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Shipping from Shanghai to France
This page brings together what matters for battery cargo from Shanghai to France: the Shanghai handover, the sea corridor, France import clearance and the 20 ports listed below.
Ports compared
20 listed ports in France
Positions from the port reference list. The discharge port is the one named in the booking, not the nearest city.
| No. | Port | Position | Classification | From Shanghai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayonne | 43.50°N, 1.47°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 44.87°N, 0.57°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 3 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 50.73°N, 1.60°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 4 | Brest | 48.40°N, 4.48°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 5 | Calais | 50.97°N, 1.85°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 6 | Cherbourg | 49.65°N, 1.62°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 7 | Concarneau | 47.87°N, 3.92°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 8 | Dieppe | 49.93°N, 1.08°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 9 | Dunkirk | 51.03°N, 2.38°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 10 | La Rochelle | 46.15°N, 1.15°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 11 | Le Havre | 49.50°N, 0.10°E | Port / terminal area | Key destination |
| 12 | Les Sables-d'Olonne | 46.50°N, 1.80°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 13 | Lorient | 47.75°N, 3.35°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 14 | Marseille Fos | 43.32°N, 5.37°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 15 | Nantes | 47.20°N, 1.57°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 16 | Rouen | 49.45°N, 1.10°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 17 | Saint-Brieuc | 48.53°N, 2.75°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 18 | Saint-Malo | 48.65°N, 2.02°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 19 | Saint-Nazaire | 47.28°N, 2.20°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 20 | Sète | 43.40°N, 3.70°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
France import
Customs and import context
Customs authority and filings
Imports are cleared by French customs (DGDDI). The importer of record (or its broker) files the declaration; Anxin coordinates but does not act as importer.
- Registrations and filings are confirmed with the importer's customs broker.
Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT (TVA) and any customs duty. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.
France is in the EU customs union: goods are cleared once under the Union Customs Code and can then move within the single market.
Languages and documents
Official or main business languages: 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): Dunkirk: Port de Dunkerque; Le Havre: Port du Havre; Marseille Fos: Port de Marseille Fos.
Lithium battery cargo
Documents and battery checks for France
These are the questions we check with the importer and carrier; they do not confirm acceptance.
Documents
Checklist to send before a quote for France
- 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 France
- Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT (TVA) and any customs duty; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
- Documents and port names are usually handled in French.
Download the checklist (PDF, 1 page)
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 France
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
Destination ports
20 ports in France from Shanghai
Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, France clearance and battery checks.
- Le Havre Key portvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Bayonnevia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Bordeauxvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Boulogne-sur-Mervia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Brestvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Calaisvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Cherbourgvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Concarneauvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Dieppevia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Dunkirkvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- La Rochellevia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Les Sables-d'Olonnevia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Lorientvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Marseille Fosvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Nantesvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Rouenvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Saint-Brieucvia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Saint-Malovia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Saint-Nazairevia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Sètevia Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
Routing and sailing schedules vary by carrier, cargo type and booking date. Confirm the current schedule with our team.
Other Chinese origins
France from other ports in China
All destinations from Shanghai · Shipping from China overview
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