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.
Europe · sea freight from Lianyungang
Shipping from Lianyungang to Karlshamn
Lianyungang to Karlshamn
Yellow Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · English Channel · Danish Straits
- LianyungangChina origin
- Yellow Sea
- Malacca Strait
- Indian Ocean
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Suez Canal
- Strait of Gibraltar
- English Channel
- Danish Straits
- KarlshamnSweden
This route runs from northern Jiangsu through Lianyungang on the Yellow Sea, then follows a Suez-or-Cape voyage that ends with the Danish straits and the Baltic; at the far end is the port of Karlshamn.
The Swedish side adds the Naturvårdsverket register to the EU battery rules. Below are 5 route-specific points to plan for, what we do about each, and the documents to have ready before booking.
What we need to start
- Lianyungang export
- Break-bulk ESS guide
- Swedish-language safety information
- Consignee EORI
- EU declaration of conformity
Route profile
The Lianyungang → Karlshamn route in brief
Asia – Baltic via the Danish straits
The Baltic is reached only through the Danish straits, where deep-draught ships are advised to take pilots, and its northern ports set ice-class restrictions every winter.
Where this route gets difficult
5 pain points from Lianyungang to Karlshamn
Listed from loading in Lianyungang to import into Sweden, each with what we do about it.
- Origin port
A shorter document list at Lianyungang, not a shorter check
Lianyungang MSA's Notice No. 1 of 2024 cut the materials for 'new three' cargo to four on the cargo side: the safe-carriage declaration, the inspector-signed packing certificate, the packaging inspection certificate where packaged, and a power of attorney. Fewer papers means each one carries more weight; the packing certificate still has to be signed by a certified inspector after supervised stuffing.
What Anxin does: We prepare the four cargo-side documents together and check that the packing certificate, the packaging certificate and the declaration describe the same UN numbers and quantities.
- Sea corridor
Ice-class restrictions in the northern Baltic
Every winter Finland's Transport Infrastructure Agency sets traffic restrictions for its ports: only ships of a stated ice class and deadweight get icebreaker assistance. Exemption requests must be in at least three working days before arrival, and the restrictions for the Baltic are published on baltice.org. A feeder without the right ice class may not be allowed to call at Karlshamn in the restriction period.
What Anxin does: For winter shipments we check the restrictions in force on baltice.org for Karlshamn and ask the carrier to confirm that the final feeder has the required ice class before we book.
- Import country
Due diligence on battery raw materials from August 2027
Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 pushed the Battery Regulation's due diligence duties for cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite back to 18 August 2027 and gave the Commission until 26 July 2026 for its guidelines. Buyers in Sweden are already collecting the supply-chain information they will need.
What Anxin does: We pass the Sweden buyer's due diligence questions to the manufacturer and keep their answers with the shipment file; the policy itself remains the producer's responsibility.
- Import country
Battery label from August 2026, QR code from February 2027
The Battery Regulation's general information label applies from 18 August 2026 (or 18 months after the label implementing act, if later), and every battery needs a QR code from 18 February 2027, linked to a battery passport for EV, LMT and industrial batteries above 2 kWh. Where the battery is too small, both go on the packaging and accompanying documents.
What Anxin does: Before booking we ask the Sweden importer to confirm the battery category and whether the label and QR-code elements are already on the goods, and compare carton photos with that answer.
- Import country
Safety information in a language Sweden accepts
An importer has to ensure that batteries are accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language that end-users in Sweden can easily understand, as the Member State determines. Inserts and carton print are much simpler to adjust before packing in China.
What Anxin does: We ask the importer which language Sweden requires and check carton and insert photos against it before loading.
Documents & compliance
Checklist for Lianyungang → Karlshamn
Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.
At the Lianyungang end
- The four cargo-side documents under Lianyungang MSA Notice 2024 No. 1 prepared together and cross-checked
- 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
- Dangerous goods declaration with UN number (3480 / 3481 / 3090 / 3091), proper shipping name and packing instruction (P903, or P908/P911 for damaged)
- Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards
For import into Sweden
- Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
- Haulier in Sweden briefed with UN number, class 9 and tunnel code (E) for the road leg
- Naturvårdsverket registration of the Swedish producer
Before you book
One consistent file
A document that is present but inconsistent holds a booking as surely as a missing one: the UN number, model name or carton count reads differently in the Lianyungang export filings, the carrier booking and the Sweden import papers. We compare all three before confirming space.
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 Karlshamn, and who acts
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| One of the four documents inconsistent with the others | Lianyungang MSA filing | Cross-check before submission | Anxin with the declarant |
| Feeder lacks the ice class required under winter restrictions | Northern Baltic, winter | Ice class confirmed at booking | Carrier, checked by Anxin |
| Stock shipped without the label due from August 2026 | Importer in Sweden | Label status confirmed before booking | Manufacturer / importer |
Questions
Lianyungang → Karlshamn: questions we are asked
24 hours before the container is loaded in China, not before it reaches Karlshamn. Without it carriers do not load the box, and a filing without an EORI number is rejected.
Yes, but in the restriction period only ships of the required ice class and deadweight receive icebreaker assistance. Finland's agency publishes the restrictions on baltice.org, with exemption requests due at least three working days before arrival.
Under its Notice No. 1 of 2024, the cargo side submits the DG safe-carriage declaration, the inspector-signed packing certificate, the packaging inspection certificate where the goods are packaged, and a power of attorney.
References
Regulations and port sources cited
- Förordning (2025:813) med kompletterande bestämmelser till EU-förordningen om batterier (Sveriges riksdag)
- Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards due diligence obligations (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Inland transport of dangerous goods (summary of Directive 2008/68/EC) (EUR-Lex)
- Navigation through Danish waters (version 16.0, 2025) (Danish Maritime Authority)
- Finland's winter navigation 2025–2026 (Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency)
- Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))
Next step
From enquiry to import
- 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
- 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
- 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
- 4HandoverAt Lianyungang
- 5ImportClearance at Karlshamn
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Lianyungang → Karlshamn before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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