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.
South & Southeast Asia · sea freight from Lianyungang
Shipping from Lianyungang to Vizhinjam
Lianyungang to Vizhinjam
Yellow Sea · East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Andaman Sea · Indian Ocean
- LianyungangChina origin
- Yellow Sea
- East China Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- South China Sea
- Malacca Strait
- Andaman Sea
- Indian Ocean
- VizhinjamIndia
This route runs through Lianyungang port, then follows the Malacca Strait and then the Indian Ocean; at the far end is the port of Vizhinjam.
In India the BIS R-number must match the manufacturer, model and factory on crsbis.in. The 6 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
- Advance Bill of Entry
- BIS CRS
- CPCB EPR
Route profile
How Lianyungang → Vizhinjam differs from other lanes
Asia – Indian Ocean
An Indian Ocean route: rough south-west monsoon seas from June to September and cyclone windows in April-May and October-December.
Where this route gets difficult
What to watch between Lianyungang and Vizhinjam: 6 points
Loading port first, then the sea leg, then Vizhinjam and the India market.
- Origin port
Lianyungang's break-bulk guide for ESS
For energy storage shipped on break-bulk vessels, Lianyungang MSA's June 2025 guide classes ESS cabinets as UN3480 and ESS containers as UN3536, recommends 20–50% remaining charge, and requires converters and monitoring switched off, series and parallel circuits disconnected, packages spread evenly with a low centre of gravity, and a safety meeting before the ship arrives.
What Anxin does: For ESS units we confirm the UN number the unit ships under, get the state of charge and isolation steps in writing from the manufacturer, and join the pre-arrival safety meeting with the stowage details.
- Origin port
Fog season at Lianyungang
Between April and July sea fog is a major marine hazard in the Yellow and Bohai Seas, the China Meteorological Administration says. Lianyungang, like Qingdao, can see vessels held at anchor by fog, and moving a box to another vessel means amending its 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.
- Sea corridor
April-May and October-December: the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea storm windows
The India Meteorological Department recognises two cyclone seasons in the North Indian Ocean, April to May and, the main one, October to December. A storm near Vizhinjam closes the port or holds ships at anchor, and the arrival slips accordingly.
What Anxin does: For sailings in those months we plan delivery with slack at Vizhinjam and confirm the carrier's revised arrival before booking onward transport.
- Import country
Customs check the registration online, model by model
Since CBIC Instruction 27/2025, customs officers at Vizhinjam verify the BIS registration on crsbis.in, checking manufacturer, model and factory location. Goods under a deferred or cancelled registration are refused clearance, so an out-of-date certificate is enough to hold the container.
What Anxin does: We compare the model numbers and factory address on the invoice with the registration shown on crsbis.in before the goods leave Lianyungang.
- Import country
Vizhinjam is a new EXIM port
Vizhinjam in Kerala launched full EXIM operations only on 18 August 2026. Services, customs arrangements and DG handling at Vizhinjam are still settling in, so the carrier's acceptance and the local agent should be confirmed before booking.
What Anxin does: We confirm with the carrier that it accepts battery DG for Vizhinjam and who handles the cargo there, before we quote.
- Import country
Advance Bill of Entry: file before the ship arrives
Under Section 46 of the Customs Act, the Bill of Entry for Vizhinjam must be filed by the end of the day before arrival, and can go in 30 days ahead. Late filing means charges, so documents from Lianyungang need to reach the broker early.
What Anxin does: We send the importer's broker the invoice, packing list and BIS details as soon as the ship sails from Lianyungang, so the Bill of Entry can be filed early.
Documents & compliance
Documents to line up for Lianyungang → Vizhinjam
These documents come from the shipper, the manufacturer and the importer. Anxin checks them against each other; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.
At the Lianyungang end
- For ESS: UN3480 or UN3536 confirmed, state of charge and circuit isolation stated in writing
- Container packing certificate signed by a certified packing inspector after supervised stuffing
- Transport-condition classification report where applicable
- Load plan showing even weight distribution (no more than 60% of the cargo weight in either half of the container length)
- BIS R-number checked against model and factory on crsbis.in
Carrier and voyage
- Carrier's revised arrival reconfirmed in the cyclone season before booking onward transport
- Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
- Relay port and feeder DG acceptance confirmed for Indian destinations
For import into India
- Documents with the broker in time for the advance Bill of Entry
- Importer's CPCB producer registration
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 India before the booking is confirmed, so that a mismatch is fixed at origin rather than discovered at Vizhinjam.
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
Risk table for Lianyungang → Vizhinjam
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESS unit not isolated or poorly distributed in a break-bulk hold | Lianyungang, break-bulk loading | Manufacturer's written isolation steps; safety meeting | Manufacturer / ship, coordinated by Anxin |
| Cyclone closes the port or delays arrival | North Indian Ocean, Apr–May and Oct–Dec | Slack in delivery plan | Carrier / consignee |
| Clearance refused for a registration mismatch | Indian port of discharge | Registration checked before shipment | Manufacturer and importer |
| Late Bill of Entry charges | Indian port of discharge | Documents sent at sailing | Importer's broker |
Questions
Lianyungang → Vizhinjam: questions we are asked
They verify the registration on crsbis.in, including manufacturer, model and factory location, and refuse deferred or cancelled registrations.
The India Meteorological Department describes two North Indian Ocean seasons, April–May and October–December, the latter being the main one.
Its June 2025 break-bulk ESS guide recommends 20–50% remaining charge, with converters and monitoring off and circuits disconnected.
References
Regulations and port sources cited
- BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme: sealed secondary lithium-ion cells and batteries, IS 16046 (Part 2) (Bureau of Indian Standards CRS portal)
- Circular 08/2021-Customs: clarifications on legislative changes in section 46 (CBIC (TaxGuru copy))
- CBIC Instruction 27/2025-Customs: validation of BIS registration at time of clearance (CBIC (copy via CAalley))
- Frequently asked questions under Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 (Central Pollution Control Board)
- Customs Act 1962, section 46 (entry of goods on importation) (India Code)
- Frequently asked questions on tropical cyclones (India Meteorological Department, RSMC New Delhi)
- Port of Colombo records historic high of 8.29 million TEUs in 2025 (Sri Lanka Ports Authority)
- Sea fog in the Yellow and Bohai Seas (fog season mainly April–July) (China Meteorological Administration (from Guangming Daily))
Next step
From enquiry to import
- 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
- 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
- 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
- 4HandoverAt Lianyungang
- 5ImportClearance at Vizhinjam
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Lianyungang → Vizhinjam before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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