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Shipping from Lianyungang to Carrabelle

Lianyungang to Carrabelle

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

Sea corridor illustration: Lianyungang to Carrabelle, 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 Carrabelle. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINANORTH AMERICAPACIFIC OCEAN Tsugaru StraitNorth PacificPanama Canal LianyungangCHINA ORIGIN CarrabelleUNITED 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. CarrabelleUnited 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.

Lithium batteries for Carrabelle go from northern Jiangsu through Lianyungang on the Yellow Sea. On the way they face a Panama Canal corridor whose draft limit depends on Gatun Lake, and they arrive at the port of Carrabelle.

The US side adds a 25% Section 301 duty line, forced-labour scrutiny of lithium supply chains and an ISF deadline that falls before loading. 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

  • Break-bulk ESS guide
  • Fog season Apr–Jul
  • ISF filer
  • Supply-chain tracing file
  • HTS code 8507.60
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Route profile

How Lianyungang → Carrabelle differs from other lanes

Sea corridor

Asia – Americas via the Panama Canal

A Pacific crossing, a Panama Canal transit that depends on lake levels, and a Caribbean passage in hurricane season.

Import country

United States

US entry hinges on filings made in China (ISF and AMS), a traceable lithium supply chain and a road leg that is regulated as a hazmat move.

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

5 points to plan for on the Lianyungang → Carrabelle route

Loading port first, then the sea leg, then Carrabelle and the United States market.

  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

    North Pacific winter storms before the canal

    NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center has recorded hurricane-force North Pacific storms in every month from October to April, most often in December. The Pacific leg to Panama crosses that ocean.

    What Anxin does: For October–April sailings we check blocking and bracing on stuffing photos before sealing.

  3. Import country

    AMS: the manifest CBP sees before the ship leaves Lianyungang

    Under 19 CFR 4.7 the carrier's cargo declaration must be in CBP's Automated Manifest System 24 hours before loading abroad. Without it, or with inaccurate data, the permit to unlade the container at Carrabelle can be delayed or refused.

    What Anxin does: We give the carrier or NVOCC the final cargo description, HS code, UN number and package count before the documentation cut-off in Lianyungang, so the AMS filing and the DG manifest say the same thing.

  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 Carrabelle booking, we check the carton photos for the US marking or CAO label before stuffing, not after discharge.

  5. Import country

    The FMC's 30-day rules on demurrage and detention bills

    If a battery container waits at Carrabelle, the demurrage or detention invoice has to arrive within 30 days and carry accurate and sufficient information, or the charge is not owed (46 CFR part 541). The billed party then has at least 30 days to dispute it; in 2025 the D.C. Circuit struck down only the rule on who may be invoiced.

    What Anxin does: We keep the dates of discharge, availability and any DG hold for each container, so the importer can check invoices against them and dispute charges inside the FMC time limits.

Locator map of Carrabelle, United StatesCarrabelle
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (29.85°N, 84.67°W).
Containers on rail wagons next to a terminal in Vancouver

Documents & compliance

Checklist for Lianyungang → Carrabelle

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

  • For ESS: UN3480 or UN3536 confirmed, state of charge and circuit isolation stated in writing
  • 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
  • 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)

Carrier and voyage

  • Canal routing and any canal-related surcharge confirmed for the booked vessel
  • SP188 cartons: US 'forbidden aboard passenger aircraft' marking or CAO label
  • UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type

At the United States end

  • Importer of record and the licensed customs broker who will file the entry
  • ISF filer named; stuffing location and consolidator sent right after packing
An electric bicycle with its battery mounted on the frame
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

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

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
SP188 cartons without the US markingDischarge and onward truckingMarking or CAO label checked on carton photos before stuffingShipper, checked by Anxin
Permit to unlade delayed for a late or inaccurate AMS manifestPort of dischargeFinal cargo data given to the carrier before the cut-offCarrier / NVOCC, with data from Anxin

Questions

Questions about shipping from Lianyungang to Carrabelle

Yes, if the container moves on a public highway. The IMDG waiver in 49 CFR 171.25(d)(2) only covers cargo that stays on the ship or moves between vessels; otherwise 49 CFR 172.604 requires a monitored number answered by someone with the emergency information. Goods shipped as 'Battery powered equipment' are exempt.

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. 49 CFR 171.25 – Additional requirements for the use of the IMDG Code (eCFR / PHMSA)
  5. 49 CFR 172.604: Emergency response telephone number (eCFR / PHMSA)
  6. Advisory to Shipping A-33-2026: Postponement of maximum authorized draft adjustment in the Neopanamax locks (Panama Canal Authority)
  7. Hurricane force extratropical cyclones observed using QuikSCAT (Mariners Weather Log 49-1) (NOAA Ocean Prediction 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 Carrabelle
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 → Carrabelle before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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