Northeast Asia · sea freight from Dalian

Shipping from Dalian to Kobe

Dalian to Kobe

Yellow Sea · East China Sea

DalianChina origin
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
KobeJapan

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.

Lithium battery cargo from Dalian (Dayaowan port area) to Kobe, Japan: where the cargo is handed over, the sea corridor, the battery and document checks, and what happens at Kobe before a written quote.

What we need to start

Battery configuration
New or returned
UN 38.3 test summary
SDS
Packages and weights
Pickup address near Dalian
Importer in Japan

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Route facts

Dalian → Kobe at a glance

Origin port areas: Dayaowan port areaFirst sea: Yellow Sea
Pickup region: Trucking within Liaoning plus rail-sea legs from northeast China
Illustrated corridor: 2 seas and passagesabout 1,050 nm as drawn, geographic only
Destination port: Kobe, Japan34.65°N, 135.18°E · port / terminal area
Import authority: Japan CustomsCustoms duty and consumption tax by name; rates via the importer's broker
Listing from Dalian: Key destinationCarriage is confirmed per shipment

Origin

1 named port area in Dalian

Cargo for Kobe is handed over at Dayaowan port area; the carrier's booking decides which. The illustrated corridor leaves Dalian into the Yellow Sea.

Corridor

2 seas and passages, about 1,050 nm as drawn

From the Yellow Sea via the East China Sea to Kobe. The vessel's actual routing is set by the carrier.

Destination

Kobe, Japan · 34.65°N, 135.18°E

Listed as port / terminal area. Import clearance with Japan Customs; NACCS customs system; PSE marking under the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act for lithium-ion storage batteries in scope. Kobe is one of 46 key destinations on the Dalian hub.

Origin handover

Handing over battery cargo in Dalian

Origin handover · Dalian

Where the cargo is handed over in Dalian

Factory or supplierDalian, Shenyang, Anshan and Yingkou in Liaoning, with rail links to Jilin and Heilongjiang
Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
Dalian terminalDayaowan
Vessel loadingdeparture into the Yellow Sea

Port areas named for Dalian

DayaowanDayaowan port area north-east of Dalian city, the main container area of Dalian Port

Schematic, not to scale. Door pickup, delivery to a warehouse or CFS, or delivery to the terminal gate change what the quote covers. Handover options on the Dalian hub

Blue harbour crane booms above a quay building in Dalian harbour

Dalian, at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, is the main container port for northeast China. Container exports are handled at the Dayaowan port area, which opens onto the northern Yellow Sea.

Rail-sea from northeast China into Dalian is used for some cargo; whether it applies is confirmed per shipment.

Ocean routing

Sea corridor from Dalian to Kobe

Dalian
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Kobe

Named seas and passages along the illustrated corridor, about 1,050 nautical miles long as drawn. A geographic measure only, not a sailing distance, port-call list or transit time.

FCL, LCL and any transshipment for Kobe are confirmed per booking with a carrier that accepts the declared UN numbers; this page does not promise a direct sailing or a transit time.

A cargo ship at anchor in calm water under a clear sky

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.

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

Cargo & documents

Battery screening and documents for Japan

Documents

For Japan, in addition to the standard file

NACCS customs system.
PSE marking under the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act for lithium-ion storage batteries in scope.
Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty and consumption tax; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
Documents and port names are usually handled in Japanese.

Standard file

Commercial invoice
Packing list
UN 38.3 test summary
Safety data sheet (SDS)
Battery data
Packaging and label photos
DG declaration details
Importer details

Download the checklist (PDF, 1 page) Documents guidance

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper and manufacturer; it does not issue UN 38.3 reports or SDS.

Cargo screening

Battery configuration and condition

Cells or batteries aloneUN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)
Packed with equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)
Contained in equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)

New, tested
Returned or used
Damaged, defective or recalled

Does not replace formal dangerous-goods classification under the applicable dangerous-goods rules (IMDG Code for sea, IATA DGR for air). Cargo guide · Condition review

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.

Destination & import

At Kobe and into Japan

Destination scope · Japan

Port, customs release and final address are separate steps

Discharge portKobe · 34.65°N, 135.18°E
Customs releaseJapan Customs, filed by the importer or its broker
Final addressOnly when named in the quote, with access and unloading conditions

Working classification: port / terminal area.

A city or country name in an enquiry is not the discharge port. Inland delivery in Japan is by truck from the container yard, with coastal feeder services also linking secondary ports.

Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (34.65°N, 135.18°E).

Stacked containers at a Busan port container yard at dusk

Import clearance in Japan

The importer of record, normally through a licensed broker, clears the goods with Japan Customs. Anxin supplies shipping and battery documents; it does not act as importer.

NACCS customs system
PSE marking under the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act for lithium-ion storage batteries in scope

After the port

Inland delivery in Japan is by truck from the container yard, with coastal feeder services also linking secondary ports.

Delivery beyond Kobe is part of the quote only when a final address is named.

Local-language name (reference): 神戸港 — confirm the exact spelling used on your shipping documents.

Quote boundary

What a written quote for Kobe separates

Cost segments by name only: no example figures and no day counts.

Quote boundary

Five cost segments for Dalian → Kobe

Dalian origin
- Pickup or delivery into Dayaowan port area
- Export declaration in China
- Origin terminal / CFS handling
Main carriage
- Ocean freight Dalian → Kobe
- DG and other carrier surcharges
- Any transshipment named in the quote
Kobe port
- Terminal handling and delivery order
- DG handling at discharge
- Storage after free time
Import clearance
- Filing with Japan Customs
- Customs duty and consumption tax
- Importer of record and broker
Final delivery
- Trucking within Japan
- Named address and unloading
- Only when quoted

Who usually bears each segment under common Incoterms® 2020 rules

Rule	Dalian origin	Main carriage	Kobe port	Import clearance	Final delivery
EXW	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer
FCA	Seller	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer
FOB	Seller	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer	Buyer
CFR / CIF	Seller	Seller	Per carriage contract	Buyer	Buyer
DAP	Seller	Seller	Seller	Buyer	Seller
DDP	Seller	Seller	Seller	Seller	Seller

Simplified reading of Incoterms® 2020 cost allocation (DAP shown with delivery to the final address). The written quote names the rule, the place and the exclusions; this page shows no prices and no all-in offer.

Questions

Dalian → Kobe: three common questions

Usually Dayaowan port area, depending on the carrier and booking. The three options are door pickup (trucking within Liaoning plus rail-sea legs from northeast China), delivery to a warehouse or CFS that handles battery cargo, or delivery to the terminal gate; the quote states which one applies.

Only when the booking and bill of lading name Kobe (34.65°N, 135.18°E). A city or country name in an enquiry is not proof of discharge; after the port, customs release and delivery to an address are separate steps.

Start with the cargo description, battery configuration, condition statement, UN 38.3 test summary and SDS. The checklist on this page lists the rest.

Next step

From enquiry to import

1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
4HandoverAt Dalian
5ImportClearance at Kobe

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 Dalian → Kobe before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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