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Shipping from Tianjin to Philippines

This page brings together what matters for battery cargo from Tianjin to Philippines: the Tianjin handover, the sea corridor, Philippines import clearance and the 12 ports listed below.

Ports compared

12 listed ports in Philippines

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 Tianjin
1Bacolod10.67°N, 122.94°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
2Batangas13.75°N, 121.05°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
3Cagayan de Oro8.50°N, 124.67°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
4Cebu10.30°N, 123.90°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
5Davao7.07°N, 125.62°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
6General Santos6.12°N, 125.18°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
7Iloilo10.70°N, 122.58°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
8Legazpi13.14°N, 123.75°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
9Manila14.58°N, 120.97°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
10Manila North Harbor14.61°N, 120.96°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
11Manila South Harbor14.58°N, 120.97°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request
12Subic14.90°N, 120.23°EPort / terminal areaAssessed on request

Philippines import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

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

  • Importer accreditation with the Bureau of Customs

Import taxes to expect by name: customs 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: Filipino, English. 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): Cebu: Port of Cebu; Davao: Port of Davao; Manila: Port of Manila; Subic: Port of Subic.

Silhouettes of container cranes at sunrise at Laem Chabang
A truck hauling a teal shipping container on a motorway

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for Philippines

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for Philippines

  • 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 Philippines

  • Importer accreditation with the Bureau of Customs.
  • Import taxes to expect by name: customs duty and VAT; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
  • Documents and port names are usually handled in Filipino, English.

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.
Warehouse with red racking and pallets of boxes

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.

Tianjin side

Leaving Tianjin for Philippines

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.

Origin handover · Tianjin

Where the cargo is handed over in Tianjin

  1. Factory or supplierBeijing, Tianjin and Hebei, with rail links toward Shanxi and Inner Mongolia
  2. Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
  3. Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
  4. Tianjin terminalBeijiang / Dongjiang (Xingang)
  5. 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

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover optionFactory or supplierPickup / truckingWarehouse or CFSTianjin 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; Rail from inland dry ports into Tianjin Xingang is used for some cargo; whether it applies is confirmed per shipment.
Container gantry cranes at a Tianjin port container terminal

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