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Shipping from Xiamen to Italy
This page brings together what matters for battery cargo from Xiamen to Italy: the Xiamen handover, the sea corridor, Italy import clearance and the 15 ports listed below.
Ports compared
15 listed ports in Italy
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 | Ancona | 43.63°N, 13.49°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 2 | Augusta | 37.22°N, 15.23°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 3 | Cagliari | 39.19°N, 9.10°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 4 | Civitavecchia | 42.10°N, 11.77°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 5 | Genoa | 44.41°N, 8.86°E | Port / terminal area | Key destination |
| 6 | Gioia Tauro | 38.44°N, 15.89°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 7 | La Spezia | 44.10°N, 9.83°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 8 | Livorno | 43.54°N, 10.29°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 9 | Naples | 40.83°N, 14.28°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 10 | Ravenna | 44.49°N, 12.29°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 11 | Salerno | 40.67°N, 14.75°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 12 | Savona | 44.32°N, 8.50°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 13 | Taranto | 40.47°N, 17.20°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 14 | Trieste | 45.65°N, 13.75°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
| 15 | Venice | 45.42°N, 12.43°E | Port / terminal area | Assessed on request |
Italy import
Customs and import context
Customs authority and filings
Imports are cleared by Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM). 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 (IVA) and any customs duty. Rates and duties are confirmed by the importer's broker for the exact product classification.
Italy 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: Italian. 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): Genoa: Porto di Genova; Gioia Tauro: Porto di Gioia Tauro; La Spezia: Porto della Spezia; Livorno: Porto di Livorno; Trieste: Porto di Trieste.
Lithium battery cargo
Documents and battery checks for Italy
These are the questions we check with the importer and carrier; they do not confirm acceptance.
Documents
Checklist to send before a quote for Italy
- 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 Italy
- Import taxes to expect by name: import VAT (IVA) and any customs duty; rates are confirmed by the importer's broker.
- Documents and port names are usually handled in Italian.
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 Italy
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
15 ports in Italy from Xiamen
Key ports first. Each lane page has a corridor map, handover notes, Italy clearance and battery checks.
- Genoa Key portvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Anconavia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Augustavia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Cagliarivia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Civitavecchiavia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Gioia Taurovia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- La Speziavia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Livornovia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Naplesvia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Ravennavia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Salernovia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Savonavia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Tarantovia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Triestevia South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean
- Venicevia 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
Italy from other ports in China
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