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Shipping from Dalian to Mombasa

Dalian to Mombasa

Yellow Sea · East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Andaman Sea · Indian Ocean

DalianChina origin
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Taiwan Strait
South China Sea
Malacca Strait
Andaman Sea
Indian Ocean
MombasaKenya

Geographic corridor illustration only, not a vessel track, port-call list or sailing schedule. The loading terminal, carrier, transshipment and dates are confirmed per shipment.

Lithium battery cargo from Dalian (Dayaowan port area) to Mombasa, Kenya: where the cargo is handed over, the sea corridor, the battery and document checks, and what happens at Mombasa before a written quote.

What we need to start

Battery configuration
New or returned
UN 38.3 test summary
SDS
Packages and weights
Pickup address near Dalian
Importer in Kenya

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Route facts

Dalian → Mombasa at a glance

Origin port areas: Dayaowan port areaFirst sea: Yellow Sea
Pickup region: Trucking within Liaoning plus rail-sea legs from northeast China
Illustrated corridor: 7 seas and passagesabout 6,700 nm as drawn, geographic only
Destination port: Mombasa, Kenya4.07°S, 39.67°E · port / terminal area
Import authority: KRACustoms duty, VAT and other levies by name; rates via the importer's broker
Listing from Dalian: Key destinationCarriage is confirmed per shipment

Origin

1 named port area in Dalian

Cargo for Mombasa is handed over at Dayaowan port area; the carrier's booking decides which. The illustrated corridor leaves Dalian into the Yellow Sea.

Corridor

7 seas and passages, about 6,700 nm as drawn

From the Yellow Sea via the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, the Malacca Strait, the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean to Mombasa. Narrow passages on the drawn corridor: the Taiwan Strait and the Malacca Strait. The vessel's actual routing is set by the carrier.

Destination

Mombasa, Kenya · 4.07°S, 39.67°E

Listed as port / terminal area. Import clearance with KRA; KEBS Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) for regulated products; EAC Common External Tariff. Mombasa is one of 46 key destinations on the Dalian hub.

Origin handover

Handing over battery cargo in Dalian

Origin handover · Dalian

Where the cargo is handed over in Dalian

Factory or supplierDalian, Shenyang, Anshan and Yingkou in Liaoning, with rail links to Jilin and Heilongjiang
Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
Dalian terminalDayaowan
Vessel loadingdeparture into the Yellow Sea

Port areas named for Dalian

DayaowanDayaowan port area north-east of Dalian city, the main container area of Dalian Port

Schematic, not to scale. Door pickup, delivery to a warehouse or CFS, or delivery to the terminal gate change what the quote covers. Handover options on the Dalian hub

Blue harbour crane booms above a quay building in Dalian harbour

Dalian, at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, is the main container port for northeast China. Container exports are handled at the Dayaowan port area, which opens onto the northern Yellow Sea.

Rail-sea from northeast China into Dalian is used for some cargo; whether it applies is confirmed per shipment.

Ocean routing

Sea corridor from Dalian to Mombasa

Dalian
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Taiwan Strait
South China Sea
Malacca Strait
Andaman Sea
Indian Ocean
Mombasa

Named seas and passages along the illustrated corridor, about 6,700 nautical miles long as drawn. A geographic measure only, not a sailing distance, port-call list or transit time.

FCL, LCL and any transshipment for Mombasa are confirmed per booking with a carrier that accepts the declared UN numbers; this page does not promise a direct sailing or a transit time.

A container ship under way off the Guatemalan coast

Carriers we book with

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Our booking panel; availability on this lane and acceptance of the declared UN numbers are confirmed for each booking. It does not mean that a listed carrier runs a direct service on this route. 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.

Routing and sailing schedules vary by carrier, cargo type and booking date. Confirm the current schedule with our team.

Cargo & documents

Battery screening and documents for Kenya

Documents

For Kenya, in addition to the standard file

KEBS Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) for regulated products.
EAC Common External Tariff.
Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty, VAT and other levies; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
Documents and port names are usually handled in English, Swahili.

Standard file

Commercial invoice
Packing list
UN 38.3 test summary
Safety data sheet (SDS)
Battery data
Packaging and label photos
DG declaration details
Importer details

Download the checklist (PDF, 1 page) Documents guidance

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

Cargo screening

Battery configuration and condition

Cells or batteries aloneUN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)
Packed with equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)
Contained in equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)

New, tested
Returned or used
Damaged, defective or recalled

Does not replace formal dangerous-goods classification under the applicable dangerous-goods rules (IMDG Code for sea, IATA DGR for air). Cargo guide · Condition review

A cylindrical lithium-ion cell held between two fingers

Packing photos that speed up the review

The outer package with its marks and labels
Inner packaging and how cells or batteries are separated
Terminal protection against short circuit
How the battery sits in, or next to, the equipment

Photos of the actual cargo, labelled by carton, help the carrier and our team check the packing before booking.

Destination & import

At Mombasa and into Kenya

Destination scope · Kenya

Port, customs release and final address are separate steps

Discharge portMombasa · 4.07°S, 39.67°E
Customs releaseKRA, filed by the importer or its broker
Final addressOnly when named in the quote, with access and unloading conditions

Working classification: port / terminal area.

A city or country name in an enquiry is not the discharge port. From Mombasa cargo moves by road or by the Standard Gauge Railway toward Nairobi, and onward along the Northern Corridor to Uganda, Rwanda and other inland countries.

Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (4.07°S, 39.67°E).

Container stacks and cranes at the Port of Mombasa

Import clearance in Kenya

The importer of record, normally through a licensed broker, clears the goods with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customs. Anxin supplies shipping and battery documents; it does not act as importer.

KEBS Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) for regulated products
EAC Common External Tariff

After the port

From Mombasa cargo moves by road or by the Standard Gauge Railway toward Nairobi, and onward along the Northern Corridor to Uganda, Rwanda and other inland countries.

Delivery beyond Mombasa is part of the quote only when a final address is named.

Local-language name (reference): Port of Mombasa — confirm the exact spelling used on your shipping documents.

Quote boundary

What a written quote for Mombasa separates

Cost segments by name only: no example figures and no day counts.

Quote boundary

Five cost segments for Dalian → Mombasa

Dalian origin
- Pickup or delivery into Dayaowan port area
- Export declaration in China
- Origin terminal / CFS handling
Main carriage
- Ocean freight Dalian → Mombasa
- DG and other carrier surcharges
- Any transshipment named in the quote
Mombasa port
- Terminal handling and delivery order
- DG handling at discharge
- Storage after free time
Import clearance
- Filing with KRA
- Customs duty, VAT and other levies
- Importer of record and broker
Final delivery
- Trucking within Kenya
- Named address and unloading
- Only when quoted

Who usually bears each segment under common Incoterms® 2020 rules

Rule	Dalian origin	Main carriage	Mombasa port	Import clearance	Final delivery
EXW	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer
FCA	Seller	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer
FOB	Seller	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer
CFR / CIF	Seller	Seller	Per carriage contract	Buyer	Buyer
DAP	Seller	Seller	Seller	Buyer	Seller
DDP	Seller	Seller	Seller	Seller	Seller

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.

Questions

Dalian → Mombasa: three common questions

Usually Dayaowan port area, depending on the carrier and booking. The three options are door pickup (trucking within Liaoning plus rail-sea legs from northeast China), delivery to a warehouse or CFS that handles battery cargo, or delivery to the terminal gate; the quote states which one applies.

Only when the booking and bill of lading name Mombasa (4.07°S, 39.67°E). A city or country name in an enquiry is not proof of discharge; after the port, customs release and delivery to an address are separate steps.

Start with the cargo description, battery configuration, condition statement, UN 38.3 test summary and SDS. The checklist on this page lists the rest.

Next step

From enquiry to import

1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
4HandoverAt Dalian
5ImportClearance at Mombasa

Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Dalian → Mombasa before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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