Xiamen (Haicang / Songyu)
Fujian's battery gateway, handling more than 90% of the province's lithium battery exports, with 10-minute online packaging appraisal for compliant products and the Taiwan Strait's winter monsoon on the doorstep.
Europe · sea freight from Xiamen
Shipping from Xiamen to Constanta
Xiamen to Constanta
South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Sea of Marmara · Bosporus · Black Sea
- XiamenChina origin
- South China Sea
- Malacca Strait
- Indian Ocean
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Suez Canal
- Sea of Marmara
- Bosporus
- Black Sea
- ConstantaRomania
From Xiamen to Constanta, cargo moves from Fujian's battery makers through Xiamen port, crosses a corridor through the Turkish Straits, and is discharged at the port of Constanta.
Romania applies the EU Battery Regulation, starting with registration in its own national producer register. This page sets out 6 points specific to this route, how Anxin handles each one and which documents to prepare.
What we need to start
- Online packaging appraisal
- Taiwan Strait monsoon Oct–Apr
- EU declaration of conformity
- Consignee EORI
- National producer registration
Route profile
How Xiamen → Constanta differs from other lanes
Asia – Black Sea via Suez and the Turkish Straits
Suez, the Aegean and the Turkish Straits, with a 24-hour DG sailing plan before the Bosporus and, since September 2026, almost the whole Black Sea on the war-risk list.
Where this route gets difficult
Where Xiamen → Constanta shipments get held up: 6 points
Listed from loading in Xiamen to import into Romania, each with what we do about it.
- Origin port
The Taiwan Strait's winter monsoon starts at the port
Ships leaving Xiamen enter the Taiwan Strait straight away. A Chinese government weather account notes that the strait's funnel effect makes winds 1–2 Beaufort levels stronger than outside it, and that the winter and spring north-east monsoon brings force 7 or stronger winds on about two-thirds of days. Container ships are advised to secure lashing.
What Anxin does: From October to April we apply the CINS blocking and bracing checks strictly on stuffing photos before sealing.
- Origin port
Xiamen's 10-minute packaging appraisal only works for clean data
Xiamen Customs now issues the packaging use-appraisal certificate for lithium batteries through the single window after automatic pre-review matching: about 10 minutes in the case reported in August 2026, against roughly half a day for the old on-site inspection. The fast path is only for products that pass pre-review as compliant and valid; anything that does not match goes back to inspection.
What Anxin does: We check the product data, UN38.3 summary and packaging codes against the application before it is submitted, so the certificate comes through pre-review rather than falling back to an on-site check.
- Sea corridor
Black Sea war-risk area widened in September 2026
The Joint War Committee extended its Black Sea listed area on 16 September 2026 to cover nearly the whole sea, excluding only Turkish, Georgian, Bulgarian and Romanian territorial waters. Ships going in must notify war-risk underwriters, who can charge extra premium per voyage, which carriers may pass on.
What Anxin does: We ask the carrier for any war-risk surcharge to Constanta in writing before booking and recheck it if the sailing moves.
- Import country
Due diligence on battery raw materials from August 2027
Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 pushed the Battery Regulation's due diligence duties for cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite back to 18 August 2027 and gave the Commission until 26 July 2026 for its guidelines. Buyers in Romania are already collecting the supply-chain information they will need.
What Anxin does: We pass the Romania buyer's due diligence questions to the manufacturer and keep their answers with the shipment file; the policy itself remains the producer's responsibility.
- Import country
The ICS2 entry summary is due before loading in Xiamen
For Constanta, EU security pre-filing happens at the other end of the voyage: the ICS2 entry summary must reach the system 24 hours before the container is loaded in Xiamen. No filing means no loading, and a missing EORI number is enough to reject it.
What Anxin does: We collect the consignee's EORI number, an HS-level goods description and the house-bill parties at booking, and make sure the party filing the ENS has them before the Xiamen cut-off.
- Import country
The importer's name and address on the battery
A battery entering Romania has to identify its importer: name, registered trade name or trade mark, postal address and a contact point belong on the battery itself, or on the packaging or accompanying document when the battery is too small. That text is fixed at the factory, not at Constanta.
What Anxin does: We pass the Romania importer's name and address block to the manufacturer before the goods are packed in China and check carton or battery photos for it before loading.
Documents & compliance
Checklist for Xiamen → Constanta
Test reports, safety data sheets and import certificates come from the shipper, factory and importer, not from Anxin; our part is to review them before booking.
At the Xiamen end
- Packaging appraisal data (product, UN38.3 summary, packaging codes) checked before single-window submission
- Customs packaging use-appraisal result for the dangerous goods packaging (with the maker's performance appraisal)
- Container packing certificate signed by a certified packing inspector after supervised stuffing
- 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)
For the shipping line
- Final DG manifest data ready before the vessel reaches the Turkish Straits
- Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards
- Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
For the importer in Romania
- Producer of record in Romania and its national registration number
- Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
Before you book
Match the details first
We line up UN numbers, model names and package counts across the Xiamen filings, the booking with the carrier and the documents for Romania before the booking is confirmed, so that a mismatch is fixed at origin rather than discovered at Constanta.
Carriers we book with
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application fails pre-review and falls back to on-site inspection | Xiamen Customs | Data checked against the application first | Anxin with the manufacturer |
| Cargo shift in winter monsoon seas | Taiwan Strait, Oct–Apr | CINS blocking and bracing checked on photos | Packing site, checked by Anxin |
| Additional war-risk premium added after booking | Black Sea listed area | Surcharge confirmed in writing | Carrier, checked by Anxin |
| ENS not filed and the box is refused at loading | Loading port, Xiamen | EORI and house-bill data passed to the filer at booking | Filer (carrier / forwarder) |
| Importer details missing from battery and packaging | Importer in Romania | Address block sent to the factory before packing | Manufacturer / importer |
Questions
Xiamen → Constanta: questions we are asked
The CE marking on the battery and the manufacturer's EU declaration of conformity, which must be available in the language Romania requires. Both have applied since 18 August 2024.
Possibly. Since 16 September 2026 almost the whole Black Sea, outside Turkish, Georgian, Bulgarian and Romanian territorial waters, is a Joint War Committee listed area, and underwriters may charge additional premiums. We get the carrier's surcharge in writing.
For products that pass automatic pre-review, Xiamen Customs issues it through the single window; the case reported in August 2026 took about 10 minutes, against about half a day for the old on-site inspection. Products that do not pass pre-review still need inspection.
References
Regulations and port sources cited
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (ELI) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards due diligence obligations (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- ICS2 Release 3: Prepare your business for sending goods to or via the EU by sea and inland waterways (European Commission, DG TAXUD (leaflet KP0423828ENN))
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Official Journal PDF) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Turkish Straits Maritime Traffic Regulation (English translation) (Republic of Türkiye (translation published by VDA))
- Xiamen Customs smart supervision of lithium battery dangerous-goods packaging (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT (from Fujian Daily))
- Faster clearance for Fujian lithium battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT)
- Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))
Next step
From enquiry to import
- 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
- 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
- 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
- 4HandoverAt Xiamen
- 5ImportClearance at Constanta
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Xiamen → Constanta before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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