Business Days in May 2023 for China
May 2023 has 23 working days under the Chinese national holiday calendar. May 2023 contains no Chinese national holidays on a weekday. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 8 are Saturday and Sunday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in China.
working days
23
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
8
public holidays
0
Work Weeks
4.6
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 wknd | 7 wknd |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 wknd | 14 wknd |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 wknd | 21 wknd |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 wknd | 28 wknd |
29 | 30 | 31 |
public holidays in May 2023
No Chinese national holidays fall on a weekday in May 2023, so banks and China financial markets keep their regular schedule for the entire month.
China May deadlines
Labour Day Golden Week runs 5 days (May 1-5 typically) closing banks, exchanges, and government offices. Monthly VAT and CIT for April are due May 15. Annual corporate income tax filing deadline is May 31 for calendar-year filers (STA Form A100000). Annual IIT reconciliation continues. The Shanghai International Auto Show and other major trade fairs concentrate in late May.
Day-of-Week Distribution
The count of each weekday in May 2023. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific day of the week landing in-month.
| Day | Count |
|---|---|
| Monday | 5 |
| Tuesday | 5 |
| Wednesday | 5 |
| Thursday | 4 |
| Friday | 4 |
| Saturday | 4 |
| Sunday | 4 |
China reporting cycles and business-day rules
Chinese business-day cycles align with STA (State Taxation Administration) monthly VAT and corporate income tax deposits due by the 15th of the following month for most regimes, plus annual corporate income tax returns due May 31 for calendar-year filers and the annual Individual Income Tax (IIT) reconciliation from March 1 to June 30. The PBoC operates CNAPS as the high-value RTGS system on bank business days; CIPS handles cross-border RMB settlement. Spring Festival and National Day Golden Weeks each close banks and exchanges for 7-8 days, with State Council-gazetted make-up working Saturdays surrounding each holiday. SAFE (State Administration of Foreign Exchange) governs capital-account flows and approval windows.
May 2023 working days compared by country
Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts China alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for May 2023.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 23 | None |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 23 | None |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 23 | None |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 23 | None |
| 🇮🇳India | 23 | None |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 23 | None |
| 🇫🇷France | 23 | None |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | None |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | None |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 23 | None |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 23 | None |
How May 2023 compares year over year
May 2022 had 22 working days, so May 2023 has 1 more working day year over year. On the surrounding months, April 2023 has 20 working days and June 2023 has 22. Looking forward, May 2024 has 20 working days under the same Chinese national holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in China
A Shanghai treasury operator uses the 23-day May 2023 count to align PBoC CNAPS (China National Advanced Payment System) RTGS settlement with STA (State Taxation Administration) monthly VAT cutoffs on the 15th. A Shenzhen tech-park controller uses business-day math to track Shanghai/Shenzhen Stock Exchange listed-entity quarterly disclosures and the Spring Festival and National Day Golden Week closures. A Beijing trade-services firm uses working-day counts to align SAFE (State Administration of Foreign Exchange) capital-flow reporting with cross-border RMB settlement via CIPS.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.