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Shipping from Lianyungang to Bainbridge

Lianyungang to Bainbridge

Yellow Sea · Korea Strait · Tsugaru Strait · North Pacific · Eastern Pacific · Panama Canal · Caribbean Sea · Yucatán Channel

Sea corridor illustration: Lianyungang to Bainbridge, United States Simplified map with a curved corridor from Lianyungang via Yellow Sea, Korea Strait, Tsugaru Strait, North Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Panama Canal, Caribbean Sea, Yucatán Channel to Bainbridge. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINANORTH AMERICAPACIFIC OCEAN Tsugaru StraitNorth PacificPanama Canal LianyungangCHINA ORIGIN BainbridgeUNITED STATES LianyungangYELLOW SEASHANDONGJIANGSUDEPARTURE AREA
  1. LianyungangChina origin
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. Korea Strait
  4. Tsugaru Strait
  5. North Pacific
  6. Eastern Pacific
  7. Panama Canal
  8. Caribbean Sea
  9. Yucatán Channel
  10. BainbridgeUnited States
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.

This route runs out of Lianyungang, where the MSA simplified 'new three' filings in 2024, then follows a corridor through the Panama Canal; at the far end is the port of Bainbridge.

The US side starts with two filings due before loading and ends with a road leg that must carry a live emergency number. This page sets out 5 points specific to this route, how Anxin handles each one and which documents to prepare.

What we need to start

  • Fog season Apr–Jul
  • Lianyungang export
  • HTS code 8507.60
  • ISF filer
  • Supply-chain tracing file
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Route profile

What sets Lianyungang → Bainbridge apart

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

United States

A duty line set by the exact 8507.60 code, lithium supply-chain questions under UFLPA, and ISF and AMS filings that are due before the box is loaded.

Aerial view over the Port of Lianyungang with berths, rail lines and cargo yards
A container ship under way off the Guatemalan coast

Where this route gets difficult

Where Lianyungang → Bainbridge shipments get held up: 5 points

In the order the cargo meets them: at the loading port, at sea, at Bainbridge and at customs in United States.

  1. 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.

  2. Sea corridor

    Hurricane season on the Caribbean side

    The Atlantic hurricane season, covering the Caribbean and the Gulf of America, runs from 1 June to 30 November, peaking around 10 September, with an average of 14 named storms. Ports on the way to Bainbridge close ahead of storms, and ships wait or divert.

    What Anxin does: For August–October arrivals we build slack into delivery plans and pass the carrier's revised arrival straight to your consignee.

  3. Import country

    UFLPA: lithium became a high-priority sector in August 2025

    DHS added lithium to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act high-priority sectors in August 2025. By then CBP had stopped more than 16,700 shipments for UFLPA examination. For battery importers the practical effect is that CBP can ask where cells, cathode and lithium compounds came from, and a shipment waits while the importer answers.

    What Anxin does: We tell the importer at quotation stage that supply-chain tracing may be requested, and keep manufacturer names and addresses consistent across invoice, packing list and ISF so the paper trail does not contradict itself.

  4. Import country

    A US-only carton mark for SP188 shipments

    Packages of UN3480 or UN3090 moving under IMDG special provision 188 skip the DG declaration at sea, yet 49 CFR 171.25(b)(3) still wants the 'FORBIDDEN FOR TRANSPORT ABOARD PASSENGER AIRCRAFT' mark or a Cargo Aircraft Only label on each one, and on packages of batteries with or in equipment over 5 kg net.

    What Anxin does: When the shipper declares SP188 for a Bainbridge booking, we check the carton photos for the US marking or CAO label before stuffing, not after discharge.

  5. Import country

    'China' has to be marked on each article or its container

    19 CFR 134.11 requires every imported article, or its container, to carry the English name of the country of origin in a conspicuous place, as legibly, indelibly and permanently as the article allows, at the time it is imported. Batteries and battery products reaching Bainbridge without it can be held until they are marked.

    What Anxin does: We check product and carton photos for a durable 'Made in China' marking before stuffing in Lianyungang, rather than leaving it for re-marking in a US warehouse.

Locator map of Bainbridge, United StatesBainbridge
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (30.90°N, 84.58°W).
Container ship being unloaded under red gantry cranes in Vancouver

Documents & compliance

Checklist for Lianyungang → Bainbridge

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)
  • 'Made in China' marking on articles or containers checked on photos

Carrier and voyage

  • Canal routing and any canal-related surcharge confirmed for the booked vessel
  • 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 the importer in United States

  • Supply-chain tracing file for cells and lithium inputs, in case of a UFLPA request
  • ISF filer named; stuffing location and consolidator sent right after packing
  • HTSUS classification from the broker (8507.60.0010 vs .0020 decides the Section 301 line)
Cartons on a pallet being stretch-wrapped
Before you book

Send the file once, complete

Most delays on this route start with a document that exists but does not match: a UN number, a model name or a package count that differs between the Lianyungang filings, the carrier booking and the United States import file. We check the three against each other before the booking is confirmed.

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 → Bainbridge

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
ESS unit not isolated or poorly distributed in a break-bulk holdLianyungang, break-bulk loadingManufacturer's written isolation steps; safety meetingManufacturer / ship, coordinated by Anxin
Hurricane closes ports or diverts the vesselCaribbean / Gulf, Jun–NovSlack in delivery planCarrier / consignee
UFLPA detention pending supply-chain evidenceCBP at entryImporter prepares tracing documents before shipping; consistent manufacturer data on all documentsImporter
SP188 cartons without the US markingDischarge and onward truckingMarking or CAO label checked on carton photos before stuffingShipper, checked by Anxin

Questions

Lianyungang → Bainbridge: questions we are asked

No. The carrier must also send its cargo declaration through AMS 24 hours before loading, and CBP will not issue the permit to unlade without it.

It can. In September 2026 the Panama Canal Authority postponed a planned draft cut in the Neopanamax locks because of Gatun Lake levels (advisory A-33-2026). We check the advisory in force when quoting.

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

  1. 19 CFR 134.11: Country of origin marking required (Legal Information Institute (e-CFR text))
  2. 19 CFR 149.2 – Importer security filing: requirement and time of transmission (eCFR / CBP)
  3. 19 CFR 4.7: inward foreign manifest; advance filing of cargo declaration (24 hours before lading) (Legal Information Institute (e-CFR text))
  4. Section 301 Modifications Determination (Federal Register notice, Sept 2024) (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative)
  5. 49 CFR 171.25 – Additional requirements for the use of the IMDG Code (eCFR / PHMSA)
  6. DHS designates steel, copper, lithium, caustic soda and red dates as UFLPA high-priority sectors (19 Aug 2025) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
  7. Advisory to Shipping A-33-2026: Postponement of maximum authorized draft adjustment in the Neopanamax locks (Panama Canal Authority)
  8. Tropical Cyclone Climatology (NOAA National Hurricane Center)

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 Bainbridge
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 → Bainbridge before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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