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Shipping from Guangzhou to Suriname

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

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Port position

The listed port in Suriname

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 Suriname1Paramaribo
Port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; numbers match the table. Geographic illustration only.
No.PortPositionClassificationFrom Guangzhou
1Paramaribo5.83°N, 55.17°WPort / terminal areaAssessed on request

Suriname import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

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

  • CARICOM member

Import taxes to expect by name: import duty 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: Dutch. Commercial invoice, packing list and battery descriptions should use the product names the importer will declare.

Container yard and warehouses at the port of Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala
Trailers backed up to the loading docks of a warehouse

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Suriname

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Suriname

  • 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 Suriname

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

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.

Guangzhou side

Leaving Guangzhou for Suriname

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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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; 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 Suriname from Guangzhou

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

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

Other Chinese origins

Suriname from other ports in China

From ShenzhenFrom ShanghaiFrom NingboFrom QingdaoFrom TianjinFrom XiamenFrom DalianFrom Lianyungang

All destinations from Guangzhou · Shipping from China overview

Shipping battery cargo from Guangzhou to Suriname?

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