Shipping from Shanghai to Australia

Ports compared

45 listed ports in Australia

Positions from the port reference list. The discharge port is the one named in the booking, not the nearest city.

The 45 listed port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; names and positions are in the table. Geographic illustration only.

No.	Port	Position	Classification	From Shanghai
1	Abbot Point	19.90°S, 148.08°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
2	Adelaide	34.92°S, 138.58°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
3	Barrow Island	20.80°S, 115.40°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
4	Brisbane	27.40°S, 153.15°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
5	Broome	17.97°S, 122.23°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
6	Bunbury	33.32°S, 115.63°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
7	Bundaberg	24.87°S, 152.35°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
8	Burnie	41.05°S, 145.95°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
9	Busselton	33.64°S, 115.34°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
10	Cape Flattery	14.95°S, 145.35°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
11	Challenger Harbour	32.06°S, 115.74°E	Fishery / marina location	Listed for reference while commercial cargo use is checked.
12	Cockatoo Island	16.10°S, 123.62°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
13	Cossack	20.65°S, 117.18°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
14	Dampier	20.63°S, 116.72°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
15	Darwin	12.47°S, 130.85°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
16	Derby	17.30°S, 123.63°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
17	Fishing Boat Harbour	32.06°S, 115.75°E	Fishery / marina location	Listed for reference while commercial cargo use is checked.
18	Fremantle	32.05°S, 115.75°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
19	Garkunnden Island	32.19°S, 115.67°E	Fishery / marina location	Listed for reference while commercial cargo use is checked.
20	Geelong	38.15°S, 144.37°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
21	Geraldton	28.78°S, 114.60°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
22	Gladstone	23.85°S, 151.25°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
23	Hamelin Bay	34.22°S, 115.03°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
24	Hay Point	21.28°S, 149.30°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
25	Hobart	42.88°S, 147.33°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
26	Karumba	17.48°S, 140.83°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
27	Koolan Island	16.14°S, 123.75°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
28	Kwinana	32.23°S, 115.76°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
29	Launceston	41.45°S, 147.12°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
30	Melbourne	37.83°S, 144.97°E	Port / terminal area	Key destination
31	Mourilyan	17.60°S, 146.13°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
32	Newcastle	32.92°S, 151.78°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
33	Port Botany	34.00°S, 151.23°E	Port / terminal area	Key destination
34	Port Hedland	20.32°S, 118.57°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
35	Port Jackson	33.85°S, 151.25°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
36	Port Kembla	34.46°S, 150.90°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
37	Port Lincoln	34.72°S, 135.85°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
38	Port Pirie	33.18°S, 138.02°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
39	Portland	38.33°S, 141.60°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
40	Strahan	42.15°S, 145.33°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
41	Thompsons Bay	32.00°S, 115.54°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
42	Townsville	19.25°S, 146.83°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
43	Weipa	12.67°S, 141.87°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
44	Wollongong	34.46°S, 150.90°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
45	Wyndham	15.47°S, 128.10°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request

Australia import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

Imports are cleared by Australian Border Force. The importer of record (or its broker) files the declaration; Anxin coordinates but does not act as importer.

Integrated Cargo System (ICS) import declarations
Biosecurity packing declaration and ISPM 15 wood packaging rules

Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty and GST. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: English. Commercial invoice, packing list and battery descriptions should use the product names the importer will declare.

Local-language port names on file (confirm spelling on your documents): Adelaide: Port Adelaide; Brisbane: Port of Brisbane; Fremantle: Fremantle Port; Melbourne: Port of Melbourne; Port Botany: Port Botany.

A container ship moored at the Port of Auckland near a marina

Distribution centre with racking and cartons on the floor

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Australia

These are the questions we check with the importer and carrier; they do not confirm acceptance.

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Australia

Commercial invoiceShipperProduct names as the importer will declare them
Packing listShipperPieces, weights, dimensions per package
UN 38.3 test summaryManufacturerFor each battery or cell type in the shipment
Safety data sheet (SDS)Manufacturer / supplierCurrent version matching the battery model
Battery dataManufacturerChemistry, Wh rating or lithium content, state of charge where relevant
Packaging and label photosShipper / packerOuter packs, marks and labels before pickup
DG declaration detailsFrom the shipper's dataFiled by the carrier's agent before loading
Importer detailsImporterImporter of record, broker contact, destination registrations

Added for Australia

Integrated Cargo System (ICS) import declarations.
Biosecurity packing declaration and ISPM 15 wood packaging rules.
Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty and GST; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
Documents and port names are usually handled in English.

Download the checklist (PDF, 1 page)

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper and manufacturer; it does not issue UN 38.3 reports or SDS.

Two power-tool battery packs side by side

Packing photos that speed up the review

The outer package with its marks and labels
Inner packaging and how cells or batteries are separated
Terminal protection against short circuit
How the battery sits in, or next to, the equipment

Photos of the actual cargo, labelled by carton, help the carrier and our team check the packing before booking.

Shanghai side

Leaving Shanghai for Australia

Shanghai serves the Yangtze River Delta manufacturing region. Container exports are handled mainly at Yangshan Deep-Water Port offshore and at the Waigaoqiao port area on the Yangtze estuary.

Origin handover · Shanghai

Where the cargo is handed over in Shanghai

Factory or supplierShanghai, southern Jiangsu
Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
Shanghai terminalYangshan / Waigaoqiao
Vessel loadingdeparture into the East China Sea

Port areas named for Shanghai

YangshanYangshan Deep-Water Port on the Yangshan islands, linked to the mainland by the Donghai Bridge
WaigaoqiaoWaigaoqiao port area in Pudong on the south bank of the Yangtze estuary

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover option	Factory or supplier	Pickup / trucking	Warehouse or CFS	Shanghai terminal	Vessel loading
Door pickup	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope
Delivery to a warehouse / CFS	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope
Delivery to the terminal gate	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	in quote scope	in quote scope

in the quote scope arranged by the shipper

Schematic, not to scale. The terminal used for a booking depends on the carrier; Cargo from upstream Yangtze river ports can reach Shanghai by river feeder barge; whether that leg is used is confirmed per shipment.