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Shipping from Lianyungang to Baytown

Lianyungang to Baytown

Yellow Sea · Korea Strait · Tsugaru Strait · Eastern Pacific · Panama Canal · Caribbean Sea · Yucatán Channel · Gulf of Mexico

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

From Lianyungang to Baytown, cargo moves from northern Jiangsu through Lianyungang on the Yellow Sea, crosses a Panama Canal corridor whose draft limit depends on Gatun Lake, and is discharged at the port of Baytown.

US entry is decided as much by paperwork filed in China as by anything at the port. 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
  • HTS code 8507.60
  • ISF filer
  • Supply-chain tracing file
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Route profile

What sets Lianyungang → Baytown 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

From ISF and AMS in China to a monitored emergency number on the US truck leg, with Section 301 and UFLPA shaping what arrives.

Aerial view over the Port of Lianyungang with berths, rail lines and cargo yards
A cargo ship at anchor in calm water under a clear sky

Where this route gets difficult

Where Lianyungang → Baytown shipments get held up: 5 points

They run from the Lianyungang terminal through the voyage to Baytown and the United States import file.

  1. Origin port

    Four cargo-side documents at Lianyungang, each checked

    Under Lianyungang MSA's Notice No. 1 of 2024 the cargo side of a 'new three' filing needs four items: safe-carriage declaration, packing certificate signed by an inspector, packaging inspection certificate where the goods are packaged, and a power of attorney. A shorter list puts more weight on each paper, and the packing certificate still requires 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.

  2. Sea corridor

    Panama's draft limit depends on the lake

    The Panama Canal Authority sets the maximum draft in the Neopanamax locks according to Gatun Lake levels. In September 2026 it postponed a planned cut from 14.63 m to 14.48 m that was due on 1 October (advisory A-33-2026). A lower limit means ships transiting the new locks can load less.

    What Anxin does: We check the canal advisory in force when we quote for Baytown and ask carriers to confirm that the booked vessel's routing and any canal surcharge will not change before sailing.

  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

    SP188 packages need an extra US marking

    Small cells and batteries shipped under IMDG special provision 188 do not need a dangerous goods declaration at sea, but 49 CFR 171.25(b)(3) adds a US condition: each package of UN3480 or UN3090 must carry the 'FORBIDDEN FOR TRANSPORT ABOARD PASSENGER AIRCRAFT' marking or a Cargo Aircraft Only label, and so must packages of batteries with or in equipment above 5 kg net. Cartons printed for other markets often lack it.

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

  5. Import country

    Button and coin cells: Reese's Law

    Consumer products containing button or coin cells manufactured or imported after 19 March 2024 must meet the UL 4200A-2023 performance and warning-label rules adopted as 16 CFR part 1263, and battery packaging labels have been mandatory since 21 September 2024. The importer also needs a certificate citing the rule.

    What Anxin does: When a shipment for Baytown includes products with button or coin cells, we ask for the certificate and photos of the battery compartment warnings before booking.

Locator map of Baytown, United StatesBaytown
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (29.73°N, 95.02°W).
Container ship being unloaded under red gantry cranes in Vancouver

Documents & compliance

What to have ready: Lianyungang to Baytown

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

Before loading in Lianyungang

  • The four cargo-side documents under Lianyungang MSA Notice 2024 No. 1 prepared together and cross-checked
  • 'Made in China' marking on articles or containers checked on photos
  • 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

For the carrier and the voyage

  • Canal routing and any canal-related surcharge confirmed for the booked vessel
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
  • SP188 cartons: US 'forbidden aboard passenger aircraft' marking or CAO label

At the United States end

  • Supply-chain tracing file for cells and lithium inputs, in case of a UFLPA request
  • HTSUS classification from the broker (8507.60.0010 vs .0020 decides the Section 301 line)
  • CPSC certificate data and eFiling arrangement, if the product is subject to certification
A cordless drill with its battery pack attached
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 United States 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

Risks on this route and who deals with them

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
One of the four documents inconsistent with the othersLianyungang MSA filingCross-check before submissionAnxin with the declarant
Draft cut reduces capacity or adds surchargesPanama CanalAdvisory checked at quotation; carrier confirmationCarrier, checked by Anxin
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

Questions about shipping from Lianyungang to Baytown

Yes. Under 49 CFR 171.25(b)(3), SP188 packages of UN3480 or UN3090 need the 'FORBIDDEN FOR TRANSPORT ABOARD PASSENGER AIRCRAFT' marking or a Cargo Aircraft Only label, and so do packages of batteries packed with or contained in equipment above 5 kg net. We check for it on carton photos before stuffing.

1 June to 30 November, peaking around 10 September, according to the US National Hurricane Center.

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

Where these points come from

  1. 19 CFR 134.11: Country of origin marking required (Legal Information Institute (e-CFR text))
  2. Section 301 Modifications Determination (Federal Register notice, Sept 2024) (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative)
  3. 49 CFR 171.25 – Additional requirements for the use of the IMDG Code (eCFR / PHMSA)
  4. Update: Certificates of Compliance and eFiling (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
  5. DHS designates steel, copper, lithium, caustic soda and red dates as UFLPA high-priority sectors (19 Aug 2025) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
  6. Advisory to Shipping A-33-2026: Postponement of maximum authorized draft adjustment in the Neopanamax locks (Panama Canal Authority)
  7. Tropical Cyclone Climatology (NOAA National Hurricane Center)
  8. 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 Baytown
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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Origin and destination are filled in; add the cargo facts you have.

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After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Lianyungang → Baytown before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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