Chinese New Year and shipping

[indielad]

My Chinese supplier has been off work about 3 weeks now, she did warn me that DHL and SAL would not work for a while, but it has been an awfully long time now. Does anyone know when the Chinese shipping companies will start work with earnes?. I don't like to press my supplier too much in case she's having family time during the holiday.

[Play]

For each country I have business relations in, I have put the dates for their public holidays into my calendar (http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/china/)

This helps me prepare well in advance, i.e. buy inventory to last me the duration of their holiday period. I think we've all been stung like this.

[alext851]

Originally Posted by indielad

My Chinese supplier has been off work about 3 weeks now, she did warn me that DHL and SAL would not work for a while, but it has been an awfully long time now. Does anyone know when the Chinese shipping companies will start work with earnes?. I don't like to press my supplier too much in case she's having family time during the holiday.

In fact Сhineese New Year officially ended on Feb. 2nd, and everybody go to work.

If we take into account all the Chinese traditions - the last day of holidays in 2017 will be on 15th Feb.

[jakobrockz]

My supplier was back the 6th and had an order arranged and to the shipping provider the day he got back. Been waiting for a tracking number for 4 days now... shipping from china will be very slow for the next 2 weeks unfortunately.

[indielad]

I suspect she is not bothering to do orders while the shipping is slow. She's very experienced and I owe her 2000$, so I guess she still wants to do business. She gives random dates for DHL and SAL for when theyre operational again.

[wired]

DHL have been operational since 3rd, shes BS'ing you and just wants some time off.

[yankee]

Shipping is EXTREMELY expensive right now. Many of us are waiting for UPS, Fedex, DHL, etc....to catch up and prices come back down.

[zamzam]

DHL have definitely resumed business as normal, have several parcels on the way which have been picked up yesterday due for delivery early next week...

[indielad]

Originally Posted by yankee

Shipping is EXTREMELY expensive right now. Many of us are waiting for UPS, Fedex, DHL, etc....to catch up and prices come back down.

I think this might be the reason for holding off sending items, I expect DHL is expensive and slow. She is very thrifty with postage, seeing as she pays it, and some of my parcels go on some right expeditions!

[jakobrockz]

Thats weird because personally for me DHL has ALWAYS been the cheapest express mail service for orders from china

[richie2065]

majority of my suppliers back shipping 6th feb however some have claimed backlog awaiting pick up

[jayne dunn]

It is not normal. DHL is on work now. She's just a very traditional Chinese with very traditional mind

[e2free]

Dhl is fast and same rate if you use your own account, within 2-3 days delivery China to UK

At the moment dhl is cheapest for me