Chinese New Year is a little later in 2026, starting on the 17th February – the year of the Fire Horse. Right now that seems way into the future, but is only 5 months. As we approach the final quarter of 2025, we’re entering a busy period that you need to plan around to maintain component availability within your production schedules. Here’s our explanation and recommendations.
Pasko
Pasko (the filipino name for Christmas) is the one of the most celebrated holidays in the Philippines. Many factories will be closed from the 20th December until the New Year.
Chinese New Year
Whilst celebrations for Chinese New Year are likely to start from around the 15th February, it’s worth remembering that staffing levels will start to deplete ahead of this date. Factory closures are likely to take place from around 11th February and will typically last for approximately 2 weeks.
In our experience, factories will re-open with only a skeleton crew whilst some workers take extended leave after the holidays.
Taking into consideration the above, this means a period spanning around 4 weeks of low or zero production output and backlogs will accrue. We expect factories to return to full-manpower and “standard” lead times before the end of March, but encourage customers to consider an extension of around 2-3 weeks over this affected period.
Outside of production, sales enquiries and general queries will be delayed across the holidays. Response times are typically longer than usual whilst staffing returns to full capacity and backlogs are cleared – this is usually before the beginning of March.
Ports
The lead up to the holidays is extremely busy, with Factories working to complete shipments in advance of the closures. Additional consideration needs to be given to transit times from factory to ports, where congestion is highly probable. For shipments to depart China prior to customs closures, we recommend that parts are available to leave the factories no later than 30th January.
Our Recommended Lead Times
Experience tells us that advanced planning and the early release of production orders helps to minimise risk of disruption caused by these holidays. Production orders released prior to the end of October should be completed in time to depart ahead of customs closures. Moving into November, production capacity is expected to fill quickly increasing the risk that parts will not be available until after the holidays.
If you need Sunon fans or blowers, we keep an increasing range of standard items in stock in the UK. Click here to see the current list and make enquiries for these items.
Get in touch if you need to order stock, or even if you wish to adjust orders already underway so that the 2026 Chinese New Year doesn’t affect your production schedules.
