Lianyungang
Jiangsu's Yellow Sea port, with a simplified document list for 'new three' cargo since 2024 and its own guide for energy-storage units on break-bulk ships.
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Shipping from Lianyungang to Burgas
Lianyungang to Burgas
Yellow Sea · Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Bosporus · Black Sea
- LianyungangChina origin
- Yellow Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- Malacca Strait
- Indian Ocean
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Suez Canal
- Bosporus
- Black Sea
- BurgasBulgaria
From Lianyungang to Burgas, cargo moves out of Lianyungang, crosses a Suez, Aegean and Bosporus passage into the Black Sea, and is discharged at the port of Burgas.
The Bulgaria side follows the EU battery and customs pre-filing rules. This page sets out 5 points specific to this route, how Anxin handles each one and which documents to prepare.
What we need to start
- Lianyungang export
- Break-bulk ESS guide
- EU declaration of conformity
- Consignee EORI
- National producer registration
Route profile
How Lianyungang → Burgas differs from other lanes
Asia – Black Sea via Suez and the Turkish Straits
Suez, the Aegean and the Turkish Straits, with a 24-hour DG sailing plan before the Bosporus and, since September 2026, almost the whole Black Sea on the war-risk list.
Where this route gets difficult
5 points to plan for on the Lianyungang → Burgas route
They run from the Lianyungang terminal through the voyage to Burgas and the Bulgaria import file.
- Origin port
Energy storage on break-bulk ships: Lianyungang's own rules
Lianyungang MSA's June 2025 guide for ESS on break-bulk ships treats ESS cabinets as UN3480 and ESS containers as UN3536, recommends a remaining charge of 20–50%, and requires converters and monitoring to be powered off, series and parallel circuits disconnected, packages evenly spread with a low centre of gravity, and a safety meeting before the ship arrives.
What Anxin does: For ESS units we confirm the UN number the unit ships under, get the state of charge and isolation steps in writing from the manufacturer, and join the pre-arrival safety meeting with the stowage details.
- Sea corridor
Almost the whole Black Sea is now a war-risk listed area
On 16 September 2026 the Joint War Committee widened its Black Sea listed area to almost the entire sea, leaving out only Turkish, Georgian, Bulgarian and Romanian territorial waters. Ships entering must notify their war-risk underwriters, who may charge additional premiums per voyage, and carriers can pass that on.
What Anxin does: We ask the carrier for any war-risk surcharge to Burgas in writing before booking and recheck it if the sailing moves.
- Import country
The importer's name and address on the battery
The Battery Regulation asks the importer to put its own name, registered trade name or trade mark and postal address, with a single contact point, on the battery. Only when the battery's size or nature makes that impossible may the details move to the packaging or an accompanying document, so a Bulgaria importer's details need to reach the factory before printing.
What Anxin does: We pass the Bulgaria importer's name and address block to the manufacturer before the goods are packed in China and check carton or battery photos for it before loading.
- Import country
Safety information in a language Bulgaria accepts
An importer has to ensure that batteries are accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language that end-users in Bulgaria can easily understand, as the Member State determines. Inserts and carton print are much simpler to adjust before packing in China.
What Anxin does: We ask the importer which language Bulgaria requires and check carton and insert photos against it before loading.
- Import country
Supply-chain due diligence moved to August 2027
The Battery Regulation's due diligence obligations on cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite were postponed by Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 and now apply from 18 August 2027, with Commission guidelines due by 26 July 2026. Buyers in Bulgaria are already asking suppliers for the supply-chain data they will need.
What Anxin does: We pass the Bulgaria buyer's due diligence questions to the manufacturer and keep their answers with the shipment file; the policy itself remains the producer's responsibility.
Documents & compliance
Documents to line up for Lianyungang → Burgas
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.
In Lianyungang, before the box is loaded
- For ESS: UN3480 or UN3536 confirmed, state of charge and circuit isolation stated in writing
- 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
- Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report
Carrier and voyage
- Final DG manifest data ready before the vessel reaches the Turkish Straits
- War-risk surcharge for the Black Sea port stated in writing
- UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type
For the importer in Bulgaria
- Instructions and safety information in the language Bulgaria requires
- Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
- Haulier in Bulgaria briefed with UN number, class 9 and tunnel code (E) for the road leg
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 Lianyungang export filings, the carrier booking and the Bulgaria 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
Risks on this route and who deals with them
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESS unit not isolated or poorly distributed in a break-bulk hold | Lianyungang, break-bulk loading | Manufacturer's written isolation steps; safety meeting | Manufacturer / ship, coordinated by Anxin |
| Additional war-risk premium added after booking | Black Sea listed area | Surcharge confirmed in writing | Carrier, checked by Anxin |
| Importer details missing from battery and packaging | Importer in Bulgaria | Address block sent to the factory before packing | Manufacturer / importer |
Questions
Common questions on the Lianyungang → Burgas route
The importer's: name, registered trade name or trade mark and postal address with a contact point, on the battery or, if it is too small, on the packaging or accompanying document.
A Sailing Plan 1 to the Turkish Straits VTS at least 24 hours before entry, including the dangerous cargo classes on board.
Its June 2025 break-bulk ESS guide recommends 20–50% remaining charge, with converters and monitoring off and circuits disconnected.
References
Official sources for this page
- Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards due diligence obligations (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Official Journal PDF) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Inland transport of dangerous goods (summary of Directive 2008/68/EC) (EUR-Lex)
- Turkish Straits Maritime Traffic Regulation (English translation) (Republic of Türkiye (translation published by VDA))
Next step
From enquiry to import
- 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
- 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
- 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
- 4HandoverAt Lianyungang
- 5ImportClearance at Burgas
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Lianyungang → Burgas before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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