Chinese New Year 2024-25

The upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday is 1/29 - 2/15. Generally speaking, factories will be closed from late January to late February. Factory workers leave 5-10 days prior to the holiday and return to work in the days following. 

Below is a recommended timeline to avoid any CNY related production delays: 

Mid-November – Place Purchase Orders 

Placing a purchase order in mid-November assures goods will be manufactured and shipped prior to CNY. Plastic goods, fabric bags and specialty items take longer to produce than paper goods. Aim for placing plastic goods, fabric bags and specialty items POs in early-Nov. 

Dec/Mid-Jan – Pre-CNY Production Takes Place / Goods Ship Out 

POs placed in mid-Nov. are manufactured in Dec. It’s possible that POs placed in late-Nov. can still be manufactured – but there are no guarantees. It depends on a case to case basis (size of order plays a big role in this). Finished goods ship out early-Jan. 

Late-Jan/Early-Feb – CNY Holiday

Workers leave factories for the Chinese New Year Holiday and the factories go offline.

Late-Feb – Workers Return

When workers return in late-Feb there is generally a backlog of POs causing prolonged production timelines. Goods from POs placed in mid-to-late Nov. arrive in mid-to-late Feb. (if shipped via ocean freight).

If the mid-Nov. PO window is missed, late-Feb. is when new production of new goods will begin. 

Early-May 

If the mid-Nov. PO window is missed, early May is when goods arrive in the U.S. (if shipped via ocean freight).