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Shipping from Guangzhou to Port Said

Guangzhou to Port Said

South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Andaman Sea · Indian Ocean · Gulf of Aden · Bab-el-Mandeb · Red Sea · Suez Canal

Sea corridor illustration: Guangzhou to Port Said, Egypt Simplified map with a curved corridor from Guangzhou via South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, Red Sea, Suez Canal to Port Said. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIAAFRICA Singapore / MalaccaSouth of Sri LankaGulf of AdenBab-el-Mandeb GuangzhouCHINA ORIGIN Port SaidEGYPT GuangzhouSOUTH CHINA SEAGUANGDONGDEPARTURE AREA
  1. GuangzhouChina origin
  2. South China Sea
  3. Malacca Strait
  4. Andaman Sea
  5. Indian Ocean
  6. Gulf of Aden
  7. Bab-el-Mandeb
  8. Red Sea
  9. Suez Canal
  10. Port SaidEgypt
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 batteries for Port Said go through Guangzhou's Nansha terminals, which since September 2026 accept Dongguan-inspected battery boxes without a second check. On the way they face a Bab el-Mandeb and Suez passage into the Mediterranean, and they arrive at the port of Port Said.

Egyptian customs will not unload a bill of lading without an ACID number. Below are 5 route-specific points to plan for, what we do about each, and the documents to have ready before booking.

What we need to start

  • Nansha export
  • Dongguan–Nansha one-box
  • Importers Register entry (GOEIC)
  • ACID number on the B/L
  • Exporter verified on CargoX
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Route profile

How Guangzhou → Port Said differs from other lanes

Origin port

Guangzhou (Nansha)

Pearl River Delta battery cargo through Nansha, where a September 2026 agreement lets Dongguan-inspected containers load without a second MSA check, and where typhoon season runs June to October.

Import country

Egypt

Egypt's ACI system starts in China: no ACID on the bill of lading means the box is not unloaded.

Elevated section of the Nansha Port Railway on concrete piers in Guangzhou's Nansha district
A loaded container ship on the horizon

Where this route gets difficult

What to watch between Guangzhou and Port Said: 5 points

Listed from loading in Guangzhou to import into Egypt, each with what we do about it.

  1. Origin port

    Pearl River typhoon season and rolled boxes

    The tropical cyclone season in the region runs from June to October according to the Hong Kong Observatory, with July to September the busiest months. At Nansha, on the Pearl River mouth, a gate closure or a vessel change sends the DG filings and the packing certificate after the box to its new sailing.

    What Anxin does: From June to October we leave slack between stuffing and the DG cut-off at Nansha and refile quickly if the vessel changes.

  2. Origin port

    One-box inspection now reaches Nansha

    Since 22 September 2026 Guangzhou MSA accepts Dongguan MSA's factory inspection for boxes loading at Nansha and re-inspects only when necessary. The first container was stuffed in Dongguan that day and left Nansha for Singapore on 24 September. Because the arrangement is new at Nansha, the factory record needs to be correct the first time.

    What Anxin does: We ask at booking whether your Dongguan factory can use the Nansha one-box arrangement and make sure the stuffing photos, packing certificate and DG declaration match, because a mismatch is the 'necessary' case that brings the second inspection back.

  3. Sea corridor

    If the service goes round Africa instead

    The 43% of Mediterranean services not using the Red Sea sail round the Cape of Good Hope, then back through Gibraltar. SAMSA estimates about 200 of the 576 containers lost at sea in 2024 went overboard near the Cape, 35% of the year's total.

    What Anxin does: On Cape sailings we apply the CINS blocking and bracing checks strictly on stuffing photos before sealing.

  4. Import country

    Broker authorised through Nafeza before arrival

    Egyptian customs accepts a broker for a private importer only with a power of attorney registered at the Real Estate Registry or an e-authorisation on Nafeza, required by Customs Law No. 207 of 2020.

    What Anxin does: We ask the importer which broker will clear the container and whether its Nafeza authorisation is in place before the ship arrives.

  5. Import country

    The ACID number has to exist before sailing

    For Port Said, the 19-digit ACID number is generated by the Egyptian importer on Nafeza before departure and printed on the bill of lading and every other shipping document. Egyptian Customs does not let cargo without one be unloaded; it is sent back at the carrier's cost.

    What Anxin does: We do not release a booking for Port Said until the importer has sent the ACID number, and we check it appears on the bill of lading draft, invoice and packing list.

Locator map of Port Said, EgyptPort Said
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (31.27°N, 32.30°E).
Rows of containers with a forklift at the Port of Mombasa

Documents & compliance

Documents to line up for Guangzhou → Port Said

These documents come from the shipper, the manufacturer and the importer. Anxin checks them against each other; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.

In Guangzhou, before the box is loaded

  • Transport-condition classification report where applicable
  • Load plan showing even weight distribution (no more than 60% of the cargo weight in either half of the container length)
  • ACID number from the importer, printed on B/L draft, invoice and packing list
  • Shipper's CargoX account verified; documents uploaded 48 h before arrival
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report

For the carrier and the voyage

  • Routing (Red Sea or Cape) and any war-risk surcharge stated on the booking
  • UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type
  • Dangerous goods declaration with UN number (3480 / 3481 / 3090 / 3091), proper shipping name and packing instruction (P903, or P908/P911 for damaged)

For import into Egypt

  • Broker's power of attorney or Nafeza e-authorisation
  • Importers Register status (GOEIC)
An electric bicycle with its battery mounted on the frame
Before you book

One consistent file

A document that is present but inconsistent holds a booking as surely as a missing one: the UN number, model name or carton count reads differently in the Guangzhou export filings, the carrier booking and the Egypt import papers. We compare all three before confirming space.

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 Guangzhou → Port Said

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Typhoon closure after filings are madeNansha, Jun–OctSlack in stuffing date; prompt refilingAnxin with the declarant
Second inspection at Nansha because factory records are incompleteDongguan factory → NanshaPhotos, packing certificate and declaration matched before truckingAnxin
Heavy weather off South Africa on a Cape sailingCape of Good HopeCINS stuffing checksPacking site, checked by Anxin
Cargo not unloaded and re-shipped for a missing ACIDEgyptian port of dischargeACID checked on the B/L draft before releaseImporter / Anxin

Questions

Guangzhou → Port Said: questions we are asked

A 19-digit number the Egyptian importer obtains on Nafeza before the shipment departs; it must be on the bill of lading and all shipping documents, or the cargo is not unloaded.

Often: in September 2026, 57% of Asia–Mediterranean services used the Red Sea routing. Bab el-Mandeb was rated a SUBSTANTIAL threat by the JMIC on 24 September 2026, so we confirm each service's routing before booking.

Both now have a one-box arrangement with Dongguan MSA: Yantian since May 2026 and Nansha since 22 September 2026, so a container inspected at the factory need not be reopened at the terminal unless necessary. The choice then comes down to the carrier's service to your destination and the cut-offs; we compare both when you book.

References

Where these points come from

  1. ACI: frequently asked questions (Egyptian Customs Authority)
  2. JMIC Update 099 to Advisory Note (Joint Maritime Information Center (via UKMTO))
  3. Forecasting yearly number of tropical cyclones affecting Hong Kong (tropical cyclone season June–October, most active July–September) (Hong Kong Observatory)

Next step

From enquiry to import

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Guangzhou
  5. 5ImportClearance at Port Said
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 Guangzhou → Port Said before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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