Shanghai (Yangshan / Waigaoqiao)
Yangshan and Waigaoqiao exports under Shanghai MSA's photo-verified packing system, where a mismatch between photos and EDI data keeps a DG box off the ship.
Europe · sea freight from Shanghai
Shipping from Shanghai to Constanta
Shanghai to Constanta
East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Bosporus · Black Sea
- ShanghaiChina origin
- East China Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- Malacca Strait
- Indian Ocean
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Suez Canal
- Bosporus
- Black Sea
- ConstantaRomania
Lithium batteries for Constanta go from the Yangtze River Delta via Shanghai's Yangshan and Waigaoqiao terminals. On the way they face a Suez, Aegean and Bosporus passage into the Black Sea, and they arrive at the port of Constanta.
Romania applies the EU Battery Regulation, starting with registration in its own national producer register. This page sets out 5 points specific to this route, how Anxin handles each one and which documents to prepare.
What we need to start
- Yangshan / Waigaoqiao export
- Photo-verified packing certificate
- EU declaration of conformity
- Consignee EORI
- National producer registration
Route profile
The Shanghai → Constanta route in brief
Asia – Black Sea via Suez and the Turkish Straits
Suez, the Aegean and the Turkish Straits, with a 24-hour DG sailing plan before the Bosporus and, since September 2026, almost the whole Black Sea on the war-risk list.
Where this route gets difficult
What to watch between Shanghai and Constanta: 5 points
Loading port first, then the sea leg, then Constanta and the Romania market.
- Origin port
Shanghai checks during and after the voyage filing, not just before
Shanghai MSA's Notice No. 4 of 2024 accepts either an inspector-signed packing certificate or a packing declaration from the stuffing company, but places the burden on the shipper: the batteries must meet the UN tests and be protected against damage, short circuit and accidental activation, and MSA runs spot checks during and after the process, with proof to be produced on request.
What Anxin does: We keep a file per container (UN38.3 summary, SDS, packing photos, terminal protection details) so that proof can be produced the same day if Shanghai MSA asks for it after sailing.
- Origin port
Not every Shanghai warehouse can stuff lithium DG
Shanghai MSA's 2024 draft reporting guide says warehouses that stuff lithium battery dangerous goods must provide fire-department proof of their fire hazard classification and fire-resistance rating. The site's information must also be up to date on the Shanghai single window, which took over MSA account and site records in 2026.
What Anxin does: We only propose stuffing sites that can show the fire-safety documents and are on Shanghai MSA's system; if you use your own warehouse, we check this before booking.
- Sea corridor
Almost the whole Black Sea is now a war-risk listed area
On 16 September 2026 the Joint War Committee widened its Black Sea listed area to almost the entire sea, leaving out only Turkish, Georgian, Bulgarian and Romanian territorial waters. Ships entering must notify their war-risk underwriters, who may charge additional premiums per voyage, and carriers can pass that on.
What Anxin does: We ask the carrier for any war-risk surcharge to Constanta in writing before booking and recheck it if the sailing moves.
- Import country
A producer registration in Romania before the first sale
Registration under the Battery Regulation is Member State by Member State. The first company to make the batteries available in Romania has to appear in the national register, which can take up to 12 weeks after a complete file, and a non-resident brand must work through an authorised representative there.
What Anxin does: At booking we ask which company is the producer of record in Romania and for its registration number there, so a missing registration surfaces while the goods are still in Shanghai rather than after discharge in Constanta.
- Import country
The truck leg out of Constanta runs under ADR
Road delivery from Constanta is an ADR movement, because the EU applies ADR to domestic journeys through Directive 2008/68/EC. For UN 3480 that means class 9, transport category 2 and tunnel code (E), which restricts the route through category E tunnels; batteries found damaged at unloading move to special provision 376 packing (P908 or P911).
What Anxin does: We give the Romania haulier the same UN number, class and package details that appear on the sea dangerous goods declaration, so the ADR transport document matches the container paperwork from Shanghai.
Documents & compliance
Documents to line up for Shanghai → Constanta
Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.
In Shanghai, before the box is loaded
- Stuffing site registered and geo-verified with Shanghai MSA; fire-safety proof for lithium DG warehouses
- Per-container evidence file (UN38.3 summary, SDS, photos, short-circuit protection) kept for Shanghai MSA spot checks
- 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
For the shipping line
- Final DG manifest data ready before the vessel reaches the Turkish Straits
- War-risk surcharge for the Black Sea port stated in writing
- UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type
For the importer in Romania
- Producer of record in Romania and its national registration number
- Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
- Instructions and safety information in the language Romania requires
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 Shanghai export filings, the carrier booking and the Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-event spot check finds missing proof | Shanghai MSA | Evidence file kept per container | Shipper with Anxin |
| Additional war-risk premium added after booking | Black Sea listed area | Surcharge confirmed in writing | Carrier, checked by Anxin |
| No producer registration in Romania when the goods arrive | Romania market surveillance | Producer of record and registration number confirmed at booking | Importer / brand owner |
| Road route planned through a category E tunnel | Road leg from Constanta | Tunnel code (E) passed to the haulier with the transport data | Haulier / forwarder |
Questions
Common questions on the Shanghai → Constanta route
No. Under the Battery Regulation producers register in each Member State where they first make batteries available, and the authority has up to 12 weeks to grant a complete application. A producer without an establishment in Romania needs an authorised representative there.
A Sailing Plan 1 to the Turkish Straits VTS at least 24 hours before entry, including the dangerous cargo classes on board.
Shanghai MSA's Notice No. 4 of 2024 accepts either an inspector-signed packing certificate or a packing declaration issued by the stuffing company. Either way, the shipper remains responsible and must provide proof if MSA spot-checks.
References
Regulations and port sources cited
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (ELI) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Inland transport of dangerous goods (summary of Directive 2008/68/EC) (EUR-Lex)
- Turkish Straits Maritime Traffic Regulation (English translation) (Republic of Türkiye (translation published by VDA))
- Notice on the trial of the remote smart management system for DG container packing (Chinese), 12 November 2021 (Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration)
- Shanghai MSA Notice No. 4 of 2024 on declaring lithium battery dangerous-goods containers (Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration)
- 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 Shanghai
- 5ImportClearance at Constanta
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Shanghai → Constanta before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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