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Shipping from Shanghai to Vietnam

7 destination ports in Vietnam are listed from Shanghai. Cargo leaves Shanghai from Yangshan or Waigaoqiao, and import clearance in Vietnam runs through Vietnam customs.

Ports compared

7 listed ports in Vietnam

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

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Port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; numbers match the table. Geographic illustration only.
No.PortPositionClassificationFrom Shanghai
1Cai Mep10.38°N, 107.08°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
2Cam Pha21.03°N, 107.37°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
3Cat Lai10.75°N, 106.78°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
4Chan May16.33°N, 108.00°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
5Da Nang16.10°N, 108.22°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
6Hai Phong20.92°N, 106.68°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
7Saigon Port10.77°N, 106.72°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request

Vietnam import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

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

  • VNACCS/VCIS electronic customs system

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

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: Vietnamese. 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): Cai Mep: Cảng Cái Mép; Cat Lai: Cảng Cát Lái; Hai Phong: Cảng Hải Phòng.

Straddle carriers and container handling equipment at a port
Trailers backed up to the loading docks of a warehouse

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Vietnam

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Vietnam

  • 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 Vietnam

  • VNACCS/VCIS electronic customs system.
  • Import taxes to expect by name: import duty and VAT; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
  • Documents and port names are usually handled in Vietnamese.

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 Vietnam

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

  1. Factory or supplierShanghai, southern Jiangsu
  2. Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
  3. Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
  4. Shanghai terminalYangshan / Waigaoqiao
  5. 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 optionFactory or supplierPickup / truckingWarehouse or CFSShanghai terminalVessel loading
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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.
Yangshan deep-water port near Shanghai seen from a hillside, with container stacks and gantry cranes

Destination ports

7 ports in Vietnam from Shanghai

Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, Vietnam clearance and battery checks.

Routing and sailing schedules vary by carrier, cargo type and booking date. Confirm the current schedule with our team.

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