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Shipping from Xiamen to Tanjung Priok

Xiamen to Tanjung Priok

South China Sea · Java Sea

Sea corridor illustration: Xiamen to Tanjung Priok, Indonesia Simplified map with a curved corridor from Xiamen via South China Sea, Java Sea to Tanjung Priok. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. BORNEONEW GUINEAINDIAN OCEAN South China Sea XiamenCHINA ORIGIN Tanjung PriokINDONESIA XiamenTAIWAN STRAITFUJIANTAIWANDEPARTURE AREA
  1. XiamenChina origin
  2. South China Sea
  3. Java Sea
  4. Tanjung PriokIndonesia
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.

This route runs out of Xiamen's Haicang and Songyu terminals on the Taiwan Strait, then follows a Southeast Asian sea passage with no canal on the way; at the far end is the port of Tanjung Priok.

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

  • Xiamen export
  • Online packaging appraisal
  • Used-battery approval
  • 24-hour arrival notice
  • SNI for primary cells
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Route profile

What sets Xiamen → Tanjung Priok apart

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 – 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.

Container cranes at port facilities in Haicang, Xiamen, seen across the water on a hazy day
A container ship under way off the Guatemalan coast

Where this route gets difficult

Where Xiamen → Tanjung Priok shipments get held up: 5 points

In the order the cargo meets them: at the loading port, at sea, at Tanjung Priok and at customs in Indonesia.

  1. Origin port

    Xiamen's fast appraisal needs matching data

    Through the single window, Xiamen Customs now issues the lithium battery packaging use-appraisal certificate after automatic pre-review matching: roughly 10 minutes in a case reported in August 2026, compared with about half a day for the former on-site inspection. Only products that pass pre-review as compliant and valid get the fast path; mismatches return to inspection.

    What Anxin does: We check the product data, UN38.3 summary and packaging codes against the application before it is submitted, so the certificate comes through pre-review rather than falling back to an on-site check.

  2. 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.

  3. Sea corridor

    Typhoon season on the run to Tanjung Priok

    The Japan Meteorological Agency counts an average of 25.1 typhoons a year in the western North Pacific, most of them in August and September. On the run to Tanjung Priok a storm can shut the loading port in China or the discharge port for a day or more, and the dangerous goods filings then have to follow the box to its next vessel.

    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.

  4. 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 Tanjung Priok 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.

  5. Import country

    Used batteries need an import approval and surveyor report

    Permendag 24/2025 treats batteries that are not new as controlled imports: the importer needs a business number with an API-P, an import approval and a surveyor's report, all through INSW. Refurbished or second-life packs for Tanjung Priok cannot simply be booked as general cargo.

    What Anxin does: We ask whether the batteries are new at quotation, and for anything used we wait for the importer's approval before booking.

Locator map of Tanjung Priok, IndonesiaTanjung Priok
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (6.10°S, 106.88°E).
Silhouettes of container cranes at sunrise at Laem Chabang

Documents & compliance

Documents to line up for Xiamen → Tanjung Priok

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.

In Xiamen, before the box is loaded

  • Packaging appraisal data (product, UN38.3 summary, packaging codes) checked before single-window submission
  • For ESS: carriage type (container ship or multipurpose), class 9 terminal and pre-voyage meeting confirmed
  • 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
  • Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)

For import into Indonesia

  • SNI certificate for any primary cells in the shipment
Warehouse with red racking and pallets of boxes
Before you book

Send the file once, complete

Most delays on this route start with a document that exists but does not match: a UN number, a model name or a package count that differs between the Xiamen filings, the carrier booking and the Indonesia import file. We check the three against each other before the booking is confirmed.

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 Tanjung Priok, and who acts

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Application fails pre-review and falls back to on-site inspectionXiamen CustomsData checked against the application firstAnxin with the manufacturer
Typhoon closes a port; the box moves to a later vesselSoutheast Asian ports, Jul-OctBack-up vessel with DG acceptance; prompt refilingAnxin with the carrier

Questions

Common questions on the Xiamen → Tanjung Priok 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.

It waits or moves to the next vessel. The dangerous goods declaration has to be refiled for that vessel, which is why we check DG acceptance for a back-up sailing in typhoon months.

For products that pass automatic pre-review, Xiamen Customs issues it through the single window; the case reported in August 2026 took about 10 minutes, against about half a day for the old on-site inspection. Products that do not pass pre-review still need inspection.

References

Regulations and port sources cited

  1. Permendag No. 24 Tahun 2025: import of goods in non-new condition and non-hazardous waste (Kementerian Hukum (peraturan.go.id))
  2. Xiamen Customs smart supervision of lithium battery dangerous-goods packaging (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT (from Fujian Daily))
  3. Faster clearance for Fujian lithium battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT)
  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 Tanjung Priok
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

Ask about Xiamen → Tanjung Priok

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 → Tanjung Priok before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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