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Shipping from Dalian to Swinoujscie

Dalian to Swinoujscie

Yellow Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · English Channel · Danish Straits

Sea corridor illustration: Dalian to Swinoujscie, Poland Simplified map with a curved corridor from Dalian via Yellow Sea, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Danish Straits to Swinoujscie. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIAAFRICAEUROPERUSSIAINDIAN OCEANNORTH ATLANTIC Singapore / MalaccaBab-el-MandebSuez CanalGibraltarDover Strait DalianCHINA ORIGIN SwinoujsciePOLAND DalianBOHAI SEASHANDONGDEPARTURE AREA
  1. DalianChina origin
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. Malacca Strait
  4. Indian Ocean
  5. Bab-el-Mandeb
  6. Suez Canal
  7. Strait of Gibraltar
  8. English Channel
  9. Danish Straits
  10. SwinoujsciePoland
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.

This route runs from Liaoning through Dalian's Dayaowan terminals, then follows a Suez-or-Cape voyage that ends with the Danish straits and the Baltic; at the far end is the port of Swinoujscie.

Poland expects the importer to hold a BDO register entry for batteries. The 5 points below are particular to this lane; each comes with what we do and the paperwork it touches.

What we need to start

  • Dalian Dayaowan export
  • Winter ice & spring fog
  • Consignee EORI
  • EU declaration of conformity
  • BDO number
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Route profile

The Dalian → Swinoujscie route in brief

Sea corridor

Asia – Baltic via the Danish straits

The Baltic is reached only through the Danish straits, where deep-draught ships are advised to take pilots, and its northern ports set ice-class restrictions every winter.

Import country

Poland

A BDO register entry for battery introducers with its number on the documents, and the EU-wide battery and ICS2 duties.

Blue harbour crane booms above a quay building in Dalian harbour
A cargo ship at anchor in calm water under a clear sky

Where this route gets difficult

Where Dalian → Swinoujscie shipments get held up: 5 points

They run from the Dalian terminal through the voyage to Swinoujscie and the Poland import file.

  1. Origin port

    Fewer battery sailings from Dalian under JT/T 1543

    Dalian's battery flow is modest: Dalian MSA recorded 885 TEU of lithium battery exports in the first four months of 2025, and Liaoning's first export under JT/T 1543 left Dayaowan on 4 May 2025. Carriers should refuse batteries that fail JT/T 1543, and a thin flow leaves fewer alternative sailings when a booking is turned down.

    What Anxin does: We check JT/T 1543 conformity evidence with the manufacturer before booking and confirm the carrier's acceptance of the UN numbers in writing.

  2. Origin port

    Spring fog season from April to July

    The China Meteorological Administration describes sea fog as a major marine hazard in the Yellow and Bohai Seas, with the season mainly from April to July, seriously affecting sea transport. Fog holds keep vessels at anchor, and a late vessel can push the box past its documented sailing.

    What Anxin does: In the fog season we avoid tight stuffing-to-cut-off gaps and keep the filing data ready to amend if the vessel changes.

  3. Sea corridor

    EU emissions trading now covers the whole inbound voyage share

    Ships of 5,000 GT and above calling at EU ports, Swinoujscie included, are in the EU Emissions Trading System: 50% of the emissions of a voyage from China are covered, and the share of emissions for which lines must surrender allowances rises from 70% (for 2025 emissions) to 100% from 2027. Carriers can pass that cost on as a surcharge.

    What Anxin does: We ask for the emissions surcharge to be shown as its own line in the quote, with the basis the carrier uses, so that successive quotes can be compared like for like.

  4. Import country

    A BDO number before the first battery is sold in Poland

    Poland tracks battery introducers through the BDO waste database: an importer needs its entry in the battery section before placing batteries on the market, and the BDO number goes on the documents used to trade them. Buyers often check for it on the invoice.

    What Anxin does: We ask the Polish importer for its BDO number and put it on the commercial documents we prepare with the shipper.

  5. Import country

    The truck leg out of Swinoujscie runs under ADR

    Road delivery from Swinoujscie is an ADR movement, because the EU applies ADR to domestic journeys through Directive 2008/68/EC. For UN 3480 that means class 9, transport category 2 and tunnel code (E), which restricts the route through category E tunnels; batteries found damaged at unloading move to special provision 376 packing (P908 or P911).

    What Anxin does: We give the Poland haulier the same UN number, class and package details that appear on the sea dangerous goods declaration, so the ADR transport document matches the container paperwork from Dalian.

Locator map of Swinoujscie, PolandSwinoujscie
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (53.92°N, 14.27°E).
Container gantry cranes at the Burchardkai terminal in Hamburg

Documents & compliance

Checklist for Dalian → Swinoujscie

Test reports, safety data sheets and import certificates come from the shipper, factory and importer, not from Anxin; our part is to review them before booking.

Before loading in Dalian

  • JT/T 1543 conformity evidence from the manufacturer
  • EU declaration of conformity and CE marking photo from the manufacturer
  • Importer name, trade name and postal address printed on battery or packaging
  • Annex V safety documentation confirmed for stationary storage systems
  • Substance declaration covering mercury, cadmium and lead limits

For the shipping line

  • Transhipment port, feeder operator and feeder DG acceptance named on the booking
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
  • Consignee EORI and HS-level description to the ENS filer before loading

For the importer in Poland

  • BDO registration number of the Polish importer
  • Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
  • Instructions and safety information in the language Poland requires
Cartons on a pallet being stretch-wrapped
Before you book

Send the file once, complete

Most delays on this route start with a document that exists but does not match: a UN number, a model name or a package count that differs between the Dalian filings, the carrier booking and the Poland import file. We check the three against each other before the booking is confirmed.

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.

Risk & mitigation

Risk table for Dalian → Swinoujscie

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Fog hold delays the vessel; filings need amendingYellow Sea, Apr–JulAmendment-ready filing dataAnxin with the declarant
Emissions surcharge changes between quote and sailingEU port callSurcharge shown as a separate lineCarrier, checked by Anxin
Importer without a BDO entry for batteriesImporter in PolandBDO number confirmed before bookingImporter
Road route planned through a category E tunnelRoad leg from SwinoujscieTunnel code (E) passed to the haulier with the transport dataHaulier / forwarder

Questions

Questions about shipping from Dalian to Swinoujscie

24 hours before the container is loaded in China, not before it reaches Swinoujscie. Without it carriers do not load the box, and a filing without an EORI number is rejected.

Often, but it depends on the service. The Baltic is reached through the Danish straits, and we ask the carrier to name any transhipment port and confirm DG acceptance for each vessel.

Dayaowan MSA reported in 2024 that omissions and misdeclarations of lithium battery cargo were frequent because the rules are complex, and it uses AI document comparison. Consistent data across the declaration, SDS and packing documents is the main defence.

References

Where these points come from

  1. BDO: instrukcja do Modułu elektronicznych wniosków (Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska (BDO))
  2. Ustawa o bateriach i akumulatorach, Dz.U. 2025 poz. 809 (tekst jednolity) (Dziennik Ustaw (via OpenLEX))
  3. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (ELI) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  4. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Official Journal PDF) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  5. Inland transport of dangerous goods (summary of Directive 2008/68/EC) (EUR-Lex)
  6. Navigation through Danish waters (version 16.0, 2025) (Danish Maritime Authority)
  7. Reducing emissions from the shipping sector (European Commission (DG Climate Action))
  8. Sea fog in the Yellow and Bohai Seas (fog season mainly April–July) (China Meteorological Administration (from Guangming Daily))

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

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

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After you send it

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

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