Business Days in October 2028 for China
October 2028 has 17 working days under the Chinese national holiday calendar. October 2028 contains 5 Chinese national holidays on weekdays. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 9 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
17
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
9
public holidays
5
Work Weeks
3.4
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 National Day (day 1) | ||||||
2 National Day (day 2) | 3 Mid-Autumn Festival (approximate) | 4 National Day (day 4) | 5 National Day (day 5) | 6 National Day (day 6) | 7 National Day (day 7) | 8 wknd |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 wknd | 15 wknd |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 wknd | 22 wknd |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 wknd | 29 wknd |
30 | 31 |
public holidays in October 2028
China October deadlines
National Day Golden Week (October 1-7) closes banks, the Shanghai/Shenzhen exchanges, and government offices for 7 days. Monthly VAT and CIT for September are due October 15 (adjusted for make-up workdays around the holiday). The make-up working Saturday is gazetted by the State Council. Q3 ends September 30, with listed-entity Q3 reports due October 31.
Day-of-Week Distribution
The count of each weekday in October 2028. 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 | 4 |
| Thursday | 4 |
| Friday | 4 |
| Saturday | 4 |
| Sunday | 5 |
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.
October 2028 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 October 2028.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 22 | None |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 22 | None |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 20 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed), Thanksgiving |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 22 | None |
| 🇮🇳India | 19 | Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra (approximate), Diwali (approximate) |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 22 | None |
| 🇫🇷France | 22 | None |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 21 | Sports Day |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 22 | None |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 21 | Deepavali (approximate) |
How October 2028 compares year over year
October 2027 had 16 working days, so October 2028 has 1 more working day year over year. On the surrounding months, September 2028 has 21 working days and November 2028 has 22. Looking forward, October 2029 has 18 working days under the same Chinese national holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in China
A Shanghai treasury operator uses the 17-day October 2028 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.