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Shipping from Xiamen to Daesan

Xiamen to Daesan

Taiwan Strait · East China Sea · Yellow Sea

Sea corridor illustration: Xiamen to Daesan, South Korea Simplified map with a curved corridor from Xiamen via Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, Yellow Sea to Daesan. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAJAPAN East China Sea XiamenCHINA ORIGIN DaesanSOUTH KOREA XiamenTAIWAN STRAITFUJIANTAIWANDEPARTURE AREA
  1. XiamenChina origin
  2. Taiwan Strait
  3. East China Sea
  4. Yellow Sea
  5. DaesanSouth Korea
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.

From Xiamen to Daesan, cargo moves from Fujian's battery makers through Xiamen port, crosses a short-sea route within Asia, and is discharged at the port of Daesan.

In Korea the manifest is filed before the ship leaves China and DG are reported to the port authority. Below are 5 route-specific points to plan for, what we do about each, and the documents to have ready before booking.

What we need to start

  • Xiamen export
  • Online packaging appraisal
  • KAMS manifest
  • DG report
  • KC safety
Ask about this route South Korea ports from Xiamen

Route profile

How Xiamen → Daesan differs from other lanes

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

South Korea

KAMS timing and the port DG report matter most, with KC confirmation for batteries sold in Korea.

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

What to watch between Xiamen and Daesan: 5 points

They run from the Xiamen terminal through the voyage to Daesan and the South Korea import file.

  1. 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.

  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 in the Taiwan Strait

    Routes that use the Taiwan Strait meet its funnel-effect winds, 1–2 Beaufort levels stronger than outside; in winter and spring the north-east monsoon brings force 7 or more on about two-thirds of days.

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

  4. Import country

    The shipper's DG data feeds the port report

    At Daesan, dangerous goods are reported to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries before they come in, 24 hours ahead as a rule. The Act puts shippers and forwarders under a duty to notify the DG details, so gaps in the data from Xiamen show up here.

    What Anxin does: We give the carrier's agent the UN number, class, packing group and quantity at booking, which is what the DG report for Daesan needs.

  5. Import country

    DG handling can stop in bad weather

    Loading and unloading dangerous goods in a Korean trade port needs an approved safety management plan and safety managers, and the work can be suspended in bad weather. A battery container at Daesan can therefore wait on the ship or in the yard while ordinary cargo moves.

    What Anxin does: We tell the consignee when the vessel is expected and keep its trucking flexible for a day, in case DG discharge at Daesan is held back.

Locator map of Daesan, South KoreaDaesan
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (37.02°N, 126.40°E).
Container terminal yard with gantry cranes at the Port of Busan

Documents & compliance

What to have ready: Xiamen to Daesan

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.

Before loading in Xiamen

  • For ESS: carriage type (container ship or multipurpose), class 9 terminal and pre-voyage meeting confirmed
  • Load plan showing even weight distribution (no more than 60% of the cargo weight in either half of the container length)
  • 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

  • Final DG data for the KAMS manifest before departure
  • 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 the importer in South Korea

  • KC safety confirmation for each battery model
An electric bicycle with its battery mounted on the frame
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 South Korea 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

Risk table for Xiamen → Daesan

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Cargo shift in winter monsoon seasTaiwan Strait, Oct–AprCINS blocking and bracing checked on photosPacking site, checked by Anxin
ESS unit arrives at a terminal without class 9 qualificationXiamen portQualified terminal confirmed at bookingAnxin with the carrier
Cargo shift in monsoon seasTaiwan Strait, Oct–AprCINS stuffing checksPacking site, checked by Anxin
DG report late or incomplete; discharge heldKorean port of dischargeDG data given at bookingCarrier's agent, with data from Anxin
DG discharge suspended in bad weatherKorean trade portsFlexible truckingConsignee

Questions

Questions about shipping from Xiamen to Daesan

Yes. Dangerous goods, Class 9 included, are reported to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries 24 hours ahead, or before entry on a voyage under 24 hours.

Typhoons occur all year in the western North Pacific, but most in August and September: the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 averages are 5.7 and 5.0 typhoons in those months.

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

Regulations and port sources cited

  1. Act on the Arrival and Departure of Ships (English translation) (Korea Legislation Research Institute)
  2. The Korea Advance Manifest System (KAMS) guidelines (Korea Customs Service (via JMCTI))
  3. Report on bringing in dangerous goods (위험물반입신고) (Gunsan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
  4. Typhoon statistics: average number of typhoons (1991–2020) (Japan Meteorological Agency)
  5. Xiamen port energy-storage battery transport safety guide 2.0 (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)
  6. Xiamen MSA measures for energy-storage battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce)
  7. 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 Daesan
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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After you send it

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

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