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Shipping from Shanghai to Izmit (Kocaeli)

Shanghai to Izmit (Kocaeli)

East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Sea of Marmara · Bosporus

ShanghaiChina origin
East China Sea
Taiwan Strait
Malacca Strait
Indian Ocean
Bab-el-Mandeb
Suez Canal
Sea of Marmara
Bosporus
Izmit (Kocaeli)Turkey

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.

This route runs through Yangshan or Waigaoqiao under Shanghai MSA's photo-verified packing rules, then follows a Suez, Aegean and Bosporus passage into the Black Sea; at the far end is the port of Izmit (Kocaeli).

Türkiye wants the entry summary declaration 24 hours before the container is loaded in China. Below are 5 route-specific points to plan for, what we do about each, and the documents to have ready before booking.

What we need to start

Yangshan / Waigaoqiao export
Photo-verified packing certificate
Özet beyan 24 h before loading
TAP membership + Çevre Uyum İzni
TAREKS application

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Route profile

The Shanghai → Izmit (Kocaeli) route in brief

Origin port

Shanghai (Yangshan / Waigaoqiao)

Yangshan and Waigaoqiao exports under Shanghai MSA's photo-verified packing system, where a mismatch between photos and EDI data keeps a DG box off the ship.

Import country

Türkiye

A Turkish entry summary 24 hours before loading in China, TAP membership and a TAREKS environmental permit for battery importers, and GEKAP on batteries placed on the market.

Where this route gets difficult

What to watch between Shanghai and Izmit (Kocaeli): 5 points

In the order the cargo meets them: at the loading port, at sea, at Izmit (Kocaeli) and at customs in Turkey.

Origin port
Shanghai's photo-verified packing certificate
At Shanghai the packing inspector must upload photos taken before, during and after stuffing through the MSA's remote system, with face recognition and phone location on, before the electronic packing certificate goes out by EDI. A container is not loaded if the photos are missing, uploaded late, taken outside the verified stuffing site, or do not match the EDI cargo data. Stuffing sites outside Shanghai must be registered with Shanghai MSA.
What Anxin does: We confirm that the stuffing site (including factory sites in Jiangsu or Zhejiang) is registered for Shanghai's remote system, and we check the photo upload against the EDI data before the packing certificate is sent.
Sea corridor
A dangerous-cargo sailing plan 24 hours before the Bosporus
Ships carrying dangerous cargo must file a Sailing Plan 1 with the Turkish Straits VTS at least 24 hours before entering the straits, declaring the dangerous goods classes on board. A class 9 battery container is part of that declaration, so late or wrong DG data on the manifest can hold the ship up at the entrance.
What Anxin does: We make sure the DG manifest data (UN number, class, quantity, container number) are final and match the booking before the vessel leaves the last port before the straits.
Import country
Risk-based TAREKS check comes first
A battery container landed at Izmit (Kocaeli) cannot be declared to customs until the TAREKS import inspection under Communiqué 2017/15 is done; the system selects checks by risk analysis, and the importer answers for compliance.
What Anxin does: We send the importer the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, test reports and product photos before loading, for its TAREKS application.
Import country
GEKAP on batteries placed on the market
Türkiye charges a recovery contribution (GEKAP) on batteries placed on the market, imports included, payable to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance under Environment Law No. 2872. It is the importer's liability, but the quantities and battery types on the invoice and packing list are what it is calculated from.
What Anxin does: We make sure the invoice and packing list give battery type, quantity and weight per line, so the importer can calculate GEKAP from the shipping documents.
Import country
Turkish entry summary 24 hours before loading in Shanghai
Türkiye applies its own advance filing: for containerised sea cargo the entry summary declaration (özet beyan) must reach the customs office where the goods will be discharged at least 24 hours before the container is loaded at the departure port. The carrier must make sure third-party filers meet the deadline, so incomplete data at Shanghai can keep the box off the ship.
What Anxin does: We give the carrier or filer the consignee details, HS-level description and DG data at booking, well before the Shanghai cut-off.

Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (40.77°N, 29.92°E).

Aerial view of a container yard with rows of colourful containers at the Port of Barcelona

Documents & compliance

What to have ready: Shanghai to Izmit (Kocaeli)

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

At the Shanghai end

Stuffing photos (before, during, after) uploaded to Shanghai MSA's remote system before the EDI packing certificate is sent
Stuffing site registered and geo-verified with Shanghai MSA; fire-safety proof for lithium DG warehouses
Transport-condition classification report where applicable
Load plan showing even weight distribution (no more than 60% of the cargo weight in either half of the container length)
Invoice in triplicate with HS code and origin; certificate of origin without corrections

For the carrier and the voyage

Final DG manifest data ready before the vessel reaches the Turkish Straits
UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type
Dangerous goods declaration with UN number (3480 / 3481 / 3090 / 3091), proper shipping name and packing instruction (P903, or P908/P911 for damaged)

For the importer in Turkey

Declaration of conformity and test reports for the TAREKS inspection
Importer's TAP membership and Çevre Uyum İzni (TAREKS)

An electric bicycle with its battery mounted on the frame

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 Shanghai export filings, the carrier booking and the Turkey import papers. We compare all three before confirming space.

Carriers we book with

and 16 more

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
Container refused for loading: photos late, off-site or not matching EDI data	Yangshan / Waigaoqiao	Photo upload checked against EDI data before the certificate is sent	Packing inspector, checked by Anxin
Incorrect DG data in the straits sailing plan	Turkish Straits	Manifest checked against the booking	Carrier, with data from Anxin
Entry summary late and the box is not loaded	Loading port, Shanghai	Filing data passed at booking	Carrier / filer
TAREKS inspection delays the customs declaration	Port of discharge	Conformity documents sent before loading	Importer / manufacturer

Questions

Shanghai → Izmit (Kocaeli): questions we are asked

Yes. Under Communiqué 2017/15 battery imports go through a risk-based TAREKS inspection before the customs declaration is registered.

A Sailing Plan 1 to the Turkish Straits VTS at least 24 hours before entry, including the dangerous cargo classes on board.

It can, but Shanghai MSA checks the phone location of the packing photos against a verified stuffing site, and sites outside Shanghai must be registered with it. We confirm registration before the stuffing date; otherwise the container can be refused for loading.

References

Where these points come from

Sıkça sorulan sorular: Özet beyan (T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı)
Türkiye: Import Requirements and Documentation (last published 2026-01-29) (International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)
Turkish Straits Maritime Traffic Regulation (English translation) (Republic of Türkiye (translation published by VDA))
Notice on the trial of the remote smart management system for DG container packing (Chinese), 12 November 2021 (Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration)

Next step

From enquiry to import

1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
4HandoverAt Shanghai
5ImportClearance at Izmit (Kocaeli)

Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Shanghai → Izmit (Kocaeli) before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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