Origin
2 named port areas in Tianjin
Cargo for Puerto Quetzal is handed over at the Beijiang or Dongjiang port area of Tianjin Xingang; the carrier's booking decides which. The illustrated corridor leaves Tianjin into the Bohai Sea.
Latin America & Caribbean · sea freight from Tianjin
Shipping from Tianjin to Puerto Quetzal
Tianjin to Puerto Quetzal
Bohai Sea · Bohai Strait · Yellow Sea · Korea Strait · Sea of Japan · Tsugaru Strait · North Pacific
- TianjinChina origin
- Bohai Sea
- Bohai Strait
- Yellow Sea
- Korea Strait
- Sea of Japan
- Tsugaru Strait
- North Pacific
- Puerto QuetzalGuatemala
Lithium battery cargo from Tianjin (Tianjin Xingang (Beijiang and Dongjiang port areas)) to Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala: where the cargo is handed over, the sea corridor, the battery and document checks, and what happens at Puerto Quetzal before a written quote.
What we need to start
- Battery configuration
- New or returned
- UN 38.3 test summary
- SDS
- Packages and weights
- Pickup address near Tianjin
- Importer in Guatemala
Route facts
Tianjin → Puerto Quetzal at a glance
- Origin port areas
- Tianjin Xingang (Beijiang and Dongjiang port areas)First sea: Bohai Sea
- Pickup region
- Trucking from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei factories, plus rail-sea legs from inland north China
- Illustrated corridor
- 7 seas and passagesabout 8,100 nm as drawn, geographic only
- Destination port
- Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala13.92°N, 90.80°W · port / terminal area
- Import authority
- SATImport duty and IVA by name; rates via the importer's broker
- Listing from Tianjin
- Assessed on requestCarriage is confirmed per shipment
Corridor
7 seas and passages, about 8,100 nm as drawn
From the Bohai Sea via the Bohai Strait, the Yellow Sea, the Korea Strait, the Sea of Japan, the Tsugaru Strait and the North Pacific to Puerto Quetzal. Narrow passages on the drawn corridor: the Bohai Strait, the Korea Strait and the Tsugaru Strait. The vessel's actual routing is set by the carrier.
Destination
Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala · 13.92°N, 90.80°W
Listed as port / terminal area. Import clearance with SAT; Puerto Quetzal is assessed on request from Tianjin.
Origin handover
Handing over battery cargo in Tianjin
Origin handover · Tianjin
Where the cargo is handed over in Tianjin
- Factory or supplierBeijing, Tianjin and Hebei, with rail links toward Shanxi and Inner Mongolia
- Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
- Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
- Tianjin terminalBeijiang / Dongjiang (Xingang)
- Vessel loadingdeparture into the Bohai Sea
Port areas named for Tianjin
- Xingang (Beijiang)Beijiang port area of Tianjin Xingang, north of the main channel
- Xingang (Dongjiang)Dongjiang port area of Tianjin Xingang, on reclaimed land east of Beijiang
Tianjin Xingang is the main seaport for Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. It sits at the western end of the Bohai Sea, so every ocean corridor first crosses the Bohai Sea and the Bohai Strait.
Rail from inland dry ports into Tianjin Xingang is used for some cargo; whether it applies is confirmed per shipment.
Ocean routing
Sea corridor from Tianjin to Puerto Quetzal
- Tianjin
- Bohai Sea
- Bohai Strait
- Yellow Sea
- Korea Strait
- Sea of Japan
- Tsugaru Strait
- North Pacific
- Puerto Quetzal
FCL, LCL and any transshipment for Puerto Quetzal are confirmed per booking with a carrier that accepts the declared UN numbers; this page does not promise a direct sailing or a transit time.
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.
Routing and sailing schedules vary by carrier, cargo type and booking date. Confirm the current schedule with our team.
Cargo & documents
Battery screening and documents for Guatemala
Documents
For Guatemala, in addition to the standard file
- Import taxes to expect by name: import duty and IVA; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
- Documents and port names are usually handled in Spanish.
Standard file
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- UN 38.3 test summary
- Safety data sheet (SDS)
- Battery data
- Packaging and label photos
- DG declaration details
- Importer details
Download the checklist (PDF, 1 page) Documents guidance
Cargo screening
Battery configuration and condition
- Cells or batteries aloneUN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)
- Packed with equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)
- Contained in equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)
- New, tested
- Returned or used
- Damaged, defective or recalled
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.
Destination & import
At Puerto Quetzal and into Guatemala
Destination scope · Guatemala
Port, customs release and final address are separate steps
- Discharge portPuerto Quetzal · 13.92°N, 90.80°W
- Customs releaseSAT, filed by the importer or its broker
- Final addressOnly when named in the quote, with access and unloading conditions
Working classification: port / terminal area.
Import clearance in Guatemala
The importer of record, normally through a licensed broker, clears the goods with Guatemala Tax Administration (SAT) customs. Anxin supplies shipping and battery documents; it does not act as importer.
After the port
Delivery beyond the port in Guatemala is usually by truck; the delivery address, access and unloading conditions are confirmed in the quote.
Delivery beyond Puerto Quetzal is part of the quote only when a final address is named.
Also listed as: Puerto Queztal
Quote boundary
What a written quote for Puerto Quetzal separates
Cost segments by name only: no example figures and no day counts.
Quote boundary
Five cost segments for Tianjin → Puerto Quetzal
Who usually bears each segment under common Incoterms® 2020 rules
| Rule | Tianjin origin | Main carriage | Puerto Quetzal port | Import clearance | Final delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXW | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer |
| FCA | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer |
| FOB | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer |
| CFR / CIF | Seller | Seller | Per carriage contract | Buyer | Buyer |
| DAP | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Seller |
| DDP | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller |
Questions
Tianjin → Puerto Quetzal: three common questions
Usually the Beijiang or Dongjiang port area of Tianjin Xingang, depending on the carrier and booking. The three options are door pickup (trucking from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei factories, plus rail-sea legs from inland north China), delivery to a warehouse or CFS that handles battery cargo, or delivery to the terminal gate; the quote states which one applies.
Only when the booking and bill of lading name Puerto Quetzal (13.92°N, 90.80°W). A city or country name in an enquiry is not proof of discharge; after the port, customs release and delivery to an address are separate steps.
Start with the cargo description, battery configuration, condition statement, UN 38.3 test summary and SDS. The checklist on this page lists the rest.
Next step
From enquiry to import
- 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
- 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
- 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
- 4HandoverAt Tianjin
- 5ImportClearance at Puerto Quetzal
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Tianjin → Puerto Quetzal before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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