AMZ123 has learned that as the Eid al-Adha festival approaches in 2026 (expected to start around May 27th), the customs, commodity inspection, port administration systems, and cross-border land transportation in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and some Southeast Asian Muslim countries will gradually enter a long holiday period. Affected by the holiday, the efficiency of local customs clearance will significantly decline, and some areas may even suspend operations, with the impact expected to last for several days to more than ten days.

Against the backdrop of port congestion and container shortages already faced by Middle Eastern ports due to the Red Sea rerouting, the transshipment efficiency in the United Arab Emirates' Khor Fakkan and Fujairah will further slow down, customs clearance and inland truck transportation in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah and Dammam may cease, cross-border land transportation in Kuwait may encounter backlogs, and the approval of ACID documents in Egypt will also be delayed.

Industry insiders point out that the above situation may further push up demurrage and detention fees, while also affecting the efficiency of empty container returns to Asia. It is recommended that foreign trade companies and freight forwarding companies prepare core customs clearance documents in advance, confirm the free storage period and free container period at the destination port, carefully arrange ship schedules from late May to early June, lock in berths as early as possible, and closely monitor the real-time congestion situation at each port to reduce the risk of missing the sales peak season and incurring additional logistics costs.

Source: AMZ123
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