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.
Europe · sea freight from Xiamen
Shipping from Xiamen to Mersin
Xiamen to Mersin
South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Gulf of Aden · Bab-el-Mandeb · Red Sea · Suez Canal · Mediterranean Sea
- XiamenChina origin
- South China Sea
- Malacca Strait
- Indian Ocean
- Gulf of Aden
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Red Sea
- Suez Canal
- Mediterranean Sea
- MersinTurkey
From Xiamen to Mersin, cargo moves out of Xiamen's Haicang and Songyu terminals on the Taiwan Strait, crosses a Bab el-Mandeb and Suez passage into the Mediterranean, and is discharged at a port that checks the IMO class on its lists against the container and penalises every mismatch.
Türkiye wants the entry summary declaration 24 hours before the container is loaded in China. 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
- TAP membership + Çevre Uyum İzni
- TAREKS application
- CE declaration of conformity
Route profile
The Xiamen → Mersin route in brief
Türkiye
The Turkish entry summary is due before loading in China, and the importer's TAP, TAREKS and GEKAP duties come before sale.
Where this route gets difficult
What to watch between Xiamen and Mersin: 5 points
Listed from loading in Xiamen to import into Turkey, each with what we do about it.
- 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.
- Sea corridor
Suez itself is working normally
The JMIC's September 2026 update rated the northern Red Sea and Suez Canal MODERATE, with the canal operating in both directions and container lines returning selectively, and the Eastern Mediterranean LOW. The risk on this corridor is concentrated at the southern entrance of the Red Sea rather than at the canal.
What Anxin does: We check before each booking whether the service has changed routing since the last quote.
- Destination port
IMO class on the lists must match the box
Mersin International Port wants every dangerous-goods container shown with its IMO class number on both loading and discharge lists, and charges an IMO label penalty per container for any difference between the lists and physical checks, or for a box declared dangerous only after discharge. A class 9 container booked as general cargo is caught this way.
What Anxin does: We book lithium batteries as class 9 from the start and check the placards in the sealed-container photos, so the discharge list for Mersin and the box agree.
- Import country
Retail needs the brand in a collection system
In Türkiye a distributor may not sell a battery brand that has no collection system behind it and must take back waste batteries free of charge, so the brand's registration decides whether stock can go on sale.
What Anxin does: We ask the importer to confirm the brand is registered in its collection system before the first shipment leaves Xiamen.
- 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.
Documents & compliance
Checklist for Xiamen → Mersin
Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.
Before loading in Xiamen
- Packaging appraisal data (product, UN38.3 summary, packaging codes) checked before single-window submission
- 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
- Transport-condition classification report where applicable
For the shipping line
- Routing (Red Sea or Cape) and any war-risk surcharge stated on the booking
- Class 9 on the booking and discharge list, matching the placards
- UN 38.3 test summary for every cell and battery type
For the importer in Turkey
- Importer's TAP membership and Çevre Uyum İzni (TAREKS)
- Declaration of conformity and test reports for the TAREKS inspection
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 Mersin, and who acts
| Risk | Where | Mitigation | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application fails pre-review and falls back to on-site inspection | Xiamen Customs | Data checked against the application first | Anxin with the manufacturer |
| IMO label penalty for a list mismatch | Mersin International Port | Class 9 booked and placarded from origin | Carrier / shipper |
| Importer not in a collection system; no environmental permit | Turkish importer | TAP and permit status checked before booking | Importer |
Questions
Xiamen → Mersin: questions we are asked
At least 24 hours before the container is loaded at the departure port in China, filed electronically to the customs office of discharge.
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
Where these points come from
- Sıkça sorulan sorular: Özet beyan (T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı)
- Türkiye: Import Requirements and Documentation (last published 2026-01-29) (International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Sıkça sorulan sorular: atık pil ve akümülatörler (T.C. Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı)
- JMIC Update 099 to Advisory Note (Joint Maritime Information Center (via UKMTO))
- Xiamen Customs smart supervision of lithium battery dangerous-goods packaging (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT (from Fujian Daily))
- Faster clearance for Fujian lithium battery exports (Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and IT)
- 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 Mersin
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After you send it
We check carrier acceptance for Xiamen → Mersin before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.
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