
Chinese New Year 2026: What E-Commerce Sellers Need to Know
Here’s something that catches a lot of online sellers off guard every single year: Chinese New Year 2026 is coming up on February 17, 2026, and if you’re not ready for it, you’re going to have a bad time. I’m not trying to scare you, but let’s be real. When Chinese New Year arrives, the entire supply chain pauses. Factories shut their doors, warehouses go quiet, and shipping slows to a crawl. Most e-commerce sellers source products from China. If you’re one of them, this holiday will hit your profits hard. The tricky part? Most people know about the week long holiday. However, few realize that many operations actually stop for almost three weeks. Yeah, you read that right. Three





