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Shipping from Xiamen to Banjarmasin

Xiamen to Banjarmasin

South China Sea · Sulu Sea · Celebes Sea · Makassar Strait · Java Sea

Sea corridor illustration: Xiamen to Banjarmasin, Indonesia Simplified map with a curved corridor from Xiamen via South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, Makassar Strait, Java Sea to Banjarmasin. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. BORNEONEW GUINEAINDIAN OCEAN South China SeaMakassar Strait XiamenCHINA ORIGIN BanjarmasinINDONESIA XiamenFUJIANTAIWANDEPARTURE AREA
  1. XiamenChina origin
  2. South China Sea
  3. Sulu Sea
  4. Celebes Sea
  5. Makassar Strait
  6. Java Sea
  7. BanjarmasinIndonesia
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 batteries for Banjarmasin go from Fujian's battery makers through Xiamen port. On the way they face a Southeast Asian sea passage with no canal on the way, and they arrive at the port of Banjarmasin.

Indonesia adds a carrier arrival notice 24 hours ahead and an inward manifest before unloading. This page sets out 5 points specific to this route, how Anxin handles each one and which documents to prepare.

What we need to start

  • Taiwan Strait monsoon Oct–Apr
  • Xiamen export
  • 24-hour arrival notice
  • SNI for primary cells
  • Used-battery approval
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Route profile

The Xiamen → Banjarmasin 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.

Import country

Indonesia

Arrival notice and manifest before unloading, SNI for primary batteries, and controlled imports for anything used.

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 Banjarmasin: 5 points

Loading port first, then the sea leg, then Banjarmasin and the Indonesia market.

  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

    Strong winds in the Taiwan Strait from day one

    Leaving Xiamen, ships are in the Taiwan Strait at once. A Chinese government weather account says the strait's funnel effect adds 1–2 Beaufort levels to the wind, and that the north-east monsoon of winter and spring brings force 7 or more on about two days in three. Lashing on container ships should be secured accordingly.

    What Anxin does: From October to April we apply the CINS blocking and bracing checks strictly on stuffing photos before sealing.

  3. Sea corridor

    North-east monsoon seas, November to March

    MetMalaysia describes the north-east monsoon, usually November to March, as bringing heavy rain and rough seas off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, western Sarawak and eastern Sabah, with strong-wind and rough-sea warnings for the South China Sea. Routes to Banjarmasin cross those waters in the season, and a rough crossing tests the stow.

    What Anxin does: For winter sailings we pay particular attention to how battery cartons are stacked and secured, and ask the packing site for photos of each tier before the doors are closed.

  4. Import country

    RKSP and inward manifest: the carrier files before Banjarmasin

    Under PMK 158 the carrier notifies arrival 24 hours ahead and files the inward manifest before unloading. For a battery container from Xiamen, the manifest's description has to match the DG papers exactly.

    What Anxin does: We give the carrier final cargo data, HS code and UN number before sailing from Xiamen, so the Indonesian manifest matches the DG declaration.

  5. Import country

    Primary cells need SNI certification and marking

    Since 20 May 2025 primary batteries sold in Indonesia must be SNI-certified and marked (Permenperin 69/2024). A consignment for Banjarmasin that mixes lithium-ion packs with primary cells needs the certificate for the latter.

    What Anxin does: When a shipment includes primary cells, we ask the importer for the SNI certificate and check the marking on carton photos before loading.

Locator map of Banjarmasin, IndonesiaBanjarmasin
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (3.33°S, 114.58°E).
Straddle carriers and container handling equipment at a port

Documents & compliance

Documents to line up for Xiamen → Banjarmasin

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.

At the Xiamen end

  • For ESS: carriage type (container ship or multipurpose), class 9 terminal and pre-voyage meeting confirmed
  • Blocking and bracing photos for monsoon-season sailings
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report
  • Customs packaging use-appraisal result for the dangerous goods packaging (with the maker's performance appraisal)
  • Container packing certificate signed by a certified packing inspector after supervised stuffing

For the carrier and the voyage

  • DG acceptance confirmed for a back-up vessel in typhoon months
  • Dangerous goods declaration with UN number (3480 / 3481 / 3090 / 3091), proper shipping name and packing instruction (P903, or P908/P911 for damaged)
  • Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards

For import into Indonesia

  • SNI certificate for any primary cells in the shipment
  • Import approval and surveyor report for used batteries
Cartons on a pallet being stretch-wrapped
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 Indonesia 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

Risks on this route and who deals with them

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
ESS unit arrives at a terminal without class 9 qualificationXiamen portQualified terminal confirmed at bookingAnxin with the carrier
Cargo shift in winter monsoon seasTaiwan Strait, Oct–AprCINS blocking and bracing checked on photosPacking site, checked by Anxin
Cargo shift in winter monsoon seasSouthern South China Sea, Nov-MarChecked stowage and bracingPacking site, checked by Anxin
Container held for a manifest mismatchIndonesian port of dischargeManifest data checked against the DG declarationCarrier, with data from Anxin

Questions

Common questions on the Xiamen → Banjarmasin route

Only with an import approval, an API-P business number and a surveyor's report through INSW.

From about November to March the north-east monsoon brings rough seas in the southern South China Sea. It rarely stops sailings, but it tests the stowage, so bracing matters more.

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

Official sources for this page

  1. Permendag No. 24 Tahun 2025: import of goods in non-new condition and non-hazardous waste (Kementerian Hukum (peraturan.go.id))
  2. PMK 158/PMK.04/2017 on arrival notification, inward manifest and outward manifest (Kementerian Keuangan (JDIH))
  3. Weather phenomena: Northeast Monsoon (Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia))
  4. Xiamen port energy-storage battery transport safety guide 2.0 (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)
  5. Xiamen MSA measures for energy-storage battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)
  6. Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))

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 Banjarmasin
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.

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After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Xiamen → Banjarmasin before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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