South & Southeast Asia · sea freight from Dalian

Shipping from Dalian to Sri Lanka

2 destination ports in Sri Lanka are listed from Dalian. Cargo leaves Dalian from Dayaowan port area, and import clearance in Sri Lanka runs through Sri Lanka Customs.

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Ports compared

2 listed ports in Sri Lanka

Positions from the port reference list. The discharge port is the one named in the booking, not the nearest city.

Port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; numbers match the table. Geographic illustration only.

No.	Port	Position	Classification	From Dalian
1	Colombo	6.95°N, 79.85°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
2	Hambantota	6.12°N, 81.13°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request

Sri Lanka import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

Imports are cleared by Sri Lanka Customs. The importer of record (or its broker) files the declaration; Anxin coordinates but does not act as importer.

Registrations and filings are confirmed with the importer's customs broker.

Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty, VAT and other levies. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: Sinhala, Tamil (English widely used in trade). Commercial invoice, packing list and battery descriptions should use the product names the importer will declare.

Local-language port names on file (confirm spelling on your documents): Colombo: Port of Colombo; Hambantota: Hambantota Port.

Container ship and stacked containers at the Port of Colombo

Trailers backed up to the loading docks of a warehouse

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Sri Lanka

These are the questions we check with the importer and carrier; they do not confirm acceptance.

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Sri Lanka

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

Added for Sri Lanka

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 Sinhala, Tamil (English widely used in trade).

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.

Warehouse with red racking and pallets of boxes

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.

Dalian side

Leaving Dalian for Sri Lanka

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.

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

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover option	Factory or supplier	Pickup / trucking	Warehouse or CFS	Dalian terminal	Vessel loading
Door pickup	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope
Delivery to a warehouse / CFS	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope
Delivery to the terminal gate	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	in quote scope	in quote scope

in the quote scope arranged by the shipper

Schematic, not to scale. The terminal used for a booking depends on the carrier; Rail-sea from northeast China into Dalian is used for some cargo; whether it applies is confirmed per shipment.

Blue harbour crane booms above a quay building in Dalian harbour

Destination ports

2 ports in Sri Lanka from Dalian

Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, Sri Lanka clearance and battery checks.

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

Other Chinese origins

Sri Lanka from other ports in China

From Shenzhen From Shanghai From Ningbo From Qingdao From Tianjin From Guangzhou From Xiamen From Lianyungang

All destinations from Dalian · Shipping from China overview

Shipping battery cargo from Dalian to Sri Lanka?

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