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Shipping from Xiamen to Izmir

Xiamen to Izmir

South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Red Sea · Suez Canal · Mediterranean Sea · Aegean Sea

Sea corridor illustration: Xiamen to Izmir, Turkey Simplified map with a curved corridor from Xiamen via South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Red Sea, Suez Canal, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea to Izmir. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIASOUTHEAST ASIASOUTH CHINA SEA Singapore / MalaccaSouth of Sri LankaBab-el-MandebSuez Canal XiamenCHINA ORIGIN IzmirTURKEY XiamenTAIWAN STRAITFUJIANTAIWANDEPARTURE AREA
  1. XiamenChina origin
  2. South China Sea
  3. Malacca Strait
  4. Indian Ocean
  5. Bab-el-Mandeb
  6. Red Sea
  7. Suez Canal
  8. Mediterranean Sea
  9. Aegean Sea
  10. IzmirTurkey
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 Izmir, cargo moves out of Xiamen's Haicang and Songyu terminals on the Taiwan Strait, crosses a Suez corridor that Mediterranean services are using again more than any other Asia–Europe lane, and is discharged at the port of Izmir.

On the Turkish side battery importers need TAP membership and a TAREKS environmental compliance permit. 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

  • Xiamen export
  • Online packaging appraisal
  • TAREKS application
  • CE declaration of conformity
  • Özet beyan 24 h before loading
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Route profile

What sets Xiamen → Izmir 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 – Mediterranean via Suez

Mediterranean services are the ones most likely to use Suez again (57% in September 2026), which puts the cargo back through Bab el-Mandeb, rated a SUBSTANTIAL threat.

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 Izmir: 5 points

In the order the cargo meets them: at the loading port, at sea, at Izmir and at customs in Turkey.

  1. Origin port

    Xiamen's 10-minute packaging appraisal only works for clean data

    Xiamen Customs now issues the packaging use-appraisal certificate for lithium batteries through the single window after automatic pre-review matching: about 10 minutes in the case reported in August 2026, against roughly half a day for the old on-site inspection. The fast path is only for products that pass pre-review as compliant and valid; anything that does not match goes back 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

    The Taiwan Strait's winter monsoon starts at the port

    Ships leaving Xiamen enter the Taiwan Strait straight away. A Chinese government weather account notes that the strait's funnel effect makes winds 1–2 Beaufort levels stronger than outside it, and that the winter and spring north-east monsoon brings force 7 or stronger winds on about two-thirds of days. Container ships are advised to secure lashing.

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

  3. Sea corridor

    The round-Africa alternative

    Services that avoid the Red Sea, 43% of the Mediterranean total, go round the Cape of Good Hope and re-enter through Gibraltar. SAMSA estimates that about 200 of the 576 containers lost at sea in 2024, 35% of the total, went overboard near the Cape.

    What Anxin does: On Cape sailings we apply the CINS blocking and bracing checks strictly on stuffing photos before sealing.

  4. Import country

    Declaration of conformity and matching originals

    Turkish clearance needs CE evidence where EU directives apply, an invoice in triplicate showing HS code and origin, an uncorrected certificate of origin and an original bill of lading with three copies, all describing the same goods.

    What Anxin does: We check the declaration of conformity, invoice and certificate of origin against each other before the originals are sent to the importer in Turkey.

  5. Import country

    Collection-system membership before the permit

    Türkiye links battery imports to waste collection: the importer joins TAP, with a board decision within 30 days, and only then requests the environmental compliance permit through TAREKS.

    What Anxin does: Before booking we ask the Turkish importer for its TAP membership and permit status, so a first-time importer starts the 30-day process before the goods leave Xiamen.

Locator map of Izmir, TurkeyIzmir
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (38.45°N, 27.15°E).
Aerial view of a container yard with rows of colourful containers at the Port of Barcelona

Documents & compliance

Checklist for Xiamen → Izmir

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

At the Xiamen end

  • Packaging appraisal data (product, UN38.3 summary, packaging codes) checked before single-window submission
  • 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)
  • Invoice in triplicate with HS code and origin; certificate of origin without corrections

For the shipping line

  • Routing (Red Sea or Cape) and any war-risk surcharge stated on the booking
  • Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)

At the Turkey end

  • Importer's TAP membership and Çevre Uyum İzni (TAREKS)
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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 Turkey 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 Izmir, and who acts

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Cargo shift in winter monsoon seasTaiwan Strait, Oct–AprCINS blocking and bracing checked on photosPacking site, checked by Anxin
Application fails pre-review and falls back to on-site inspectionXiamen CustomsData checked against the application firstAnxin with the manufacturer
Heavy weather off South Africa on a Cape sailingCape of Good HopeCINS stuffing checksPacking site, checked by Anxin
Importer not in a collection system; no environmental permitTurkish importerTAP and permit status checked before bookingImporter

Questions

Questions about shipping from Xiamen to Izmir

Membership of TAP (or its system), decided within 30 days, and then an environmental compliance permit applied for through TAREKS; GEKAP is also payable on batteries placed on the market.

Often: in September 2026, 57% of Asia–Mediterranean services used the Red Sea routing. Bab el-Mandeb was rated a SUBSTANTIAL threat by the JMIC on 24 September 2026, so we confirm each service's routing before booking.

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

Official sources for this page

  1. Türkiye: Import Requirements and Documentation (last published 2026-01-29) (International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)
  2. JMIC Update 099 to Advisory Note (Joint Maritime Information Center (via UKMTO))
  3. Xiamen Customs smart supervision of lithium battery dangerous-goods packaging (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT (from Fujian Daily))
  4. Faster clearance for Fujian lithium battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT)
  5. 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 Izmir
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 → Izmir before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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