Digital Asian Holiday Calendar 2025
29 January 2025

As usual, we are releasing our Asian Holidays Calendar again this year. A handy, widely-used list on which you can see at a glance which country is free and when. Since 2024, in addition to the usual downloadable printable version, we have also made a conscious decision to release a digital version. This is a more sustainable alternative that is also incredibly easy to use!
Numerous holidays
Asia has many regional, national and international holidays, with some even lasting up to several weeks. For the purposes of our calendar, we have asked our overseas agents to supply us with all the necessary information. With their offices located in key port and production areas, they know exactly which holidays are relevant to your transport planning. This way, you have all the Asian holidays neatly organised in one place, giving you a clear view of what to expect for the rest of the year!
Holidays can bring logistical challenges, such as factory closures, capacity issues, delays, and potential increases in sea freight rates. Therefore, it is important to book in good time and to keep a close eye on days off, be they upcoming or otherwise. Our calendar helps you avoid delays and ensures your planning runs smoothly.
Digital and sustainable
The digital version of the calendar is both practical and environmentally friendly. As usual, we provide a PDF version for a quick overview, which you can easily save to your desktop. We have also created a CSV version of the calendar, which you can import into your Outlook calendar.
In addition to the holidays of the Asian countries below, we have also included the Dutch public holidays in the calendar. This way, you have a complete year overview for all of 2025.
- Bangladesh
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Vietnam
- Japan
- Cambodia
- Turkey
Download the PDF version of the Holiday Calendar for Asia here, or download the CSV version here.
Outlook step-by-step import:
Would you like to see the calendar directly in your Outlook? We will explain to you step by step below how to import the CSV file into your Outlook:
Step 1. Download the CSV file, and save it to your computer.
Step 2. Open Outlook, and go to ‘File’ and then ‘Open’.
Step 3. Click on ‘Import/Export’.
Step 4. Select ‘Import data from another program or file’, and click Next.
Step 5. Select ‘Comma-Separated Values’, and click Next.
Step 6. Browse to the CSV file and upload it. You will see three options and should keep the middle one ticked (creating duplicates allowed). After this, click Next.
Step 7. Find and select your own calendar, click Next.
Step 8. Click on the checkbox in the bar: you will find this to the left of the file title; you can now assign fields. You will also find this option on the right under ‘Assign Custom Fields’.
Step 9. Assign the left-hand values to the appropriate fields. Drag the values from the left column to the fields in the right column.
- Start Date = Start Date
- End Date = End Date
- Start Time = Start Time
- End Time = End Time
- Subject = Subject
- Location = Location
Step 10. Click OK and then ‘Finish’: the calendar is now imported into your own calendar.
Has the import into Outlook failed? Don’t worry! Ritra’s very own Marjoleine is here to help you!
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