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Shipping from Guangzhou to Puerto Bolívar

Guangzhou to Puerto Bolívar

South China Sea · Taiwan Strait · East China Sea · North Pacific · Eastern Pacific

Sea corridor illustration: Guangzhou to Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador Simplified map with a curved corridor from Guangzhou via South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, North Pacific, Eastern Pacific to Puerto Bolívar. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINANORTH AMERICAPACIFIC OCEAN North PacificEastern Pacific GuangzhouCHINA ORIGIN Puerto BolívarECUADOR GuangzhouSOUTH CHINA SEAGUANGDONGDEPARTURE AREA
  1. GuangzhouChina origin
  2. South China Sea
  3. Taiwan Strait
  4. East China Sea
  5. North Pacific
  6. Eastern Pacific
  7. Puerto BolívarEcuador
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 Guangzhou (Nansha port area) to Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador: where the cargo is handed over, the sea corridor, the battery and document checks, and what happens at Puerto Bolívar 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 Guangzhou
  • Importer in Ecuador

Route facts

Guangzhou → Puerto Bolívar at a glance

Origin port areas
Nansha port areaFirst sea: South China Sea
Pickup region
Trucking from Guangzhou and Foshan, or Pearl River barge from river terminals
Illustrated corridor
5 seas and passagesabout 9,600 nm as drawn, geographic only
Destination port
Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador3.27°S, 80.00°W · port / terminal area
Import authority
SENAEImport duty, IVA and other levies by name; rates via the importer's broker
Listing from Guangzhou
Assessed on requestCarriage is confirmed per shipment

Origin

1 named port area in Guangzhou

Cargo for Puerto Bolívar is handed over at Nansha port area; the carrier's booking decides which. The illustrated corridor leaves Guangzhou into the South China Sea.

Corridor

5 seas and passages, about 9,600 nm as drawn

From the South China Sea via the Taiwan Strait, the East China Sea, the North Pacific and the Eastern Pacific to Puerto Bolívar. Narrow passages on the drawn corridor: the Taiwan Strait. The vessel's actual routing is set by the carrier.

Destination

Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador · 3.27°S, 80.00°W

Listed as port / terminal area. Import clearance with SENAE; Puerto Bolívar is assessed on request from Guangzhou.

Origin handover

Handing over battery cargo in Guangzhou

Origin handover · Guangzhou

Where the cargo is handed over in Guangzhou

  1. Factory or supplierGuangzhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing
  2. Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
  3. Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
  4. Guangzhou terminalNansha
  5. Vessel loadingdeparture into the South China Sea

Port areas named for Guangzhou

  • NanshaNansha port area on Longxue Island at the head of the Pearl River estuary
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 Guangzhou hub
Elevated section of the Nansha Port Railway on concrete piers in Guangzhou's Nansha district

Guangzhou's deep-water container port is at Nansha, at the head of the Pearl River estuary. It serves Guangzhou, Foshan and the western Pearl River Delta, with river barge links from inland terminals.

Pearl River Delta barge feeders into Nansha are common for some shippers; whether one is used is confirmed per shipment.

Ocean routing

Sea corridor from Guangzhou to Puerto Bolívar

  1. Guangzhou
  2. South China Sea
  3. Taiwan Strait
  4. East China Sea
  5. North Pacific
  6. Eastern Pacific
  7. Puerto Bolívar
Named seas and passages along the illustrated corridor, about 9,600 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 Puerto Bolívar 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 container ship under way off the Guatemalan coast

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.

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 Ecuador

Documents

For Ecuador, in addition to the standard file

  • Import taxes to expect by name: import duty, IVA and other levies; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
  • Documents and port names are usually handled in Spanish.

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

  1. Cells or batteries aloneUN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)
  2. Packed with equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)
  3. Contained in equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)
  1. New, tested
  2. Returned or used
  3. 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
Two power-tool battery packs side by side

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 Puerto Bolívar and into Ecuador

Destination scope · Ecuador

Port, customs release and final address are separate steps

  1. Discharge portPuerto Bolívar · 3.27°S, 80.00°W
  2. Customs releaseSENAE, filed by the importer or its broker
  3. 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. Delivery beyond the port in Ecuador is usually by truck; the delivery address, access and unloading conditions are confirmed in the quote.
Locator map of Puerto Bolívar, EcuadorPuerto Bolívar
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (3.27°S, 80.00°W).
Container ship at berth in Cartagena, Colombia

Import clearance in Ecuador

The importer of record, normally through a licensed broker, clears the goods with Ecuadorian customs service (SENAE). Anxin supplies shipping and battery documents; it does not act as importer.

After the port

Delivery beyond the port in Ecuador is usually by truck; the delivery address, access and unloading conditions are confirmed in the quote.

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

Quote boundary

What a written quote for Puerto Bolívar separates

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

Quote boundary

Five cost segments for Guangzhou → Puerto Bolívar

  1. Guangzhou origin
    • Pickup or delivery into Nansha port area
    • Export declaration in China
    • Origin terminal / CFS handling
  2. Main carriage
    • Ocean freight Guangzhou → Puerto Bolívar
    • DG and other carrier surcharges
    • Any transshipment named in the quote
  3. Puerto Bolívar port
    • Terminal handling and delivery order
    • DG handling at discharge
    • Storage after free time
  4. Import clearance
    • Filing with SENAE
    • Import duty, IVA and other levies
    • Importer of record and broker
  5. Final delivery
    • Trucking within Ecuador
    • Named address and unloading
    • Only when quoted

Who usually bears each segment under common Incoterms® 2020 rules

RuleGuangzhou originMain carriagePuerto Bolívar portImport clearanceFinal delivery
EXWBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
FCASellerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
FOBSellerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
CFR / CIFSellerSellerPer carriage contractBuyerBuyer
DAPSellerSellerSellerBuyerSeller
DDPSellerSellerSellerSellerSeller
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

Guangzhou → Puerto Bolívar: three common questions

Usually Nansha port area, depending on the carrier and booking. The three options are door pickup (trucking from Guangzhou and Foshan, or Pearl River barge from river terminals), 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 Puerto Bolívar (3.27°S, 80.00°W). 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

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Guangzhou
  5. 5ImportClearance at Puerto Bolívar
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

Ask about Guangzhou → Puerto Bolívar

Origin and destination are filled in; add the cargo facts you have.

Sending this form starts a review; it does not confirm carriage. Full enquiry form

After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Guangzhou → Puerto Bolívar before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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