Shenzhen (Yantian / Shekou)
Pearl River Delta battery cargo, often stuffed at factories in Dongguan or Huizhou, exported through Yantian or Shekou, with a typhoon season from June to October.
Europe · sea freight from Shenzhen
Shipping from Shenzhen to Wismar
Shenzhen to Wismar
South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · English Channel · Danish Straits
- ShenzhenChina origin
- South China Sea
- Malacca Strait
- Indian Ocean
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Suez Canal
- Strait of Gibraltar
- English Channel
- Danish Straits
- WismarGermany
Lithium batteries for Wismar go from factories around the Pearl River Delta through Yantian or Shekou. On the way they face a Suez-or-Cape voyage that ends with the Danish straits and the Baltic, and they arrive at the port of Wismar.
The German side adds producer registration with stiftung ear and the EU Battery Regulation's labelling calendar. The 5 points below are particular to this lane; each comes with what we do and the paperwork it touches.
What we need to start
- Yantian / Shekou export
- Typhoon season Jun–Oct
- EU declaration of conformity
- Consignee EORI
- Batt-Reg.-Nr. DE
Route profile
The Shenzhen → Wismar route in brief
Germany
EU Battery Regulation labelling and QR-code dates, stiftung ear registration under the BattDG, and an ICS2 entry summary that must exist before the box is loaded.
Where this route gets difficult
5 points to plan for on the Shenzhen → Wismar route
In the order the cargo meets them: at the loading port, at sea, at Wismar and at customs in Germany.
- Origin port
Typhoon season squeezes Shenzhen cut-offs
The Hong Kong Observatory puts the regional tropical cyclone season from June to October, busiest July to September. DG containers need their MSA filings approved and a signed packing certificate before loading, so a closed gate or a rolled vessel in typhoon weeks can push the whole document chain to a new sailing.
What Anxin does: From June to October we build slack into the stuffing date, confirm the DG cut-off with the carrier the week before loading, and resubmit filings promptly if the vessel changes.
- Sea corridor
The Asia leg decides Suez or the Cape
Up to the Danish straits the voyage matches North Europe's: Sea-Intelligence put Red Sea routing at 27% for North Europe services in September 2026, so most containers still sail round the Cape of Good Hope, where SAMSA estimates about 35% of the containers lost in 2024 went overboard.
What Anxin does: We quote the Suez and Cape routings separately when both are offered and apply the CINS stuffing checks strictly on Cape sailings.
- Import country
CE marking and a declaration of conformity in the right language
The importer in Germany carries the check: CE marking on the battery and an EU declaration of conformity, translated into the language Germany asks for, have both been required since 18 August 2024 for batteries entering the EU market.
What Anxin does: We ask the manufacturer in China for the declaration of conformity and a photo of the CE marking on the battery or its packaging before loading, and pass them to the Germany importer. We check that the documents exist and match the goods; we do not assess conformity.
- Import country
ICS2 entry summary before loading, not before arrival
EU pre-arrival security filing moved to ICS2 Release 3: sea cargo needs a complete Entry Summary Declaration, and forwarders issuing house bills of lading have had to file or pass house-level data since 1 April 2025. For deep-sea containers the ENS is due 24 hours before loading at the departure port, and carriers apply 'no manifest, no load'. A missing EORI number is enough for the filing to be rejected.
What Anxin does: We collect the consignee's EORI number, a goods description at HS level and the house-level parties at booking, and make sure they reach whoever files the ENS ahead of the Shenzhen loading cut-off.
- Import country
Substance limits for portable batteries
For portable batteries, Annex I sets maximum levels of 0.0005 % mercury, 0.002 % cadmium and 0.01 % lead by weight, the lead limit applying since 18 August 2024. The importer in Germany may be asked by market surveillance to demonstrate compliance.
What Anxin does: We ask the manufacturer for its substance declaration or test report reference and file it with the shipping documents for the Germany importer; we do not test batteries.
Documents & compliance
What to have ready: Shenzhen to Wismar
These documents come from the shipper, the manufacturer and the importer. Anxin checks them against each other; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.
At the Shenzhen end
- Confirmation from the carrier of the DG cut-off at Yantian or Shekou, rechecked in typhoon weeks
- Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report
- 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 carrier and the voyage
- Transhipment port, feeder operator and feeder DG acceptance named on the booking
- Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards
- Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
For the importer in Germany
- Consignee EORI number and the party filing the ICS2 entry summary
- Producer / authorised representative for Germany and the Batt-Reg.-Nr. DE for each brand and battery category
- Confirmation that the battery category's OfH participation is in place (BattDG)
Before you book
Send the file once, complete
Most delays on this route start with a document that exists but does not match: a UN number, a model name or a package count that differs between the Shenzhen filings, the carrier booking and the Germany import file. We check the three against each other before the booking is confirmed.
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
Risk table for Shenzhen → Wismar
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoon closes terminals or delays the vessel after filings are made | Yantian / Shekou, Jun–Oct | Slack in stuffing date; refile quickly on vessel change | Anxin with the declarant |
| ENS not lodged in time | Loading port in China | House-level data and EORI collected at booking and passed to the filer ahead of the loading cut-off | Anxin with the ENS filer |
| Declaration of conformity missing or not in the required language | Importer in Germany | Declaration and CE photo collected before loading | Manufacturer / importer |
Questions
Shenzhen → Wismar: questions we are asked
The registration is needed before the batteries are first made available on the German market, by whoever is the producer for that market. A company without a German establishment has to act through one authorised representative in Germany, and since 2026 each battery category must also be covered by an approved OfH. Shipping can start earlier, but goods without a valid registration cannot be sold in Germany once they arrive, so we ask for the registration number at booking.
Often, but it depends on the service. The Baltic is reached through the Danish straits, and we ask the carrier to name any transhipment port and confirm DG acceptance for each vessel.
Yes, provided a certified packing inspector supervises the stuffing and signs the container packing certificate. Since May 2026 Yantian and Dongguan MSA have also piloted joint factory inspection so the container can be loaded at Yantian without reopening; we check whether your shipment can use it.
References
Official sources for this page
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (consolidated text) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Applying for a battery registration at stiftung ear (stiftung elektro-altgeräte register (stiftung ear))
- ICS2 Release 3: Prepare your business for sending goods to or via the EU by sea and inland waterways (European Commission, DG TAXUD (leaflet KP0423828ENN))
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (ELI) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
- Navigation through Danish waters (version 16.0, 2025) (Danish Maritime Authority)
- Yantian MSA runs 'one-box' model for lithium battery sea exports (Chinese), 8 May 2026 (Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission (source: Shenzhen MSA))
- Forecasting yearly number of tropical cyclones affecting Hong Kong (tropical cyclone season June–October, most active July–September) (Hong Kong Observatory)
- 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 Shenzhen
- 5ImportClearance at Wismar
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Shenzhen → Wismar before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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