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.
Europe · sea freight from Lianyungang
Shipping from Lianyungang to Saint-Brieuc
Lianyungang to Saint-Brieuc
Yellow Sea · Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · English Channel
- LianyungangChina origin
- Yellow Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- Malacca Strait
- Indian Ocean
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Suez Canal
- Strait of Gibraltar
- English Channel
- Saint-BrieucFrance
Lithium batteries for Saint-Brieuc go from northern Jiangsu through Lianyungang on the Yellow Sea. On the way they face a voyage that may run through Suez as drawn or round the Cape, depending on the service, and they arrive at the port of Saint-Brieuc.
The French side checks the producer's unique identifier (IDU) as well as 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
- Consignee EORI
- EU declaration of conformity
- IDU (batteries stream)
Route profile
How Lianyungang → Saint-Brieuc differs from other lanes
France
A SYDEREP IDU and eco-organisme membership for every battery category, with EU duties from CE marking to the importer's address on the battery.
Where this route gets difficult
Where Lianyungang → Saint-Brieuc shipments get held up: 5 points
They run from the Lianyungang terminal through the voyage to Saint-Brieuc and the France import file.
- Origin port
Four cargo-side documents at Lianyungang, each checked
Under Lianyungang MSA's Notice No. 1 of 2024 the cargo side of a 'new three' filing needs four items: safe-carriage declaration, packing certificate signed by an inspector, packaging inspection certificate where the goods are packaged, and a power of attorney. A shorter list puts more weight on each paper, and the packing certificate still requires a certified inspector after supervised stuffing.
What Anxin does: We prepare the four cargo-side documents together and check that the packing certificate, the packaging certificate and the declaration describe the same UN numbers and quantities.
- Sea corridor
EU emissions trading now covers the whole inbound voyage share
Ships of 5,000 GT and above calling at EU ports, Saint-Brieuc 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.
- Import country
Industrial and EV batteries now need an eco-organisme too
Until 2025 the French batteries stream covered portable batteries. From 18 August 2025 producers of all five categories, including industrial and EV batteries, must join an approved eco-organisme or have an individual system approved. Batribox and ecosystem hold approvals for all categories to the end of 2030; Corepile's members now deal with ecosystem.
What Anxin does: For storage and industrial packs we ask which eco-organisme covers the category, because an ESS shipment to Saint-Brieuc falls under the same rule as consumer cells.
- 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 France increasingly ask for that file before delivery.
What Anxin does: For ESS cabinets and racks bound for France we ask the manufacturer to confirm that the Annex V test documentation exists before booking and note the answer in the shipment file.
- 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 France 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 France importer; we do not test batteries.
Documents & compliance
What to have ready: Lianyungang to Saint-Brieuc
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
- The four cargo-side documents under Lianyungang MSA Notice 2024 No. 1 prepared together and cross-checked
- 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 carrier and the voyage
- Routing (Suez or Cape of Good Hope) and any transhipment port stated on the booking confirmation
- 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 France
- Eco-organisme (or approved individual system) for the battery category
- Batteries-stream IDU of the producer of record in France
- Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
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 Lianyungang filings, the carrier booking and the France 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
What could go wrong from Lianyungang to Saint-Brieuc, and who acts
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| One of the four documents inconsistent with the others | Lianyungang MSA filing | Cross-check before submission | Anxin with the declarant |
| Emissions surcharge changes between quote and sailing | EU port call | Surcharge shown as a separate line with its basis | Carrier, checked by Anxin |
| Industrial batteries placed on the market with no eco-organisme | French REP enforcement | Category and eco-organisme confirmed at booking | Producer |
| Storage system delivered without Annex V test file | Buyer in France | Test documentation confirmed before booking | Manufacturer |
Questions
Common questions on the Lianyungang → Saint-Brieuc route
The CE marking on the battery and the manufacturer's EU declaration of conformity, which must be available in the language France requires. Both have applied since 18 August 2024.
It depends on the service. In September 2026 most Asia–North Europe capacity still sailed round the Cape of Good Hope; Sea-Intelligence put the Red Sea share for North Europe vessels at 27%. We ask the carrier to confirm the routing on the booking and quote each routing separately.
Under its Notice No. 1 of 2024, the cargo side submits the DG safe-carriage declaration, the inspector-signed packing certificate, the packaging inspection certificate where the goods are packaged, and a power of attorney.
References
Regulations and port sources cited
- Identifiant unique (IDU) des filières REP (ADEME, Filières REP)
- Filière REP Batteries (BAT) (ADEME, Filières REP)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (ELI) (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)
- Reducing emissions from the shipping sector (European Commission (DG Climate Action))
Next step
From enquiry to import
- 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
- 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
- 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
- 4HandoverAt Lianyungang
- 5ImportClearance at Saint-Brieuc
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Lianyungang → Saint-Brieuc before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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