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Shipping from Shanghai to Portugal

23 destination ports in Portugal are listed from Shanghai. Cargo leaves Shanghai from Yangshan or Waigaoqiao, and import clearance in Portugal runs through Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority (AT).

Ports compared

23 listed ports in Portugal

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

Map of the 23 listed ports in Portugal
The 23 listed port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; names and positions are in the table. Geographic illustration only.
No.PortPositionClassificationFrom Shanghai
1Angra do Heroísmo38.65°N, 27.22°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
2Aveiro40.65°N, 8.65°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
3Cascais38.70°N, 9.42°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
4Figueira da Foz40.15°N, 8.85°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
5Funchal32.63°N, 16.92°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
6Horta38.53°N, 28.63°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
7Lagos37.10°N, 8.62°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
8Leixoes41.18°N, 8.68°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
9Lisbon38.70°N, 9.17°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
10Nazaré39.60°N, 9.07°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
11Olhão37.03°N, 7.83°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
12Peniche39.35°N, 9.38°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
13Ponta Delgada37.73°N, 25.67°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
14Portimão37.13°N, 8.53°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
15Porto41.15°N, 8.62°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
16Santa Cruz das Flores39.45°N, 31.12°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
17Sesimbra38.43°N, 9.10°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
18Setubal38.52°N, 8.90°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
19Sines37.95°N, 8.87°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
20Tavira37.12°N, 7.65°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
21Viana do Castelo41.70°N, 8.83°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
22Vila do Porto36.93°N, 25.15°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
23Vila Real de Santo António37.20°N, 7.42°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request

Portugal import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

Imports are cleared by Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority (AT). The importer of record (or its broker) files the declaration; Anxin coordinates but does not act as importer.

  • Registrations and filings are confirmed with the importer's customs broker.

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

Portugal is in the EU customs union: goods are cleared once under the Union Customs Code and can then move within the single market.

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: Portuguese. 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): Leixoes: Porto de Leixões; Lisbon: Porto de Lisboa; Sines: Porto de Sines.

Container ship alongside blue gantry cranes at the Juan Carlos I dock, Algeciras
A blue truck hauling an orange container on a motorway

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Portugal

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Portugal

  • 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 Portugal

  • Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT (IVA) and any customs duty; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
  • Documents and port names are usually handled in Portuguese.

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.
Two power-tool battery packs side by side

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.

Shanghai side

Leaving Shanghai for Portugal

Shanghai serves the Yangtze River Delta manufacturing region. Container exports are handled mainly at Yangshan Deep-Water Port offshore and at the Waigaoqiao port area on the Yangtze estuary.

Origin handover · Shanghai

Where the cargo is handed over in Shanghai

  1. Factory or supplierShanghai, southern Jiangsu
  2. Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
  3. Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
  4. Shanghai terminalYangshan / Waigaoqiao
  5. Vessel loadingdeparture into the East China Sea

Port areas named for Shanghai

  • YangshanYangshan Deep-Water Port on the Yangshan islands, linked to the mainland by the Donghai Bridge
  • WaigaoqiaoWaigaoqiao port area in Pudong on the south bank of the Yangtze estuary

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover optionFactory or supplierPickup / truckingWarehouse or CFSShanghai terminalVessel loading
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in the quote scope arranged by the shipper

Schematic, not to scale. The terminal used for a booking depends on the carrier; Cargo from upstream Yangtze river ports can reach Shanghai by river feeder barge; whether that leg is used is confirmed per shipment.
Yangshan deep-water port near Shanghai seen from a hillside, with container stacks and gantry cranes

Destination ports

23 ports in Portugal from Shanghai

Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, Portugal clearance and battery checks.

Routing and sailing schedules vary by carrier, cargo type and booking date. Confirm the current schedule with our team.

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