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Shipping from Guangzhou to Malta

1 destination port in Malta are listed from Guangzhou. Cargo leaves Guangzhou from Nansha port area, and import clearance in Malta runs through Malta Customs.

Port position

The listed port in Malta

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 Malta1Marsaxlokk
Port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; numbers match the table. Geographic illustration only.
No.PortPositionClassificationFrom Guangzhou
1Marsaxlokk35.83°N, 14.55°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request

Malta import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

Imports are cleared by Malta Customs. 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 and any customs duty. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.

Malta 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: Maltese, English. Commercial invoice, packing list and battery descriptions should use the product names the importer will declare.

Container ship alongside blue gantry cranes at the Juan Carlos I dock, Algeciras
A truck hauling a teal shipping container on a motorway

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Malta

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Malta

  • 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 Malta

  • Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT and any customs duty; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
  • Documents and port names are usually handled in Maltese, English.

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.
Cartons on a pallet being stretch-wrapped

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.

Guangzhou side

Leaving Guangzhou for Malta

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.

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

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover optionFactory or supplierPickup / truckingWarehouse or CFSGuangzhou terminalVessel loading
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in the quote scope arranged by the shipper

Schematic, not to scale. The terminal used for a booking depends on the carrier; Pearl River Delta barge feeders into Nansha are common for some shippers; whether one is used is confirmed per shipment.
Elevated section of the Nansha Port Railway on concrete piers in Guangzhou's Nansha district

Destination ports

1 port in Malta from Guangzhou

Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, Malta 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 Guangzhou to Malta?

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