If you ship to/from Vietnam or source from Vietnamese factories, Vietnam holidays 2027 should be built into your operational calendar. Vietnam is a major manufacturing hub, and its public holidays can directly affect factory output and port/airport throughput. How to get ready for these complications?
Vietnam holidays 2027 – key dates
New Year’s Day — Friday, January 1, 2027
New Year celebrations cause a short downtime at the start of the year – often an operational slowdown at the start of the year.
Tết (Lunar New Year)
- Vietnamese New Year’s Eve: Feb 5, 2027 (Fri)
- Vietnamese New Year / Tết holidays: Feb 6–10, 2027 (Sat–Wed)
Tết is an important holiday period in Vietnam. Companies plan long vacations to celebrate. When planning your supply chain, conservatively assume that the risk of a slowdown covers the entire period from February 5th to 11th. It’s good practice to clear cargo early to avoid congestion at ports and unnecessary costs.
Common issues:
- factories pause production or run minimal shifts
- inland trucking is more expensive than usual
- there is a shortage of people to load goods
- longer queues for loading and waiting times for document confirmation.
Hung Kings Festival — Friday, April 16, 2027
Hung Kings Festival is a one-day holiday that can create a long-weekend effect and localized closures depending on the region.
Reunification Day — Friday, April 30, 2027
Reunification Day commemorates the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese troops in 1975, marking the end of the Vietnam War and the beginning of the process of reuniting the country.
International Labor Day — Saturday, May 1, 2027
International Labor Day is celebrated immediately after Reunification Day. Since the holiday falls on a Saturday in 2027, the official holiday is observed on Monday, May 3rd.
National Day — Thursday, September 2, 2027
Vietnam’s National Day includes two statutory days off: September 2 plus one additional day either before or after (decided annually by the government). Many published calendars for 2027 show Sep 3, 2027 (Fri) as the additional day, but operational teams should still treat the “second day” as a planned buffer window.
Vietnam holidays 2027 – Practical planning tips for shippers
- Finalize documents early before major holiday windows (invoice, packing list, instructions).
- Pre-book inland trucking ahead of the holidays.
- Take into account long queues at airports and seaports.
- Expect higher shipping rates around the holidays.
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