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Shipping from Lianyungang to Naantali

Lianyungang to Naantali

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

Sea corridor illustration: Lianyungang to Naantali, Finland Simplified map with a curved corridor from Lianyungang via Yellow Sea, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Danish Straits to Naantali. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIAAFRICAEUROPERUSSIAINDIAN OCEANNORTH ATLANTICPACIFIC OCEAN Singapore / MalaccaBab-el-MandebSuez CanalGibraltarDover Strait LianyungangCHINA ORIGIN NaantaliFINLAND LianyungangYELLOW SEASHANDONGJIANGSUDEPARTURE AREA
  1. LianyungangChina 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. NaantaliFinland
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.

From Lianyungang to Naantali, cargo moves out of Lianyungang, crosses a long Europe voyage extended through the Danish straits into the Baltic, and is discharged at the port of Naantali.

The Finnish side adds producer registration to the EU battery 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

  • Fog season Apr–Jul
  • Lianyungang export
  • EU declaration of conformity
  • Finnish producer register entry
  • Finnish and Swedish safety information
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Route profile

The Lianyungang → Naantali 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

Finland

The national producer register at the Finnish Supervisory Agency, a Finnish authorised representative for distance sellers, and the EU-wide battery and ICS2 duties.

Aerial view over the Port of Lianyungang with berths, rail lines and cargo yards
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Where this route gets difficult

5 pain points from Lianyungang to Naantali

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

  1. Origin port

    Lianyungang's break-bulk guide for ESS

    For energy storage shipped on break-bulk vessels, Lianyungang MSA's June 2025 guide classes ESS cabinets as UN3480 and ESS containers as UN3536, recommends 20–50% remaining charge, and requires converters and monitoring switched off, series and parallel circuits disconnected, packages spread evenly 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.

  2. Sea corridor

    Suez or Cape before the Baltic even starts

    Before the Danish straits, the voyage from Asia is the same as for North Europe: Sea-Intelligence data for September 2026 put Red Sea routing at 27% for North Europe services, so most boxes still go round the Cape of Good Hope, where SAMSA estimates about 35% of 2024's lost containers went overboard.

    What Anxin does: We quote the Suez and Cape routings separately when both are offered and apply the CINS stuffing checks strictly on Cape sailings.

  3. Import country

    Annex V testing for stationary energy storage

    Stationary battery energy storage systems placed on the EU market since 18 August 2024 must be safe in normal operation, with technical documentation showing tests against the Annex V parameters, including thermal shock, short-circuit protection, over-discharge and thermal propagation. ESS buyers in Finland increasingly ask for that file before delivery.

    What Anxin does: For ESS cabinets and racks bound for Finland we ask the manufacturer to confirm that the Annex V test documentation exists before booking and note the answer in the shipment file.

  4. Import country

    User-replaceable batteries in appliances from 18 February 2027

    Article 11 of the Battery Regulation says that from 18 February 2027 portable batteries inside appliances must be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user using commercially available tools, without heat or solvents, except under limited derogations. Appliances sold in Finland after that date need a design that complies.

    What Anxin does: When appliances with built-in batteries are booked for Finland we point the importer to the February 2027 date so the manufacturer answers the design question before shipment; we do not assess compliance.

  5. Import country

    Mercury, cadmium and lead limits in portable batteries

    Annex I of the Battery Regulation caps mercury at 0.0005 %, cadmium at 0.002 % and lead at 0.01 % by weight in portable batteries, and the lead limit has applied since 18 August 2024. Market surveillance in Finland can ask the importer to show that the goods meet these limits.

    What Anxin does: We ask the manufacturer for its substance declaration or test report reference and file it with the shipping documents for the Finland importer; we do not test batteries.

Locator map of Naantali, FinlandNaantali
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (60.47°N, 22.02°E).
Close view of stacked blue and red shipping containers at the Port of Rotterdam

Documents & compliance

Checklist for Lianyungang → Naantali

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.

At the Lianyungang end

  • For ESS: UN3480 or UN3536 confirmed, state of charge and circuit isolation stated in writing
  • Substance declaration covering mercury, cadmium and lead limits
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report
  • Customs packaging use-appraisal result for the dangerous goods packaging (with the maker's performance appraisal)
  • Container packing certificate signed by a certified packing inspector after supervised stuffing

For the carrier and the voyage

  • Transhipment port, feeder operator and feeder DG acceptance named on the booking
  • Dangerous goods declaration with UN number (3480 / 3481 / 3090 / 3091), proper shipping name and packing instruction (P903, or P908/P911 for damaged)
  • Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards

For import into Finland

  • Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
  • Instructions and safety information in the language Finland requires
A portable power bank connected to a smartphone
Before you book

Match the details first

We line up UN numbers, model names and package counts across the Lianyungang filings, the booking with the carrier and the documents for Finland before the booking is confirmed, so that a mismatch is fixed at origin rather than discovered at Naantali.

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 Lianyungang → Naantali

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
ESS unit not isolated or poorly distributed in a break-bulk holdLianyungang, break-bulk loadingManufacturer's written isolation steps; safety meetingManufacturer / ship, coordinated by Anxin
Storage system delivered without Annex V test fileBuyer in FinlandTest documentation confirmed before bookingManufacturer

Questions

Lianyungang → Naantali: questions we are asked

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.

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.

Its June 2025 break-bulk ESS guide recommends 20–50% remaining charge, with converters and monitoring off and circuits disconnected.

References

Regulations and port sources cited

  1. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Official Journal PDF) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  2. Navigation through Danish waters (version 16.0, 2025) (Danish Maritime Authority)
  3. Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))

Next step

From enquiry to import

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Lianyungang
  5. 5ImportClearance at Naantali
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.

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

After you send it

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

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