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Shipping from Xiamen to France
This page brings together what matters for battery cargo from Xiamen to France: the Xiamen handover, the sea corridor, France import clearance and the 20 ports listed below.
Ports compared
20 listed ports in France
Positions from the port reference list. The discharge port is the one named in the booking, not the nearest city.
| No. | Port | Position | Classification | From Xiamen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayonne | 43.50°N, 1.47°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 44.87°N, 0.57°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 3 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 50.73°N, 1.60°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 4 | Brest | 48.40°N, 4.48°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 5 | Calais | 50.97°N, 1.85°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 6 | Cherbourg | 49.65°N, 1.62°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 7 | Concarneau | 47.87°N, 3.92°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 8 | Dieppe | 49.93°N, 1.08°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 9 | Dunkirk | 51.03°N, 2.38°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 10 | La Rochelle | 46.15°N, 1.15°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 11 | Le Havre | 49.50°N, 0.10°E | Port / terminal area | Key destination |
| 12 | Les Sables-d'Olonne | 46.50°N, 1.80°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 13 | Lorient | 47.75°N, 3.35°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 14 | Marseille Fos | 43.32°N, 5.37°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 15 | Nantes | 47.20°N, 1.57°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 16 | Rouen | 49.45°N, 1.10°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 17 | Saint-Brieuc | 48.53°N, 2.75°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 18 | Saint-Malo | 48.65°N, 2.02°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 19 | Saint-Nazaire | 47.28°N, 2.20°W | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 20 | Sète | 43.40°N, 3.70°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
France import
Customs and import context
Customs authority and filings
Imports are cleared by French customs (DGDDI). The importer of record (or its broker) files the declaration; Anxin coordinates but does not act as importer.
- Registrations and filings are confirmed with the importer's customs broker.
Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT (TVA) and any customs duty. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.
France is in the EU customs union: goods are cleared once under the Union Customs Code and can then move within the single market.
Languages and documents
Official or main business languages: French. 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): Dunkirk: Port de Dunkerque; Le Havre: Port du Havre; Marseille Fos: Port de Marseille Fos.
Lithium battery cargo
Documents and battery checks for France
These are the questions we check with the importer and carrier; they do not confirm acceptance.
Documents
Checklist to send before a quote for France
- 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 France
- Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT (TVA) and any customs duty; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
- Documents and port names are usually handled in French.
Download the checklist (PDF, 1 page)
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.
Xiamen side
Leaving Xiamen for France
Xiamen is the main container gateway for southern Fujian and sits on the Taiwan Strait. Container exports are handled mainly in the Haicang and Songyu port areas on the western side of Xiamen Bay.
Origin handover · Xiamen
Where the cargo is handed over in Xiamen
- Factory or supplierXiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, plus Fujian battery and energy-storage makers further inland and up the coast
- Pickup / truckingor the shipper's own delivery
- Warehouse or CFSDG-capable stuffing or consolidation, when used
- Xiamen terminalHaicang / Songyu
- Vessel loadingdeparture into the Taiwan Strait
Port areas named for Xiamen
- HaicangHaicang port area on the western shore of Xiamen Bay
- SongyuSongyu port area at the southern tip of the Haicang peninsula
Three handover options and what the quote covers
| Handover option | Factory or supplier | Pickup / trucking | Warehouse or CFS | Xiamen 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
Destination ports
20 ports in France from Xiamen
Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, France clearance and battery checks.
- Le Havre Key portvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Bayonnevia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Bordeauxvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Boulogne-sur-Mervia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Brestvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Calaisvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Cherbourgvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Concarneauvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Dieppevia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Dunkirkvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- La Rochellevia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Les Sables-d'Olonnevia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Lorientvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Marseille Fosvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Nantesvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Rouenvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Saint-Brieucvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Saint-Malovia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Saint-Nazairevia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Sètevia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
Routing and sailing schedules vary by carrier, cargo type and booking date. Confirm the current schedule with our team.
Other Chinese origins
France from other ports in China
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