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Shipping from Dalian to Tanger Med

Dalian to Tanger Med

Yellow Sea · Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Sicily Channel · Strait of Gibraltar

Sea corridor illustration: Dalian to Tanger Med, Morocco Simplified map with a curved corridor from Dalian via Yellow Sea, Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Sicily Channel, Strait of Gibraltar to Tanger Med. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIASOUTHEAST ASIAAFRICAEUROPEINDIAN OCEAN Taiwan StraitSingapore / MalaccaSouth of Sri LankaBab-el-MandebSuez Canal DalianCHINA ORIGIN Tanger MedMOROCCO DalianBOHAI SEASHANDONGDEPARTURE AREA
  1. DalianChina origin
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. Taiwan Strait
  4. Malacca Strait
  5. Indian Ocean
  6. Bab-el-Mandeb
  7. Suez Canal
  8. Sicily Channel
  9. Strait of Gibraltar
  10. Tanger MedMorocco
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 Tanger Med, Morocco: where the cargo is handed over, the sea corridor, the battery and document checks, and what happens at Tanger Med 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 Morocco
Ask about this route Morocco ports from Dalian

Route facts

Dalian → Tanger Med 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
8 seas and passagesabout 9,700 nm as drawn, geographic only
Destination port
Tanger Med, Morocco35.90°N, 5.52°W · port / terminal area
Import authority
ADIICustoms duty and VAT by name; rates via the importer's broker
Listing from Dalian
Assessed on requestCarriage is confirmed per shipment

Origin

1 named port area in Dalian

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

Corridor

8 seas and passages, about 9,700 nm as drawn

From the Yellow Sea via the Taiwan Strait, the Malacca Strait, the Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, the Sicily Channel and Strait of Gibraltar to Tanger Med. Narrow passages on the drawn corridor: the Taiwan Strait, the Malacca Strait, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, the Sicily Channel and Strait of Gibraltar. The vessel's actual routing is set by the carrier.

Destination

Tanger Med, Morocco · 35.90°N, 5.52°W

Listed as port / terminal area. Import clearance with ADII; Tanger Med is assessed on request from Dalian.

Origin handover

Handing over battery cargo in Dalian

Origin handover · Dalian

Where the cargo is handed over in Dalian

  1. Factory or supplierDalian, Shenyang, Anshan and Yingkou in Liaoning, with rail links to Jilin and Heilongjiang
  2. Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
  3. Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
  4. Dalian terminalDayaowan
  5. 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 Tanger Med

  1. Dalian
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. Taiwan Strait
  4. Malacca Strait
  5. Indian Ocean
  6. Bab-el-Mandeb
  7. Suez Canal
  8. Sicily Channel
  9. Strait of Gibraltar
  10. Tanger Med
Named seas and passages along the illustrated corridor, about 9,700 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 Tanger Med 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 cargo ship at anchor in calm water under a clear sky

Carriers we book with

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 Morocco

Documents

For Morocco, in addition to the standard file

  • Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty and VAT; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
  • Documents and port names are usually handled in Arabic, Amazigh (French widely used in trade).

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

  1. Cells or batteries aloneUN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)
  2. Packed with equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)
  3. Contained in equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)
  1. New, tested
  2. Returned or used
  3. 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
Two power-tool battery packs side by side

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 Tanger Med and into Morocco

Destination scope · Morocco

Port, customs release and final address are separate steps

  1. Discharge portTanger Med · 35.90°N, 5.52°W
  2. Customs releaseADII, filed by the importer or its broker
  3. 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. Delivery beyond the port in Morocco is usually by truck; the delivery address, access and unloading conditions are confirmed in the quote.
Locator map of Tanger Med, MoroccoTanger Med
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (35.90°N, 5.52°W).
Early-morning panorama of the Port of Durban with container cranes

Import clearance in Morocco

The importer of record, normally through a licensed broker, clears the goods with Moroccan Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII). Anxin supplies shipping and battery documents; it does not act as importer.

After the port

Delivery beyond the port in Morocco is usually by truck; the delivery address, access and unloading conditions are confirmed in the quote.

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

Local-language name (reference): Tanger Med — confirm the exact spelling used on your shipping documents.

Quote boundary

What a written quote for Tanger Med separates

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

Quote boundary

Five cost segments for Dalian → Tanger Med

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

Who usually bears each segment under common Incoterms® 2020 rules

RuleDalian originMain carriageTanger Med 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.

Questions

Dalian → Tanger Med: 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 Tanger Med (35.90°N, 5.52°W). 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

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

Ask about Dalian → Tanger Med

Origin and destination are filled in; add the cargo facts you have.

Sending this form starts a review; it does not confirm carriage. Full enquiry form

After you send it

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

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