibility, control and priority than conventional air freight or standard express services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #03a9f4;\"><a style=\"color: #03a9f4;\" title=\"ATC\u00ae\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Time Critical\u00ae<\/a><\/span> remains available <strong>seven days a week throughout Golden Week<\/strong> to secure your urgent supplies:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #03a9f4;\"><a style=\"color: #03a9f4;\" title=\"NFO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/en\/priority-air-freight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Next Flight Out \/ priority air freight<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>for parcels, crates and pallets. This premium solution provides priority access to the first available flights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #03a9f4;\"><a style=\"color: #03a9f4;\" title=\"Hand carry service\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/en\/on-board-courier-obc-hand-carry-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Board Courier (OBC)<\/a><\/span><\/strong> for small critical parts and extremely urgent parcels. A dedicated air courier accompanies your shipment on board a commercial flight and hand-delivers it at destination.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Alternative airports and routes may also be considered when the usual departure airport or local transport network is affected. Golden Week is a predictable annual event, but the short working period preceding the holiday makes the end of September particularly sensitive in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For your time-critical shipments during Golden Week, contact our team, <strong>available 24\/7<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83d\udcde <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>+32 2 888 84 16 (EN\/FR)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/en\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact form<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>National Day Golden Week 2026\r\n<\/strong><\/span>\r\nGolden week is 7-day holiday which begins with China\u2019s National Day on the 1st of October and lasting until the 7th of October. It commemorates the founding of People\u2019s Republic of China in 1949. The festivities include fireworks, concerts, sports events and military parades.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s National Day Golden Week reduces production and logistics activity from 1 to 7 October 2026. 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