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Shipping from Tianjin to South Korea

This page brings together what matters for battery cargo from Tianjin to South Korea: the Tianjin handover, the sea corridor, South Korea import clearance and the 8 ports listed below.

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Ports compared

8 listed ports in South Korea

Positions from the port reference list. The discharge port is the one named in the booking, not the nearest city.

Port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; numbers match the table. Geographic illustration only.

No.	Port	Position	Classification	From Tianjin
1	Busan	35.10°N, 129.03°E	Port / terminal area	Key destination
2	Daesan	37.02°N, 126.40°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
3	Gwangyang	34.93°N, 127.70°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
4	Incheon	37.47°N, 126.62°E	Port / terminal area	Key destination
5	Masan	35.18°N, 128.57°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
6	Pohang	36.05°N, 129.38°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
7	Pyeongtaek	36.97°N, 127.10°E	Port / terminal area	Key destination
8	Ulsan	35.45°N, 129.40°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request

South Korea import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

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

UNI-PASS customs system
KC safety certification for lithium secondary batteries in scope

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: Korean. 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): Busan: 부산항; Gwangyang: 광양항; Incheon: 인천항.

Container terminal yard with gantry cranes at the Port of Busan

Trailers backed up to the loading docks of a warehouse

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for South Korea

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for South Korea

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 South Korea

UNI-PASS customs system.
KC safety certification for lithium secondary batteries in scope.
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 Korean.

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.

A cylindrical lithium-ion cell held between two fingers

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 South Korea

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

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

Three handover options and what the quote covers

Handover option	Factory or supplier	Pickup / trucking	Warehouse or CFS	Tianjin terminal	Vessel loading
Door pickup	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope
Delivery to a warehouse / CFS	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	in quote scope	in quote scope	in quote scope
Delivery to the terminal gate	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	shipper arranges	in quote scope	in quote scope

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

Destination ports

8 ports in South Korea from Tianjin

Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, South Korea clearance and battery checks.

Routing and sailing schedules vary by carrier, cargo type and booking date. Confirm the current schedule with our team.

Other Chinese origins

South Korea from other ports in China

From Shenzhen From Shanghai From Ningbo From Qingdao From Guangzhou From Xiamen From Dalian From Lianyungang

All destinations from Tianjin · Shipping from China overview

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