Qingdao (Qianwan)
Qianwan exports from Shandong, where Qingdao MSA's one-document pilot cuts repeat filings for cargo moved between terminals by water.
South & Southeast Asia · sea freight from Qingdao
Shipping from Qingdao to Chan May
Qingdao to Chan May
Yellow Sea · East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · South China Sea
- QingdaoChina origin
- Yellow Sea
- East China Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- South China Sea
- Chan MayVietnam
Lithium batteries for Chan May go out of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea, where April to July is fog season. On the way they face a Southeast Asian sea passage with no canal on the way, and they arrive at the port of Chan May.
On the Vietnamese side the manifest deadline is short and importers carry an EPR obligation for batteries. 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
- One-document pilot
- Fog season Apr–Jul
- QCVN 101
- Battery EPR
- 12-hour e-manifest
Route profile
How Qingdao → Chan May differs from other lanes
Asia – Southeast Asian seas
A Southeast Asian sea route with no canal: typhoons from summer to autumn, the north-east monsoon from November to March, and relays through Singapore or other hubs for smaller ports.
Where this route gets difficult
Where Qingdao → Chan May shipments get held up: 5 points
They run from the Qingdao terminal through the voyage to Chan May and the Vietnam import file.
- Origin port
Moving between Qingdao terminals should not mean filing twice
Since November 2024 Qingdao MSA's 'one-document, one-box' pilot has covered water-to-water transhipment of lithium batteries and other 'new three' cargo between Dagang and Qianwan: one outbound cargo report and at most one packing inspection inside the pilot ports. In the launch example, filings fell from three cargo plus three ship reports to one cargo plus two ship reports.
What Anxin does: If your cargo is stuffed at a Dagang yard or reaches Qianwan by water, we check at booking whether it qualifies for the pilot and file once, so the box is not reopened between terminals.
- Origin port
Energy-storage systems follow Shandong's own ESS guide
Shandong MSA has issued a waterway safe-transport guide specifically for lithium battery energy storage systems at Shandong coastal ports, so ESS units shipped from Qingdao should be prepared with that provincial guide in mind as well as the IMDG Code.
What Anxin does: For ESS cargo we review the unit's packing and securing plan against the Shandong guide with the packing site before booking.
- Sea corridor
Typhoons close ports on both ends of the route
Western North Pacific typhoons average 25.1 a year (JMA, 1991-2020), with August and September the busiest months. For Chan May the risk is less the sea passage than a port closure in Qingdao or on arrival, which moves the box and its DG declaration to a later ship.
What Anxin does: In typhoon months we check the carrier's DG acceptance for the next two vessels as well, so a rolled container can be refiled quickly rather than rebooked from scratch.
- Import country
Manifest and DG declaration 12 hours before arrival
Since 15 August 2025, Decree 167/2025 requires the e-manifest, bill of lading data and dangerous goods declaration to reach Vietnam Customs 12 hours before the ship arrives when the voyage is shorter than five days, or 24 hours before on longer voyages. From Qingdao the short limit usually applies, so the DG data must be final at booking.
What Anxin does: We send the carrier the full DG description with the booking, so the Vietnamese filing can go in on time without corrections.
- Import country
QCVN 101: quality inspection before consumer batteries are sold
Vietnam checks lithium batteries for phones, tablets and laptops against QCVN 101: inspection registration, testing and a declaration of conformity are needed before sale. Importers receiving them at Chan May should start early.
What Anxin does: For consumer batteries we ask the importer to start the QCVN 101 registration before the goods leave Qingdao, using test data from the manufacturer.
Documents & compliance
Checklist for Qingdao → Chan May
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.
Before loading in Qingdao
- Confirmation whether the Dagang–Qianwan one-document pilot applies; a single cargo report filed at the first port of loading
- 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
- Load plan showing even weight distribution (no more than 60% of the cargo weight in either half of the container length)
For the carrier and the voyage
- DG acceptance confirmed for a back-up vessel in typhoon months
- 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
At the Vietnam end
- QCVN 101 registration started for phone, tablet or laptop batteries
- Importer's EPR registration for battery volumes
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 Qingdao export filings, the carrier booking and the Vietnam 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
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duplicate filing or reopening between Qingdao terminals | Dagang → Qianwan | Pilot eligibility checked at booking; single cargo report | Anxin with the declarant |
| Typhoon closes a port; the box moves to a later vessel | Southeast Asian ports, Jul-Oct | Back-up vessel with DG acceptance; prompt refiling | Anxin with the carrier |
| Container held for a late or corrected DG declaration | Vietnamese port of discharge | DG data final at booking | Carrier, with data from Anxin |
Questions
Questions about shipping from Qingdao to Chan May
Producers and importers, who must recycle or contribute to the Vietnam Environment Protection Fund under Decree 05/2025.
It waits or moves to the next vessel. The dangerous goods declaration has to be refiled for that vessel, which is why we check DG acceptance for a back-up sailing in typhoon months.
Under Qingdao MSA's 'one-document, one-box' pilot (since November 2024), water-to-water transhipment between Dagang and Qianwan needs one outbound cargo report and at most one packing inspection. We confirm eligibility at booking.
References
Official sources for this page
- Decree 167/2025/ND-CP on customs inspection, supervision and control (amending Decree 08/2015) (LuatVietnam (English text))
- Circular issuing the national technical regulation on lithium batteries for handheld devices (QCVN 101:2020/BTTTT) (Ministry of Information and Communications (Viet Nam))
- 'One-document, one-box' pilot for water-to-water transhipment of new-energy dangerous goods starts in Qingdao (Chinese), 12 November 2024 (China Transport News)
- 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 Qingdao
- 5ImportClearance at Chan May
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Qingdao → Chan May before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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