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Shipping from Xiamen to Burgas

Xiamen to Burgas

South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Sea of Marmara · Bosporus · Black Sea

Sea corridor illustration: Xiamen to Burgas, Bulgaria Simplified map with a curved corridor from Xiamen via South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus, Black Sea to Burgas. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIASOUTHEAST ASIACENTRAL ASIASOUTH CHINA SEA Singapore / MalaccaSouth of Sri LankaBab-el-MandebSuez Canal XiamenCHINA ORIGIN BurgasBULGARIA XiamenTAIWAN STRAITFUJIANTAIWANDEPARTURE AREA
  1. XiamenChina origin
  2. South China Sea
  3. Malacca Strait
  4. Indian Ocean
  5. Bab-el-Mandeb
  6. Suez Canal
  7. Sea of Marmara
  8. Bosporus
  9. Black Sea
  10. BurgasBulgaria
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.

From Xiamen to Burgas, cargo moves from Fujian's battery makers through Xiamen port, crosses a Suez, Aegean and Bosporus passage into the Black Sea, and is discharged at the port of Burgas.

Bulgaria applies the EU Battery Regulation, starting with registration in its own national producer register. The 6 points below are particular to this lane; each comes with what we do and the paperwork it touches.

What we need to start

  • Xiamen export
  • Online packaging appraisal
  • EU declaration of conformity
  • Consignee EORI
  • National producer registration
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Route profile

The Xiamen → Burgas route in brief

Origin port

Xiamen (Haicang / Songyu)

Fujian's battery gateway, handling more than 90% of the province's lithium battery exports, with 10-minute online packaging appraisal for compliant products and the Taiwan Strait's winter monsoon on the doorstep.

Sea corridor

Asia – Black Sea via Suez and the Turkish Straits

Suez, the Aegean and the Turkish Straits, with a 24-hour DG sailing plan before the Bosporus and, since September 2026, almost the whole Black Sea on the war-risk list.

Container cranes at port facilities in Haicang, Xiamen, seen across the water on a hazy day
A loaded container ship on the horizon

Where this route gets difficult

What to watch between Xiamen and Burgas: 6 points

Listed from loading in Xiamen to import into Bulgaria, each with what we do about it.

  1. Origin port

    Energy-storage units may go on multipurpose ships

    Xiamen's energy-storage transport guide 2.0 (August 2026) notes that some ESS containers are carried on multipurpose ships and requires a pre-voyage meeting with the terminal and lashing parties. It also lists the terminals with class 9 qualification: Xiamen Hyundai terminal, Yuanhai Tongda, and Haixiang berths 7–8.

    What Anxin does: For ESS units we confirm early whether the carrier offers container-ship or multipurpose carriage, which qualified terminal is used, and who attends the pre-voyage meeting.

  2. Origin port

    Xiamen MSA's 'one ship, one plan' for large battery cargo

    Xiamen MSA offers pre-review of key DG documents, a pre-loading meeting at which ship, cargo owner, terminal and agent agree deck stowage and emergency measures, and a 'one ship, one plan' checklist from gate-in to sailing. In June 2026 it reported 104 energy-storage containers of 36 tonnes each loaded for Houston on a multipurpose ship.

    What Anxin does: We send the key documents for pre-review before the formal filing and bring the stowage and emergency details the meeting will ask for.

  3. Sea corridor

    Bab el-Mandeb and Suez come first

    To reach the Black Sea a ship passes Suez. Mediterranean-type services took the Red Sea routing 57% of the time in September 2026, and the JMIC rated Bab el-Mandeb SUBSTANTIAL, with the Houthis in control of Perim Island in the channel.

    What Anxin does: We ask the carrier which routing the service uses and name it on the quote.

  4. Import country

    CE marking and a declaration of conformity in the right language

    The importer in Bulgaria carries the check: CE marking on the battery and an EU declaration of conformity, translated into the language Bulgaria asks for, have both been required since 18 August 2024 for batteries entering the EU market.

    What Anxin does: We ask the manufacturer in China for the declaration of conformity and a photo of the CE marking on the battery or its packaging before loading, and pass them to the Bulgaria importer. We check that the documents exist and match the goods; we do not assess conformity.

  5. Import country

    The truck leg out of Burgas runs under ADR

    Road delivery from Burgas is an ADR movement, because the EU applies ADR to domestic journeys through Directive 2008/68/EC. For UN 3480 that means class 9, transport category 2 and tunnel code (E), which restricts the route through category E tunnels; batteries found damaged at unloading move to special provision 376 packing (P908 or P911).

    What Anxin does: We give the Bulgaria haulier the same UN number, class and package details that appear on the sea dangerous goods declaration, so the ADR transport document matches the container paperwork from Xiamen.

  6. Import country

    The importer's name and address on the battery

    A battery entering Bulgaria has to identify its importer: name, registered trade name or trade mark, postal address and a contact point belong on the battery itself, or on the packaging or accompanying document when the battery is too small. That text is fixed at the factory, not at Burgas.

    What Anxin does: We pass the Bulgaria importer's name and address block to the manufacturer before the goods are packed in China and check carton or battery photos for it before loading.

Locator map of Burgas, BulgariaBurgas
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (42.48°N, 27.48°E).
Blue container gantry cranes on a quay at the Port of Algeciras

Documents & compliance

What to have ready: Xiamen to Burgas

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 Xiamen, before the box is loaded

  • For ESS: carriage type (container ship or multipurpose), class 9 terminal and pre-voyage meeting confirmed
  • Importer name, trade name and postal address printed on battery or packaging
  • Annex V safety documentation confirmed for stationary storage systems
  • Substance declaration covering mercury, cadmium and lead limits
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report

Carrier and voyage

  • Final DG manifest data ready before the vessel reaches the Turkish Straits
  • UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type
  • Dangerous goods declaration with UN number (3480 / 3481 / 3090 / 3091), proper shipping name and packing instruction (P903, or P908/P911 for damaged)

For import into Bulgaria

  • Haulier in Bulgaria briefed with UN number, class 9 and tunnel code (E) for the road leg
  • Label and QR-code status against the August 2026 and February 2027 dates
  • Instructions and safety information in the language Bulgaria requires
An electric bicycle with its battery mounted on the frame
Before you book

One consistent file

A document that is present but inconsistent holds a booking as surely as a missing one: the UN number, model name or carton count reads differently in the Xiamen export filings, the carrier booking and the Bulgaria import papers. We compare all three before confirming space.

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 Xiamen → Burgas

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
ESS unit arrives at a terminal without class 9 qualificationXiamen portQualified terminal confirmed at bookingAnxin with the carrier
Declaration of conformity missing or not in the required languageImporter in BulgariaDeclaration and CE photo collected before loadingManufacturer / importer
Road route planned through a category E tunnelRoad leg from BurgasTunnel code (E) passed to the haulier with the transport dataHaulier / forwarder
Importer details missing from battery and packagingImporter in BulgariaAddress block sent to the factory before packingManufacturer / importer

Questions

Xiamen → Burgas: questions we are asked

The CE marking on the battery and the manufacturer's EU declaration of conformity, which must be available in the language Bulgaria requires. Both have applied since 18 August 2024.

A Sailing Plan 1 to the Turkish Straits VTS at least 24 hours before entry, including the dangerous cargo classes on board.

Yes. Xiamen MSA reported 104 ESS containers of 36 tonnes each loaded for Houston in June 2026. Xiamen's ESS guide 2.0 requires a pre-voyage meeting and use of a class 9 qualified terminal.

References

Where these points come from

  1. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries (ELI) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  2. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Official Journal PDF) (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  3. Inland transport of dangerous goods (summary of Directive 2008/68/EC) (EUR-Lex)
  4. Turkish Straits Maritime Traffic Regulation (English translation) (Republic of Türkiye (translation published by VDA))
  5. JMIC Update 099 to Advisory Note (Joint Maritime Information Center (via UKMTO))
  6. Xiamen port energy-storage battery transport safety guide 2.0 (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)
  7. Xiamen MSA measures for energy-storage battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)

Next step

From enquiry to import

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Xiamen
  5. 5ImportClearance at Burgas
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 Xiamen → Burgas before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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