Shipping from Qingdao to Mexico

Ports compared

42 listed ports in Mexico

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

The 42 listed port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; names and positions are in the table. Geographic illustration only.

No.	Port	Position	Classification	From Qingdao
1	Acapulco	16.85°N, 99.93°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
2	Altamira	22.48°N, 97.85°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
3	Alvarado	18.77°N, 95.76°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
4	Anton Lizardo	19.06°N, 95.98°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
5	Barra Chiltepec	18.43°N, 93.08°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
6	Barra de Tuxpan	20.97°N, 97.31°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
7	Cabo San Lucas	22.88°N, 109.88°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
8	Campeche	19.85°N, 90.55°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
9	Cancún	21.17°N, 86.83°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
10	Celestún	20.87°N, 90.40°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
11	Champoton	19.35°N, 90.72°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
12	Chetumal	18.50°N, 88.29°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
13	Ciudad del Carmen	18.63°N, 91.87°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
14	Ciudad Madero	22.27°N, 97.83°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
15	Coatzacoalcos	18.15°N, 94.42°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
16	Cozumel	20.50°N, 86.97°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
17	Dos Bocas	18.43°N, 93.22°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
18	Dzilam de Bravo	21.40°N, 88.88°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
19	Ensenada	31.87°N, 116.63°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
20	Guaymas	27.92°N, 110.92°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
21	Isla Aguada	18.79°N, 91.49°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
22	Isla Mujeres	21.23°N, 86.73°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
23	La Barra	20.60°N, 97.10°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
24	La Paz-Pichilingue	24.27°N, 110.33°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
25	Las Coloradas	21.61°N, 87.99°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
26	Lazaro Cardenas	17.93°N, 102.17°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
27	Manzanillo	19.05°N, 104.32°W	Port / terminal area	Key destination
28	Mazatlan	23.20°N, 106.42°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
29	Progreso	21.28°N, 89.67°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
30	Puerto Chiapas	14.70°N, 92.40°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
31	Puerto Vallarta	20.62°N, 105.27°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
32	Río Lagartos	21.60°N, 88.16°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
33	Salina Cruz	16.17°N, 95.20°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
34	Sisal	21.17°N, 90.03°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
35	Sánchez Magallanes	18.29°N, 93.86°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
36	Tamiahua	21.28°N, 97.45°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
37	Tampico	22.22°N, 97.87°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
38	Tecolutla	20.48°N, 97.01°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
39	Tijuana	32.53°N, 117.02°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
40	Topolobampo	25.60°N, 109.07°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
41	Tuxpan	20.95°N, 97.40°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
42	Veracruz	19.20°N, 96.13°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request

Mexico import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

Imports are cleared by Mexican customs (Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México, ANAM) and SAT. The importer of record (or its broker) files the declaration; Anxin coordinates but does not act as importer.

Importer registry (Padrón de Importadores)
Pedimento filed through a licensed customs broker

Import taxes to expect by name: import duty (IGI), IVA and customs processing fee. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: Spanish. 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): Altamira: Puerto de Altamira; Lazaro Cardenas: Puerto de Lázaro Cárdenas; Manzanillo: Puerto de Manzanillo; Veracruz: Puerto de Veracruz.

Container yard and warehouses at the port of Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala

Trailers backed up to the loading docks of a warehouse

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Mexico

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Mexico

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 Mexico

Importer registry (Padrón de Importadores).
Pedimento filed through a licensed customs broker.
Import taxes to expect by name: import duty (IGI), IVA and customs processing fee; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
Documents and port names are usually handled in Spanish.

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.

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.

Qingdao side

Leaving Qingdao for Mexico

Qingdao is the main container gateway for Shandong Province on the Yellow Sea. Container exports are concentrated at the Qianwan port area; Dongjiakou is a newer port area further south-west.

Origin handover · Qingdao

Where the cargo is handed over in Qingdao

Factory or supplierQingdao, Weifang, Yantai, Zibo, Jinan and Linyi in Shandong
Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
Qingdao terminalQianwan / Dongjiakou
Vessel loadingdeparture into the Yellow Sea

Port areas named for Qingdao

QianwanQianwan port area on the west side of the Jiaozhou Bay entrance, Qingdao's main container area
DongjiakouDongjiakou port area south-west of Qianwan, used mainly for bulk and energy cargo

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover option	Factory or supplier	Pickup / trucking	Warehouse or CFS	Qingdao 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 legs from inland dry ports into Qingdao are possible for some cargo; they are confirmed per shipment.