Tianjin (Xingang)
North China's main container gateway, where Tianjin Customs lets DG containers be inspected at the factory and loaded on arrival within a booked port slot, and where the Bohai Bay freezes at its edges in mid-winter.
South & Southeast Asia · sea freight from Tianjin
Shipping from Tianjin to Yangon
Tianjin to Yangon
Bohai Sea · Bohai Strait · Yellow Sea · East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Andaman Sea
- TianjinChina origin
- Bohai Sea
- Bohai Strait
- Yellow Sea
- East China Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- South China Sea
- Malacca Strait
- Andaman Sea
- YangonMyanmar
Lithium batteries for Yangon go out of Tianjin's Xingang terminals, where customs can supervise stuffing at the factory and the box goes straight to the ship on a booked slot. On the way they face the Indian Ocean monsoon corridor, and they arrive at the port of Yangon.
Myanmar adds a non-automatic import licence that must be in hand before the goods ship. This page sets out 6 points specific to this route, how Anxin handles each one and which documents to prepare.
What we need to start
- Factory-supervised loading
- Bohai Bay winter ice
- Payment due diligence
- End-user screening
- Import licence
Route profile
The Tianjin → Yangon route in brief
Asia – Indian Ocean
An Indian Ocean route: rough south-west monsoon seas from June to September and cyclone windows in April-May and October-December.
Where this route gets difficult
6 pain points from Tianjin to Yangon
In the order the cargo meets them: at the loading port, at sea, at Yangon and at customs in Myanmar.
- Origin port
At Tianjin the port slot is booked before the truck leaves the factory
Tianjin Customs runs a 'supervised factory loading, direct loading on port arrival' model for dangerous goods: officers oversee stuffing at the factory, the declaration goes in early through the single window, and the container enters the port in a slot booked on the customs–port platform and goes straight to the ship. Any inspection happens in closed yards inside the Beijiang and Dongjiang terminals. The time saved depends on the stuffing date, the slot and the declared data all matching.
What Anxin does: We fix the stuffing date against the vessel's DG cut-off first, then book the entry slot, and check that the declaration, the packing certificate and the container number agree before the truck leaves, so the box is not diverted to an inspection yard for a data mismatch.
- Origin port
Packaging appraisal is still the first step at Tianjin
Export dangerous-goods packaging must pass use appraisal in China before the goods can leave. Tianjin port's 2025 measures shortened appraisal time for lithium battery exports through quick release, and Tianjin Port Group handles lithium DG containers, but without the appraisal certificate the rest of the filing cannot proceed.
What Anxin does: We check at quotation that the packaging maker has its performance appraisal and apply for the use appraisal as soon as the packing is fixed, so the certificate is in hand before the MSA filing.
- Sea corridor
Theft at night in the Malacca and Singapore Straits
ReCAAP counted 21 armed-robbery incidents in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore in the first half of 2026, down 74% but still 60% of all Asian cases. They are mostly night-time thefts of engine spares from bulk carriers and barges; a container ship bound for Yangon is a less usual target but uses the same lanes.
What Anxin does: We keep the vessel and voyage on the booking record for Yangon, so a carrier incident or delay notice can be matched to the shipment straight away.
- Import country
An import licence before the goods ship
Since 1 August 2024 Myanmar has required non-automatic import licences for 1,460 tariff lines, and the licence must be in hand before import. Goods arriving at Yangon without one face penalties under the 2012 Export and Import Law, so the licence status is the first thing to check.
What Anxin does: We ask the consignee for the import licence covering the batteries' tariff line before accepting the booking from Tianjin.
- Import country
Payments to Myanmar get enhanced due diligence
FATF keeps Myanmar on its call-for-action list and asks its members to apply enhanced due diligence; it will consider countermeasures if there is no progress by October 2026. Banks in China and elsewhere may therefore take longer over payments linked to a shipment for Yangon, or ask for more documents.
What Anxin does: We settle payment terms and the paying bank with the buyer before the goods leave Tianjin, and keep the trade documents ready for the bank's checks.
- Import country
Screening for military end use
The EU's measures on Myanmar, extended to 30 April 2027, include an arms embargo and a ban on dual-use exports for the military and border guard police. For industrial or energy-storage systems going to Yangon, the buyer and end user should be screened before the goods ship.
What Anxin does: For industrial and ESS consignments we ask for end-user details and screen the parties against current sanctions lists before booking.
Documents & compliance
What to have ready: Tianjin to Yangon
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.
In Tianjin, before the box is loaded
- Stuffing date, port-entry slot and DG cut-off at Tianjin agreed in that order
- Packaging use-appraisal certificate issued before the MSA cargo report is filed
- Buyer and end user screened for industrial or ESS systems
- 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)
For the carrier and the voyage
- Carrier's revised arrival reconfirmed in the cyclone season before booking onward transport
- Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
- Relay port and feeder DG acceptance confirmed for Indian destinations
For import into Myanmar
- Import licence for the batteries' tariff line in hand before shipment
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 Tianjin filings, the carrier booking and the Myanmar 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 Tianjin → Yangon
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box sent to the terminal inspection yard because declared data do not match | Beijiang / Dongjiang terminals | Declaration, packing certificate and container number cross-checked before trucking | Anxin |
| Goods penalised for arriving without an import licence | Yangon | Licence checked before booking | Importer |
| Payment delayed by bank due diligence | Paying and receiving banks | Payment terms settled before shipment | Buyer and seller |
Questions
Tianjin → Yangon: questions we are asked
It was designated by OFAC in June 2023, as was Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank, so a payment route that avoids them should be agreed first.
The India Meteorological Department describes two North Indian Ocean seasons, April–May and October–December, the latter being the main one.
Tianjin Customs offers a 'supervised factory loading, direct loading on port arrival' model: stuffing is supervised at the factory, the box enters the port in a booked slot and is loaded directly. Whether a given shipment can use it depends on the customs arrangement for the exporter and the port slot; we check both when you book.
References
Regulations and port sources cited
- High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - 19 June 2026 (FATF)
- Export/Import Bulletin 4/2024: non-automatic import licensing (Myanmar National Trade Portal)
- Burma-related designations; issuance of Burma-related general license (21 June 2023) (U.S. Treasury, OFAC)
- Frequently asked questions on tropical cyclones (India Meteorological Department, RSMC New Delhi)
- Port of Colombo records historic high of 8.29 million TEUs in 2025 (Sri Lanka Ports Authority)
- Press release: 35 incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia reported in first half of 2026 (ReCAAP ISC)
- Tianjin Customs export dangerous goods service page: supervised factory loading, direct loading on port arrival (Tianjin Customs)
- Tianjin port 2025 cross-border trade facilitation measures (Tianjin Municipal Government (tjjz.gov.cn))
- 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 Tianjin
- 5ImportClearance at Yangon
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Tianjin → Yangon before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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