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.
South & Southeast Asia · sea freight from Xiamen
Shipping from Xiamen to Semayang
Xiamen to Semayang
South China Sea · Sulu Sea · Celebes Sea · Makassar Strait
- XiamenChina origin
- South China Sea
- Sulu Sea
- Celebes Sea
- Makassar Strait
- SemayangIndonesia
From Xiamen to Semayang, cargo moves through Xiamen, the port for more than 90% of Fujian's lithium battery exports, crosses the monsoon-driven seas of Southeast Asia, and is discharged at the port of Semayang.
Indonesia adds a carrier arrival notice 24 hours ahead and an inward manifest before unloading. The 5 points below are particular to this lane; each comes with what we do and the paperwork it touches.
What we need to start
- Online packaging appraisal
- Taiwan Strait monsoon Oct–Apr
- Used-battery approval
- 24-hour arrival notice
- SNI for primary cells
Route profile
How Xiamen → Semayang differs from other lanes
Asia – Southeast Asian seas
No canal on this route, but two seasons to plan around: typhoons in summer and autumn and the north-east monsoon from November to March.
Where this route gets difficult
What to watch between Xiamen and Semayang: 5 points
Loading port first, then the sea leg, then Semayang and the Indonesia market.
- Origin port
Xiamen ESS on multipurpose vessels and class 9 berths
Xiamen's energy-storage transport guide 2.0 (August 2026) notes that some ESS containers sail on multipurpose ships and calls for a pre-voyage meeting with the terminal and lashing contractors. It names the terminals qualified for class 9: 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.
- Origin port
Pre-loading meeting and a ship plan at Xiamen
For large battery consignments Xiamen MSA offers pre-review of key DG documents, a pre-loading meeting where ship, cargo owner, terminal and agent agree deck stowage and emergency measures, and a 'one ship, one plan' checklist from gate-in to departure. In June 2026 it reported 104 energy-storage containers of 36 tonnes each loaded on a multipurpose ship for Houston.
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.
- Sea corridor
Typhoons close ports on both ends of the route
Western North Pacific typhoons average 25.1 a year (JMA, 1991-2020), with August and September the busiest months. For Semayang the risk is less the sea passage than a port closure in Xiamen or on arrival, which moves the box and its DG declaration to a later ship.
What Anxin does: In typhoon months we check the carrier's DG acceptance for the next two vessels as well, so a rolled container can be refiled quickly rather than rebooked from scratch.
- Import country
RKSP and inward manifest: the carrier files before Semayang
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.
- Import country
SNI is mandatory for primary batteries since May 2025
Permenperin 69/2024 made the SNI standard mandatory for primary batteries from 20 May 2025. Primary cells shipped to Semayang without SNI certification and marking cannot be imported or sold, which matters for mixed shipments of devices and spare cells.
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.
Documents & compliance
What to have ready: Xiamen to Semayang
Test reports, safety data sheets and import certificates come from the shipper, factory and importer, not from Anxin; our part is to review them before booking.
In Xiamen, before the box is loaded
- For ESS: carriage type (container ship or multipurpose), class 9 terminal and pre-voyage meeting confirmed
- 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
- Transport-condition classification report where applicable
- Load plan showing even weight distribution (no more than 60% of the cargo weight in either half of the container length)
For the carrier and the voyage
- DG acceptance confirmed for a back-up vessel in typhoon months
- Cargo data matching the DG declaration for the inward manifest
- UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type
At the Indonesia end
- SNI certificate for any primary cells in the shipment
- Import approval and surveyor report for used batteries
Before you book
Match the details first
We line up UN numbers, model names and package counts across the Xiamen filings, the booking with the carrier and the documents for Indonesia before the booking is confirmed, so that a mismatch is fixed at origin rather than discovered at Semayang.
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
What could go wrong from Xiamen to Semayang, and who acts
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESS unit arrives at a terminal without class 9 qualification | Xiamen port | Qualified terminal confirmed at booking | Anxin with the carrier |
| Typhoon closes a port; the box moves to a later vessel | Southeast Asian ports, Jul-Oct | Back-up vessel with DG acceptance; prompt refiling | Anxin with the carrier |
| Container held for a manifest mismatch | Indonesian port of discharge | Manifest data checked against the DG declaration | Carrier, with data from Anxin |
Questions
Common questions on the Xiamen → Semayang route
Primary batteries have needed SNI certification and marking since 20 May 2025. Lithium-ion packs should be checked by the importer against the current SNI list.
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
- Permendag No. 24 Tahun 2025: import of goods in non-new condition and non-hazardous waste (Kementerian Hukum (peraturan.go.id))
- PMK 158/PMK.04/2017 on arrival notification, inward manifest and outward manifest (Kementerian Keuangan (JDIH))
- Weather phenomena: Northeast Monsoon (Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia))
- Xiamen port energy-storage battery transport safety guide 2.0 (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)
- Xiamen MSA measures for energy-storage battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)
- Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))
Next step
From enquiry to import
- 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
- 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
- 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
- 4HandoverAt Xiamen
- 5ImportClearance at Semayang
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Xiamen → Semayang before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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