Shipping from Tianjin to United Kingdom

Ports compared

41 listed ports in United Kingdom

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

The 41 listed port positions in the same projection as the corridor maps; names and positions are in the table. Geographic illustration only.

No.	Port	Position	Classification	From Tianjin
1	Aberdeen	57.15°N, 2.08°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
2	Barry	51.40°N, 3.27°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
3	Belfast	54.62°N, 5.90°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
4	Bootle	53.47°N, 3.02°W	City / port area	Listed for reference while commercial cargo use is checked.
5	Bristol	51.47°N, 2.63°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
6	Cardiff	51.45°N, 3.17°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
7	Derry	55.00°N, 7.33°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
8	Dover	51.12°N, 1.33°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
9	Felixstowe	51.95°N, 1.32°E	Port / terminal area	Key destination
10	Fishguard	52.02°N, 4.98°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
11	Fleetwood	53.92°N, 3.02°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
12	Glasgow	55.87°N, 4.35°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
13	Greenock	55.95°N, 4.75°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
14	Grimsby	53.58°N, 0.07°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
15	Hartlepool	54.70°N, 1.18°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
16	Holyhead	53.32°N, 4.63°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
17	Immingham	53.63°N, 0.20°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
18	Inverness	57.48°N, 4.23°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
19	Ipswich	52.05°N, 1.17°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
20	Larne	54.85°N, 5.80°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
21	Liverpool	53.42°N, 3.00°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
22	London	51.50°N, 0.08°W	City / port area	Listed for reference while commercial cargo use is checked.
23	London Gateway	51.50°N, 0.48°E	Port / terminal area	Key destination
24	Manchester	53.48°N, 2.27°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
25	Medway	51.43°N, 0.62°E	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
26	Milford Haven	51.72°N, 5.03°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
27	Newport	51.55°N, 2.98°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
28	Orkney	59.07°N, 2.88°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
29	Pembroke Dock	51.70°N, 4.95°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
30	Peterhead	57.50°N, 1.78°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
31	Plymouth	50.37°N, 4.15°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
32	Poole	50.68°N, 1.95°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
33	Port Talbot	51.58°N, 3.82°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
34	Portsmouth	50.80°N, 1.10°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
35	Southampton	50.90°N, 1.40°W	Port / terminal area	Key destination
36	Stornoway	58.22°N, 6.37°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
37	Stranraer	54.90°N, 5.03°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
38	Sullom Voe	60.47°N, 1.30°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
39	Swansea	51.62°N, 3.95°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
40	Teesport	54.65°N, 1.13°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request
41	Tyne	55.00°N, 1.43°W	Port / terminal area	Assessed on request

United Kingdom import

Customs and import context

Customs authority and filings

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

GB EORI number
Customs Declaration Service (CDS)

Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT and any customs duty. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.

Languages and documents

Official or main business languages: 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): Felixstowe: Port of Felixstowe; Liverpool: Port of Liverpool; London Gateway: London Gateway; Southampton: Port of Southampton.

Close view of stacked blue and red shipping containers at the Port of Rotterdam

A blue truck hauling an orange container on a motorway

Lithium battery cargo

Documents and battery checks for United Kingdom

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

Documents

Checklist to send before a quote for United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom

GB EORI number.
Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT and any customs duty; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
Documents and port names are usually handled in 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.

A portable power bank connected to a smartphone

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 United Kingdom

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.