Shipping from Shanghai to Canada

Ports compared

30 listed ports in Canada

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

The 30 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	Botwood	49.13°N, 55.33°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
2	Charlottetown	46.23°N, 63.13°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
3	Churchill	58.78°N, 94.20°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
4	Coal Harbour	49.29°N, 123.12°W	Port of Vancouver terminal area	Assessed on request
5	Corner Brook	48.95°N, 57.95°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
6	Digby	44.62°N, 65.77°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
7	Fraser River Docks	49.20°N, 122.91°W	Port of Vancouver terminal area	Assessed on request
8	Fraser River Port	49.22°N, 122.86°W	Port of Vancouver terminal area	Assessed on request
9	Halifax	44.65°N, 63.58°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
10	Hamilton	43.25°N, 79.85°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
11	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	53.37°N, 60.30°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
12	Iqaluit	63.73°N, 68.50°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
13	Kitimat	54.00°N, 128.68°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
14	Montreal	45.52°N, 73.55°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
15	Nanaimo	49.17°N, 123.93°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
16	North Fraser	49.19°N, 123.10°W	Port of Vancouver terminal area	Assessed on request
17	Port Alberni	49.23°N, 124.82°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
18	Port Coquitlam	49.23°N, 122.77°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
19	Prince Rupert	54.32°N, 130.33°W	Port / terminal area	Key destination
20	Quebec City	46.82°N, 71.22°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
21	Roberts Bank	49.02°N, 123.16°W	Port of Vancouver terminal area	Assessed on request
22	Saint John	45.20°N, 65.98°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
23	Sept-Îles	50.20°N, 66.38°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
24	Shelburne	43.76°N, 65.32°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
25	St. John's	47.57°N, 52.70°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
26	Sydney (Nova Scotia)	46.15°N, 60.20°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
27	Tuktoyaktuk	69.44°N, 133.03°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
28	Vancouver	49.28°N, 123.12°W	Port / terminal area	Key destination
29	Victoria	48.43°N, 123.35°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
30	Yarmouth	43.83°N, 66.12°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request

Canada import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

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

Business number with an import account and CARM registration
EManifest advance cargo data

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

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: English, French. 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): Halifax: Port of Halifax; Montreal: Port de Montréal; Prince Rupert: Port of Prince Rupert; Vancouver: Port of Vancouver.

Containers on rail wagons next to a terminal in Vancouver

A blue truck hauling an orange container on a motorway

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Canada

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Canada

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 Canada

Business number with an import account and CARM registration.
EManifest advance cargo data.
Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty and GST/HST; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
Documents and port names are usually handled in English, French.

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.

A cylindrical lithium-ion cell held between two fingers

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 Canada

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.