Shipping from Tianjin to Spain

Ports compared

25 listed ports in Spain

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

The 25 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 Tianjin
1	A Coruna	43.37°N, 8.38°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
2	Algeciras	36.13°N, 5.43°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
3	Alicante	38.33°N, 0.48°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
4	Avilés	43.60°N, 5.93°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
5	Barcelona	41.35°N, 2.17°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
6	Bilbao	43.25°N, 2.97°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
7	Cadiz	36.53°N, 6.30°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
8	Cartagena	37.58°N, 0.98°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
9	Castellon	39.97°N, 0.02°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
10	Ceuta	35.90°N, 5.32°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
11	El Puerto de Santa María	36.60°N, 6.23°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
12	Ferrol	43.48°N, 8.23°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
13	Gijón	43.55°N, 5.67°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
14	Huelva	37.25°N, 6.95°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
15	Las Palmas	28.15°N, 15.42°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
16	Marín	42.40°N, 8.70°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
17	Melilla	35.32°N, 2.88°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
18	Pasaia	43.33°N, 1.93°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
19	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	28.47°N, 16.23°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
20	Santander	43.47°N, 3.78°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
21	Seville	37.37°N, 6.00°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
22	Tarragona	41.10°N, 1.23°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
23	Valencia	39.45°N, 0.32°W	Port / terminal area	Key destination
24	Vigo	42.23°N, 8.72°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
25	Vilagarcía de Arousa	42.53°N, 8.77°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request

Spain import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

Imports are cleared by Spanish customs (Agencia Tributaria – Customs and Excise). 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.

Spain 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: Spanish (plus Catalan, Galician, Basque regionally). 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): Algeciras: Puerto de Algeciras; Barcelona: Port de Barcelona; Bilbao: Puerto de Bilbao; Valencia: Puerto de Valencia.

Container ship alongside blue gantry cranes at the Juan Carlos I dock, Algeciras

Trailers backed up to the loading docks of a warehouse

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Spain

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Spain

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 Spain

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 Spanish (plus Catalan, Galician, Basque regionally).

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.

A portable power bank connected to a smartphone

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.

Tianjin side

Leaving Tianjin for Spain

Tianjin Xingang is the main seaport for Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. It sits at the western end of the Bohai Sea, so every ocean corridor first crosses the Bohai Sea and the Bohai Strait.

Origin handover · Tianjin

Where the cargo is handed over in Tianjin

Factory or supplierBeijing, Tianjin and Hebei, with rail links toward Shanxi and Inner Mongolia
Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
Tianjin terminalBeijiang / Dongjiang (Xingang)
Vessel loadingdeparture into the Bohai Sea

Port areas named for Tianjin

Xingang (Beijiang)Beijiang port area of Tianjin Xingang, north of the main channel
Xingang (Dongjiang)Dongjiang port area of Tianjin Xingang, on reclaimed land east of Beijiang

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover option	Factory or supplier	Pickup / trucking	Warehouse or CFS	Tianjin 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 from inland dry ports into Tianjin Xingang is used for some cargo; whether it applies is confirmed per shipment.