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Shipment Status & Support

Batteries & battery-powered products

Freight Forwarding for Batteries & Battery-Powered Products

Start with your cargo details, route and delivery requirements. Review the shipping options and preparation steps for your shipment.

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  • Cargo configuration before mode selection
  • Document review — not document issuance
  • Carrier acceptance confirmed case by case

Submitting a quote request does not confirm carriage acceptance. We do not issue UN 38.3 or SDS documents.

Cargo selection

How is the battery presented for transport?

Pick the configuration that matches the packed shipment, then the condition. Each card opens the cargo guide.

Cargo screening

How is the battery presented, and in what condition?

  1. Cells or batteries alonePacks, cells or spares shipped without equipment.UN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)Cargo guide
  2. Packed with equipmentBattery and the device it powers in the same outer package, not installed.UN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)Cargo guide
  3. Contained in equipmentBattery installed in the device, e.g. tools, instruments, e-mobility parts.UN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)Cargo guide

Condition screening

  1. New, testedStandard review of test summary, SDS and packing.
  2. Returned or usedScreened for damage, defects and missing test data before anything is offered.
  3. Damaged, defective or recalledSeparate special provisions; many carriers decline. Reviewed case by case.
Original explanatory diagram. It does not replace formal dangerous-goods classification, which follows the applicable dangerous-goods rules (IMDG Code for sea, IATA DGR for air) and the battery data supplied by the manufacturer. Condition review
Map of the China coast showing nine origin ports: Shenzhen, Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Dalian, Lianyungang BOHAI SEAYELLOW SEAEAST CHINA SEATAIWAN STRAITSOUTH CHINA SEAPACIFIC OCEANCHINAKOREAJAPANTAIWAN ShenzhenPEARL RIVER DELTAShanghaiYANGTZE RIVER DELTANingboZHEJIANGQingdaoSHANDONG PENINSULATianjinBOHAI RIMGuangzhouPEARL RIVER DELTAXiamenSOUTHERN FUJIANDalianLIAONINGLianyungangNORTHERN JIANGSU
Nine origin ports on the China coast. Simplified map for orientation only.

Routes

Sea freight from nine Chinese ports

Each origin hub lists destinations by region and country, with a corridor map, the origin port areas, battery document checks and the import authority at the other end. Coverage is assessed per shipment.

Compare the nine originsRoutes overview

Services you can appoint

Modes and supporting services

Transport modes plus door-to-door, customs, consolidation and packing, scoped in writing. Partners may execute legs; we do not claim their facilities as owned.

All services
Air cargo pallets and a pallet loader on an airport apron
Mode

Air freight

For eligible shipments where speed justifies stricter packing and operator rules.

Air freight
A container ship under way off the Guatemalan coast
Mode

Sea freight

FCL and LCL planning under the current IMDG framework.

Sea freight
A truck crossing a highway interchange
Mode

Road / land

Regional moves and connecting legs for sea or air.

Land freight
Warehouse interior with pallet racking and palletised cartons
Support

Door-to-door & more

Pickup, customs, consolidation, packing and insurance support when appointed.

Door-to-door

Customs

Export/import support boundaries.

Consolidation

Multi-supplier receiving when capacity is confirmed.

Packing

Inspection, reinforcement and marks support.

Insurance

Forwarder liability vs cargo insurance, clarified.

Carriers

Ocean carriers we support

We support bookings with the following ocean carriers.

  • Maersk logo
  • MSC logo
  • CMA CGM logo
  • COSCO SHIPPING logo
  • Hapag-Lloyd logo
  • ONE logo
  • Evergreen logo
  • HMM logo
  • Yang Ming
  • ZIM logo
  • Wan Hai Lines
  • PIL logo
  • OOCL logo
  • SITC logo
  • KMTC
  • X-Press Feeders logo
  • Sinokor
  • TS Lines
  • Emirates Shipping Line
  • RCL logo
  • Matson logo
  • SM Line
  • Unifeeder
  • Antong Holdings

Carrier choice depends on the trade lane, cargo classification and each carrier's dangerous-goods acceptance at booking. The final carrier is confirmed on the booking. Logos are trademarks of their owners and indicate booking support only.

Capability & trust

A quote that shows who pays for what

We review customer-supplied materials for planning. We do not issue certificates, publish invented network figures or promise transit times.

Quote boundary

Five cost segments in a sea freight quote

  1. China origin
    • Pickup or delivery into the origin port area
    • Export declaration in China
    • Origin terminal / CFS handling
  2. Main carriage
    • Ocean freight China → Destination
    • DG and other carrier surcharges
    • Any transshipment named in the quote
  3. Destination port
    • Terminal handling and delivery order
    • DG handling at discharge
    • Storage after free time
  4. Import clearance
    • Filing with destination customs
    • Duties and taxes
    • Importer of record and broker
  5. Final delivery
    • Trucking within the destination country
    • Named address and unloading
    • Only when quoted

Who usually bears each segment under common Incoterms® 2020 rules

RuleChina originMain carriageDestination portImport clearanceFinal delivery
EXWBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
FCASellerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
FOBSellerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
CFR / CIFSellerSellerPer carriage contractBuyerBuyer
DAPSellerSellerSellerBuyerSeller
DDPSellerSellerSellerSellerSeller
Simplified reading of Incoterms® 2020 cost allocation (DAP shown with delivery to the final address). The written quote names the rule, the place and the exclusions; this page shows no prices and no all-in offer.

Documents

Eight documents that make a battery enquiry quote-ready

UN 38.3 summaries and SDS come from the manufacturer, distributor or laboratory. We check they match the tendered cargo.

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote

  • Commercial invoiceShipperProduct names as the importer will declare them
  • Packing listShipperPieces, weights, dimensions per package
  • UN 38.3 test summaryManufacturerFor each battery or cell type in the shipment
  • Safety data sheet (SDS)Manufacturer / supplierCurrent version matching the battery model
  • Battery dataManufacturerChemistry, Wh rating or lithium content, state of charge where relevant
  • Packaging and label photosShipper / packerOuter packs, marks and labels before pickup
  • DG declaration detailsFrom the shipper's dataFiled by the carrier's agent before loading
  • Importer detailsImporterImporter of record, broker contact, destination registrations

Download the checklist (PDF, 1 page)

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper and manufacturer; it does not issue UN 38.3 reports or SDS.

Get started

Short process, then a quote

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt the Chinese port
  5. 5ImportClearance at the destination
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

FAQ

Common first questions

Often only when configuration, packing, State of Charge, quantity, labels, route and operator rules allow it. “Lithium battery” alone is not enough.

No. We review customer-supplied material for shipment planning.

No. Submitting a quote request does not confirm carriage acceptance.

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Unknown technical fields can be confirmed later. Condition and route matter from the first message.

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