The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has released a notification regarding the customs holidays list for 2025, along with the list of restricted holidays applicable to customs offices on their official website. Central Government administrative offices across India are allotted 14 mandatory holidays for each employee in the customs and indirect taxes department. Additionally, employees are permitted to take two days of leave in a year, selecting from the list of restricted holidays declared by the Government of India.
The Central Government has published an exhaustive list of holidays for Central Government (CG) offices located in Delhi and throughout India for the year 2025. To prioritize state-level local festivals and occasions, out of 17 gazetted holidays, 14 are declared holidays while another 3 will be determined by the respective state-level committee. Below is the detailed list of gazetted and restricted holidays for the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs in 2025.
Custom Holidays List 2025
All head offices and departmental offices of Indirect Taxes and Customs will remain closed on holidays declared by the CBIC department. Here is a list of 17 holidays declared by the Central Government of India for customs offices and employees.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2025 | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 8 March 2025 | Saturday | Holi |
| 30 March 2025 | Sunday | Ram Navami |
| 4 April 2025 | Friday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 7 April 2025 | Monday | Good Friday |
| 22 April 2025 | Tuesday | Id-ul-Fitr |
| 5 May 2025 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 29 June 2025 | Sunday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| 29 July 2025 | Tuesday | Muharram |
| 15 August 2025 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 7 September 2025 | Sunday | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) |
| 28 September 2025 | Sunday | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
| 2 October 2025 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| 24 October 2025 | Friday | Dussehra |
| 12 November 2025 | Saturday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 27 November 2025 | Wednesday | Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
For further information regarding the customs holiday list for 2025 and the customs calendar for 2025, please refer to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) official website.
List of Restricted Holidays 2025 Observed in Indian Customs Office
Employees of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) department can avail two days of leave in the year from the restricted holidays list associated with customs. Below is the list of restricted holidays observed in customs offices.
- New Year’s Day – 1.1.2025 – Wednesday
- Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu – 14.1.2025 – Tuesday
- Pongal – 15.1.2025 – Wednesday
- Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – 26.1.2025 – Sunday
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – 5.2.2025 – Wednesday
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati – 15.2.2025 – Saturday
- Maha Shivratri – 18.2.2025 – Tuesday
- Shiva ji Jayanti – 19.2.2025 – Wednesday
- Holika Dahan, Dolyatra – 7.3.2025 – Friday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – 22.3.2025 – Saturday
- Easter Sunday – 9.4.2025 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi – 14.4.2025 – Monday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – 15.4.2025 – Tuesday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – 21.4.2025 – Monday
- Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore – 9.5.2025 – Friday
- Rath Yatra – 20.6.2025 – Friday
- Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj – 16.8.2025 – Saturday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi – 20.8.2025 – Wednesday
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – 29.8.2025 – Friday
- Raksha Bandhan – 30.8.2025 – Saturday
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – 6.9.2025 – Saturday
- Ganesh Chaturthi – 19.9.2025 – Friday
- Dussehra (Saptami) – 21.10.2025 – Tuesday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – 22.10.2025 – Wednesday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – 23.10.2025 – Thursday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – 28.10.2025 – Tuesday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – 1.11.2025 – Saturday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – 12.11.2025 – Wednesday
- Govardhan Puja – 13.11.2025 – Thursday
- Bhai Duj – 15.11.2025 – Saturday
- Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – 19.11.2025 – Wednesday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – 24.11.2025 – Monday
- Christmas Eve – 24.12.2025 – Wednesday
Custom Holiday List 2025 Calendar PDF
You can download the Indian customs holidays list for 2025 in PDF format using the link below.
Download Custom Holidays List 2025 PDF
Read Also:
List of Holidays 2025 PDF | Government & Gazetted Holidays List 2025