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Shipping from Xiamen to Guinea

This page brings together what matters for battery cargo from Xiamen to Guinea: the Xiamen handover, the sea corridor, Guinea import clearance and the 1 port listed below.

Port position

The listed port in Guinea

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

Map of the 1 listed port in Guinea1Conakry
Port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; numbers match the table. Geographic illustration only.
No.PortPositionClassificationFrom Xiamen
1Conakry9.52°N, 13.72°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request

Guinea import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

Imports are cleared by Guinean customs (Direction Générale des Douanes). The importer of record (or its broker) files the declaration; Anxin coordinates but does not act as importer.

  • ECOWAS common external tariff

Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty, VAT and levies. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: French. Commercial invoice, packing list and battery descriptions should use the product names the importer will declare.

Early-morning panorama of the Port of Durban with container cranes
A blue truck hauling an orange container on a motorway

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Guinea

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Guinea

  • 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 Guinea

  • ECOWAS common external tariff.
  • Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty, VAT and levies; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
  • Documents and port names are usually handled in French.

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 shrink-wrapped lithium-ion battery pack for a small electric vehicle

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.

Xiamen side

Leaving Xiamen for Guinea

Xiamen is the main container gateway for southern Fujian and sits on the Taiwan Strait. Container exports are handled mainly in the Haicang and Songyu port areas on the western side of Xiamen Bay.

Origin handover · Xiamen

Where the cargo is handed over in Xiamen

  1. Factory or supplierXiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, plus Fujian battery and energy-storage makers further inland and up the coast
  2. Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
  3. Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
  4. Xiamen terminalHaicang / Songyu
  5. Vessel loadingdeparture into the Taiwan Strait

Port areas named for Xiamen

  • HaicangHaicang port area on the western shore of Xiamen Bay
  • SongyuSongyu port area at the southern tip of the Haicang peninsula

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover optionFactory or supplierPickup / truckingWarehouse or CFSXiamen terminalVessel loading
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Delivery to the terminal gateshipper arrangesshipper arrangesshipper arrangesin quote scopein quote scope

in the quote scope arranged by the shipper

Schematic, not to scale. The terminal used for a booking depends on the carrier; Cargo from other Fujian cities may reach Xiamen by road or coastal feeder; that is confirmed per shipment.
Container cranes at port facilities in Haicang, Xiamen, seen across the water on a hazy day

Destination ports

1 port in Guinea from Xiamen

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

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

Shipping battery cargo from Xiamen to Guinea?

Share the cargo facts and the port you need; we review the lane in writing.

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