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Business Day Calculator

China Business Day Calculator

Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: May 19, 2026

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Calculate working days in China with the public holidays preselected per the State Council annual decree, including the 7-8 day Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and National Day Golden Weeks. Use for STA (State Taxation Administration) monthly VAT and corporate income tax cycles (15th of following month), PBoC CNAPS RTGS settlement, and Shanghai/Shenzhen Stock Exchange listed-entity disclosures. Make-up working Saturdays surrounding Golden Weeks are gazetted annually but are not added to this working-day count.

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How China Business Days Are Defined

In China, working days are the days of the week outside the Saturday and Sunday weekend, minus the public holidays listed below. Banks, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, government offices all close on the listed holidays.

China Public Holidays

The major public holidays are:

  • New Year's Day (1 January)
  • Spring Festival / Chinese New Year (7-8 days, lunar)
  • Qingming Festival / Tomb-Sweeping Day (3 days, ~early April)
  • Labour Day Golden Week (5 days, ~1-5 May)
  • Dragon Boat Festival (3 days, lunar)
  • Mid-Autumn Festival (3 days, lunar)
  • National Day Golden Week (7-8 days, 1-7 October)

Source: State Council annual gazette. How we determine holidays →

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Chinese factory production and Customs clearance schedules around the 8-day Spring Festival and 7-day National Day Golden Weeks need careful business-day planning. The Project Deadline Calculator stages multi-phase timelines through the gazetted closure blocks.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which holidays are included for China?
The calculator preselects public holidays for China sourced from State Council annual gazette. The list and 2024-2029 dates are summarised on this page. Use the Advanced options to layer any regional or industry-specific dates that apply to a particular contract.
What is the China workweek?
China's working week runs with a Saturday and Sunday weekend. The calculator excludes both weekend days and the listed public holidays from the working-day count.
Why do Chinese Golden Week closures shift adjacent weekends?
China's State Council gazettes annual public holiday closures including make-up working Saturdays and Sundays surrounding the multi-day Golden Week holidays (Spring Festival in late January or February, and National Day October 1-7). For example, to extend National Day from 3 statutory days to a 7-day closure, the surrounding Saturday and Sunday are shifted to be working days, with the holiday extended into the adjacent week. This calculator's Chinese data lists the gazetted holiday dates as non-business days but does not separately add make-up Saturdays back as working days, which is the conservative B2B count. For payroll and overtime computations that depend on make-up workdays, consult the State Council's annual notice.
Are Hong Kong and Macau covered by this Chinese calendar?
No. Hong Kong (SAR) and Macau (SAR) operate under their own Basic Laws and have separate public holiday calendars distinct from mainland China. Hong Kong observes 17 statutory holidays including Christmas Day and Chinese New Year, while Macau observes 22 including Catholic and Portuguese-tradition days. This calculator's China data is for the mainland (excluding the SARs and Taiwan). For Hong Kong or Macau cross-border invoicing, layer the relevant SAR dates into the Advanced options.

China working days by month

Working-day counts, calendar grids, and Chinese national holidays for each of the next 13 months.

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