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Holiday calendar for shippers: China, UAE, Oman and Iran

When factories in China stop, when customs in the Gulf and Iran close, and how early to finish production and book space so your cargo does not sit waiting.

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Next big closure in China: Spring Festival, 5 Feb – 13 Feb 2027

Factories usually slow down one to two weeks before and restart one to three weeks after. Aim to finish production and confirm your booking by 15 Jan 2027.

Space and rates get tight in the weeks before; ask us early.

Nov 2026

13 Nov 20261 day off
IranMartyrdom of Fatima Zahra
Official
25 Nov – 26 Nov 20262 days off
OmanNational Day
Official
30 Nov 20261 day off
UAECommemoration Day (Martyrs' Day)
Expected

Dec 2026

2 Dec – 3 Dec 20262 days off
UAENational Day (Eid Al Etihad)
Official
23 Dec 20261 day off
IranBirth of Imam Ali
Official

Jan 2027

1 Jan 20271 day off
UAENew Year's Day
Official
1 Jan – 3 Jan 20273 days off
ChinaNew Year's Day
Official
6 Jan 20271 day off
IranMab'ath
Official
6 Jan 20271 day off
OmanIsra and Mi'raj
Expected
11 Jan 20271 day off
OmanAccession Day of HM the Sultan
Expected
24 Jan 20271 day off
IranMid-Sha'ban (Birth of Imam Mahdi)
Official

Feb 2027

5 Feb – 13 Feb 20279 days off
ChinaSpring FestivalWorking weekend day: 31 Jan, 14 Feb
Official
11 Feb 20271 day off
IranIslamic Revolution Victory Day
Official
28 Feb 20271 day off
IranMartyrdom of Imam Ali
Official

Mar 2027

9 Mar – 11 Mar 20273 days off
UAEEid Al Fitr
Expected
9 Mar – 11 Mar 20273 days off
OmanEid Al Fitr
Expected
10 Mar – 11 Mar 20272 days off
IranEid al-Fitr
Official
20 Mar 20271 day off
IranOil Nationalization Day
Official
21 Mar – 24 Mar 20274 days off
IranNowruz
Official

Apr 2027

1 Apr 20271 day off
IranIslamic Republic Day
Official
2 Apr 20271 day off
IranNature Day (Sizdah Bedar)
Official
3 Apr – 5 Apr 20273 days off
ChinaQingming Festival
Official
3 Apr 20271 day off
IranMartyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
Expected

May 2027

1 May – 5 May 20275 days off
ChinaLabour DayWorking weekend day: 8 May
Official
15 May 20271 day off
UAEArafah Day
Expected
15 May – 18 May 20274 days off
OmanEid Al Adha
Expected
16 May – 18 May 20273 days off
UAEEid Al Adha
Expected
17 May 20271 day off
IranEid al-Adha (Qurban)
Expected
25 May 20271 day off
IranEid al-Ghadir
Expected

Jun 2027

4 Jun 20271 day off
IranDeath of Imam Khomeini
Official
5 Jun 20271 day off
Iran15 Khordad Uprising
Official
6 Jun 20271 day off
UAEHijri New Year
Expected
6 Jun 20271 day off
OmanIslamic New Year
Expected
9 Jun 20271 day off
ChinaDragon Boat Festival
Official
14 Jun – 15 Jun 20272 days off
IranTasua and Ashura
Expected

Jul 2027

25 Jul 20271 day off
IranArbaeen
Expected

Aug 2027

2 Aug 20271 day off
IranDemise of the Prophet and Martyrdom of Imam Hasan
Expected
3 Aug 20271 day off
IranMartyrdom of Imam Reza
Expected
11 Aug 20271 day off
IranMartyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari
Expected
14 Aug 20271 day off
UAEProphet's Birthday
Expected
15 Aug 20271 day off
OmanProphet's Birthday
Expected
20 Aug 20271 day off
IranBirth of the Prophet and Imam Sadiq
Expected

Sep 2027

15 Sep 20271 day off
ChinaMid-Autumn Festival
Official

Oct 2027

1 Oct – 7 Oct 20277 days off
ChinaNational DayWorking weekend day: 26 Sep, 9 Oct
Official

Nov 2027

3 Nov 20271 day off
IranMartyrdom of Fatima Zahra
Expected
20 Nov – 21 Nov 20272 days off
OmanNational Day
Expected

Dec 2027

2 Dec – 3 Dec 20272 days off
UAENational Day (Eid Al Etihad)
Official
12 Dec 20271 day off
IranBirth of Imam Ali
Expected
26 Dec 20271 day off
IranMab'ath
Expected

Islamic holidays depend on the moon and can move by a day or two; the country confirms them shortly before.

In Iran business slows from mid-Esfand until after 13 Farvardin (about 5 March to 2 April 2027).

Dates are checked against official notices where they exist; “expected” dates are not yet announced. Our team confirms what applies to your shipment.

Plan a shipment around these datesAdd all dates to your calendar (.ics)Hormuz and ports status

Sources

  1. 国务院办公厅关于2027年部分节假日安排的通知 (国办发明电〔2026〕10号), reposted on the National Forestry and Grassland Administration website
  2. 国务院办公厅关于2027年部分节假日安排的通知 - 中国青年网 (full text of the notice)
  3. UAE Government portal - Public holidays (Cabinet Resolution No. 27 of 2024)
  4. MoHRE - 54th Eid Al Etihad: 1 and 2 December 2025 declared official holiday for private sector (precedent for moving the days)
  5. Arabian Business - UAE public holidays 2026: All the remaining days off (2026-08-16)
  6. Gulf News - UAE public holidays 2027: expected dates (2026-08-12, updated 2026-09-10)
  7. Khaleej Times - Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha 2027 likely dates (UAE Astronomy Centre)
  8. Times of Oman - Oman declares holiday calendar for 2026 (Ministry of Labour, 2025-12-28)
  9. Times of Oman - Oman announces 4-day National Day break in November (2026-10-22)
  10. Gulf News - Oman sets January 2026 public holidays under new advance announcement policy
  11. timestamp.ir - 1405 calendar (reproduces the official holiday list)
  12. timestamp.ir - 1406 calendar (unofficial; lunar dates not verified against the official calendar)
  13. pasoon.ir - 1406 calendar (unofficial cross-check; differs by 1 day on several lunar dates)
  14. University of Tehran Geophysics Institute Calendar Center (primary source; blocked from this environment)