Chinese New Year and what it means for AliExpress shoppers

Chinese New Year and what it means for AliExpress buyers. Chinese New Year marks the turning point of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar – the new moon at the midpoint of the winter solstice and spring equinox. This year’s expected Chinese New Year falls on February 10, which precedes two weeks of Chinese New Year celebrations.

Chinese New Year 2024 will begin on Saturday, February 10, 2024.

This is the time of the year most businesses in China close down and people travel to their home town to celebrate.
The banks are also temporarily inactive, so it will take more time than usual to process the payments and any financial transactions. Post offices, transportation hubs and shipment services are also out of operation, so the delivery time for orders placed during this period will be much longer than usual. This has a lot of consequences for AliExpress shoppers and you should know about this.
From February 10 to 17, 2024, some stores will be closed, but most will remain open thanks to a new program that AliExpress has introduced for sellers. Orders will be processed and shipped from pre-prepared warehouses. AliExpress Prepares for Chinese New Year 2024

Ask the sellers to write their exact period of being on vacation, and ask when they expect to get back to work.

Importantly, some suppliers might not even be based in China. As non-Chinese suppliers wouldn’t celebrate the holiday, there might not be any delay at all with certain products on Aliexpress store.

Chinese New Year Length

2024 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) Schedule: Lunar New Year in 2024 spans from February 8 (Thursday) to February 14 (Wednesday), encompassing seven consecutive days. The lunar New Year’s Eve falls on Friday, February 9, and February 10 marks the first day of the new year according to the lunar calendar.

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The Year of the Dragon is coming! Happy New Year!
The dragon is a revered symbol in Chinese astrology, known for its strength, wisdom, and success. Chinese Horoscope 2024 It heralds transformation, growth and abundance. Dragon is a yang symbol and is associated with the element of fire. We expect its natural characteristics will intensify during this time, which will bring about positive changes and opportunities for everyone.

Sellers on AliExpress usually post information on the main pages of their store about the opening hours of the store during the Chinese New Year celebration.

Thanks for your support to our store. Chinese Spring Festival is coming, our New Year holidays is from Jan 26th – Feb 7th. During holiday, you could still put new orders, once we’re back to work, we’ll process and ship out your items according to the order sequence.