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Shipping from Tianjin to Saldanha Bay

Tianjin to Saldanha Bay

Bohai Sea · Bohai Strait · Taiwan Strait · South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Andaman Sea · Indian Ocean · Cape of Good Hope

Sea corridor illustration: Tianjin to Saldanha Bay, South Africa Simplified map with a curved corridor from Tianjin via Bohai Sea, Bohai Strait, Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Cape of Good Hope to Saldanha Bay. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIAARABIAN PENINSULAAUSTRALIAAFRICASOUTH ATLANTICNORTH PACIFICPACIFIC OCEAN Taiwan StraitSingapore / MalaccaIndian Ocean TianjinCHINA ORIGIN Saldanha BaySOUTH AFRICA TianjinBOHAI SEAYELLOW SEASHANDONGDEPARTURE AREA
  1. TianjinChina origin
  2. Bohai Sea
  3. Bohai Strait
  4. Taiwan Strait
  5. South China Sea
  6. Malacca Strait
  7. Andaman Sea
  8. Indian Ocean
  9. Cape of Good Hope
  10. Saldanha BaySouth Africa
Geographic corridor illustration only, not a vessel track, port-call list or sailing schedule. The loading terminal, carrier, transshipment and dates are confirmed per shipment.

Lithium battery cargo from Tianjin (Tianjin Xingang (Beijiang and Dongjiang port areas)) to Saldanha Bay, South Africa: where the cargo is handed over, the sea corridor, the battery and document checks, and what happens at Saldanha Bay 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 South Africa
Ask about this route South Africa ports from Tianjin

Route facts

Tianjin → Saldanha Bay 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
8 seas and passagesabout 8,550 nm as drawn, geographic only
Destination port
Saldanha Bay, South Africa33.03°S, 17.97°E · port / terminal area
Import authority
SARSCustoms duty and VAT by name; rates via the importer's broker
Listing from Tianjin
Assessed on requestCarriage is confirmed per shipment

Origin

2 named port areas in Tianjin

Cargo for Saldanha Bay 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.

Corridor

8 seas and passages, about 8,550 nm as drawn

From the Bohai Sea via the Bohai Strait, the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, the Malacca Strait, the Andaman Sea, the Indian Ocean and Cape of Good Hope to Saldanha Bay. Narrow passages on the drawn corridor: the Bohai Strait, the Taiwan Strait, the Malacca Strait and Cape of Good Hope. The vessel's actual routing is set by the carrier.

Destination

Saldanha Bay, South Africa · 33.03°S, 17.97°E

Listed as port / terminal area. Import clearance with SARS; SACU common external tariff. Saldanha Bay is assessed on request from Tianjin.

Check before booking: Saldanha Bay (South Africa). Saldanha Bay is part of the South African port system managed by Transnet National Ports Authority; terminal and cargo acceptance are confirmed per shipment.

Origin handover

Handing over battery cargo in Tianjin

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
Schematic, not to scale. Door pickup, delivery to a warehouse or CFS, or delivery to the terminal gate change what the quote covers. Handover options on the Tianjin hub
Container gantry cranes at a Tianjin port container terminal

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 Saldanha Bay

  1. Tianjin
  2. Bohai Sea
  3. Bohai Strait
  4. Taiwan Strait
  5. South China Sea
  6. Malacca Strait
  7. Andaman Sea
  8. Indian Ocean
  9. Cape of Good Hope
  10. Saldanha Bay
Named seas and passages along the illustrated corridor, about 8,550 nautical miles long as drawn. A geographic measure only, not a sailing distance, port-call list or transit time.

FCL, LCL and any transshipment for Saldanha Bay 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.

A container ship under way off the Guatemalan coast

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 South Africa

Documents

For South Africa, in addition to the standard file

  • SACU common external tariff.
  • 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 English plus ten other official languages (Afrikaans, isiZulu and others).

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

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper and manufacturer; it does not issue UN 38.3 reports or SDS.

Cargo screening

Battery configuration and condition

  1. Cells or batteries aloneUN 3480 (lithium-ion) · UN 3090 (lithium metal)
  2. Packed with equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (packed with equipment)
  3. Contained in equipmentUN 3481 · UN 3091 (contained in equipment)
  1. New, tested
  2. Returned or used
  3. Damaged, defective or recalled
Does not replace formal dangerous-goods classification under the applicable dangerous-goods rules (IMDG Code for sea, IATA DGR for air). Cargo guide · Condition review
Cartons on a pallet being stretch-wrapped

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 Saldanha Bay and into South Africa

Destination scope · South Africa

Port, customs release and final address are separate steps

  1. Discharge portSaldanha Bay · 33.03°S, 17.97°E
  2. Customs releaseSARS, filed by the importer or its broker
  3. Final addressOnly when named in the quote, with access and unloading conditions

Working classification: port / terminal area.

A city or country name in an enquiry is not the discharge port. From Durban and other South African ports cargo is delivered by road or rail to Gauteng and other inland provinces, and onward to SADC neighbours.
Locator map of Saldanha Bay, South AfricaSaldanha Bay
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (33.03°S, 17.97°E).
Container stacks and cranes at the Port of Mombasa

Import clearance in South Africa

The importer of record, normally through a licensed broker, clears the goods with South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs. Anxin supplies shipping and battery documents; it does not act as importer.

  • SACU common external tariff

After the port

From Durban and other South African ports cargo is delivered by road or rail to Gauteng and other inland provinces, and onward to SADC neighbours.

Delivery beyond Saldanha Bay is part of the quote only when a final address is named.

Quote boundary

What a written quote for Saldanha Bay separates

Cost segments by name only: no example figures and no day counts.

Quote boundary

Five cost segments for Tianjin → Saldanha Bay

  1. Tianjin origin
    • Pickup or delivery into the Beijiang or Dongjiang port area of Tianjin Xingang
    • Export declaration in China
    • Origin terminal / CFS handling
  2. Main carriage
    • Ocean freight Tianjin → Saldanha Bay
    • DG and other carrier surcharges
    • Any transshipment named in the quote
  3. Saldanha Bay port
    • Terminal handling and delivery order
    • DG handling at discharge
    • Storage after free time
  4. Import clearance
    • Filing with SARS
    • Customs duty and VAT
    • Importer of record and broker
  5. Final delivery
    • Trucking within South Africa
    • Named address and unloading
    • Only when quoted

Who usually bears each segment under common Incoterms® 2020 rules

RuleTianjin originMain carriageSaldanha Bay portImport clearanceFinal delivery
EXWBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
FCASellerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
FOBSellerBuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer
CFR / CIFSellerSellerPer carriage contractBuyerBuyer
DAPSellerSellerSellerBuyerSeller
DDPSellerSellerSellerSellerSeller
Simplified reading of Incoterms® 2020 cost allocation (DAP shown with delivery to the final address). The written quote names the rule, the place and the exclusions; this page shows no prices and no all-in offer.

Questions

Tianjin → Saldanha Bay: 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 Saldanha Bay (33.03°S, 17.97°E). 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

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Tianjin
  5. 5ImportClearance at Saldanha Bay
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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Origin and destination are filled in; add the cargo facts you have.

Sending this form starts a review; it does not confirm carriage. Full enquiry form

After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Tianjin → Saldanha Bay before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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