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Shipping from Lianyungang to Kiel

Lianyungang to Kiel

Yellow Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · English Channel · Danish Straits

Sea corridor illustration: Lianyungang to Kiel, Germany Simplified map with a curved corridor from Lianyungang via Yellow Sea, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Danish Straits to Kiel. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIAAFRICAEUROPERUSSIAINDIAN OCEANNORTH ATLANTIC Singapore / MalaccaBab-el-MandebSuez CanalGibraltarEnglish Channel LianyungangCHINA ORIGIN KielGERMANY LianyungangYELLOW SEASHANDONGJIANGSUDEPARTURE AREA
  1. LianyungangChina origin
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. Malacca Strait
  4. Indian Ocean
  5. Bab-el-Mandeb
  6. Suez Canal
  7. Strait of Gibraltar
  8. English Channel
  9. Danish Straits
  10. KielGermany
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.

From Lianyungang to Kiel, cargo moves out of Lianyungang, crosses a long Europe voyage extended through the Danish straits into the Baltic, and is discharged at the port of Kiel.

The German side adds producer registration with stiftung ear and the EU Battery Regulation's labelling calendar. The 5 points below are particular to this lane; each comes with what we do and the paperwork it touches.

What we need to start

  • Fog season Apr–Jul
  • Lianyungang export
  • Batt-Reg.-Nr. DE
  • German-language safety information
  • EU declaration of conformity
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Route profile

The Lianyungang → Kiel route in brief

Origin port

Lianyungang

Jiangsu's Yellow Sea port, with a simplified document list for 'new three' cargo since 2024 and its own guide for energy-storage units on break-bulk ships.

Import country

Germany

EU Battery Regulation labelling and QR-code dates, stiftung ear registration under the BattDG, and an ICS2 entry summary that must exist before the box is loaded.

Aerial view over the Port of Lianyungang with berths, rail lines and cargo yards
A loaded container ship on the horizon

Where this route gets difficult

What to watch between Lianyungang and Kiel: 5 points

Loading port first, then the sea leg, then Kiel and the Germany market.

  1. Origin port

    Yellow Sea fog from April to July

    The China Meteorological Administration describes sea fog as a major marine hazard in the Yellow and Bohai Seas, mainly from April to July. At Lianyungang, as at Qingdao, fog can hold vessels at anchor, and a changed vessel means amended DG filings.

    What Anxin does: In fog season we keep slack between stuffing and the DG cut-off and have the filing data ready to amend.

  2. Sea corridor

    The inbound leg's emissions now count under EU ETS

    Because Kiel is an EU port, container ships of 5,000 GT or more calling there fall under the EU Emissions Trading System, which covers half the emissions of the voyage from China. Lines surrendered allowances for 70% of those emissions in 2025 and must cover 100% from 2027, a cost that can reach shippers as a surcharge.

    What Anxin does: We ask for the emissions surcharge to be shown as its own line in the quote, with the basis the carrier uses, so that successive quotes can be compared like for like.

  3. Import country

    ICS2 entry summary before loading, not before arrival

    EU pre-arrival security filing moved to ICS2 Release 3: sea cargo needs a complete Entry Summary Declaration, and forwarders issuing house bills of lading have had to file or pass house-level data since 1 April 2025. For deep-sea containers the ENS is due 24 hours before loading at the departure port, and carriers apply 'no manifest, no load'. A missing EORI number is enough for the filing to be rejected.

    What Anxin does: We collect the consignee's EORI number, a goods description at HS level and the house-level parties at booking, and make sure they reach whoever files the ENS ahead of the Lianyungang loading cut-off.

  4. Import country

    The truck leg out of Kiel runs under ADR

    Once the container leaves the terminal by road, ADR applies: Directive 2008/68/EC makes EU countries use it for domestic dangerous goods journeys as well as international ones. UN 3480 is class 9, transport category 2, with tunnel restriction code (E), so the haulier in Germany has to plan around category E tunnels, and damaged or defective batteries fall under special provision 376 and packing instructions P908 or P911 instead of P903.

    What Anxin does: We give the Germany haulier the same UN number, class and package details that appear on the sea dangerous goods declaration, so the ADR transport document matches the container paperwork from Lianyungang.

  5. Import country

    User-replaceable batteries in appliances from 18 February 2027

    Article 11 of the Battery Regulation says that from 18 February 2027 portable batteries inside appliances must be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user using commercially available tools, without heat or solvents, except under limited derogations. Appliances sold in Germany after that date need a design that complies.

    What Anxin does: When appliances with built-in batteries are booked for Germany we point the importer to the February 2027 date so the manufacturer answers the design question before shipment; we do not assess compliance.

Locator map of Kiel, GermanyKiel
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (54.32°N, 10.13°E).
Close view of stacked blue and red shipping containers at the Port of Rotterdam

Documents & compliance

What to have ready: Lianyungang to Kiel

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.

In Lianyungang, before the box is loaded

  • Substance declaration covering mercury, cadmium and lead limits
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report
  • 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

For the shipping line

  • Transhipment port, feeder operator and feeder DG acceptance named on the booking
  • Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)

For import into Germany

  • Consignee EORI number and the party filing the ICS2 entry summary
  • Instructions and safety information in German in the retail packaging
  • Producer / authorised representative for Germany and the Batt-Reg.-Nr. DE for each brand and battery category
A portable power bank connected to a smartphone
Before you book

Match the details first

We line up UN numbers, model names and package counts across the Lianyungang filings, the booking with the carrier and the documents for Germany before the booking is confirmed, so that a mismatch is fixed at origin rather than discovered at Kiel.

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

What could go wrong from Lianyungang to Kiel, and who acts

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Emissions surcharge changes between quote and sailingEU port callSurcharge shown as a separate lineCarrier, checked by Anxin
ENS not lodged in timeLoading port in ChinaHouse-level data and EORI collected at booking and passed to the filer ahead of the loading cut-offAnxin with the ENS filer
Road route planned through a category E tunnelRoad leg from KielTunnel code (E) passed to the haulier with the transport dataHaulier / forwarder

Questions

Common questions on the Lianyungang → Kiel route

Under ICS2 Release 3 the entry summary declaration for deep-sea containers is due 24 hours before loading at the departure port, and carriers do not load boxes without it. The consignee's EORI number and the house bill of lading parties are part of that data set.

Often, but it depends on the service. The Baltic is reached through the Danish straits, and we ask the carrier to name any transhipment port and confirm DG acceptance for each vessel.

Its June 2025 break-bulk ESS guide recommends 20–50% remaining charge, with converters and monitoring off and circuits disconnected.

References

Official sources for this page

  1. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (consolidated text) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  2. Applying for a battery registration at stiftung ear (stiftung elektro-altgeräte register (stiftung ear))
  3. 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))
  4. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Official Journal PDF) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  5. Inland transport of dangerous goods (summary of Directive 2008/68/EC) (EUR-Lex)
  6. Navigation through Danish waters (version 16.0, 2025) (Danish Maritime Authority)
  7. Reducing emissions from the shipping sector (European Commission (DG Climate Action))
  8. Sea fog in the Yellow and Bohai Seas (fog season mainly April–July) (China Meteorological Administration (from Guangming Daily))
  9. Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))

Next step

From enquiry to import

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Lianyungang
  5. 5ImportClearance at Kiel
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 Lianyungang → Kiel before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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