Chemical DG Export from China, Class 3-9 Full-Chain Logistics

Industry background: A continuously growing market

China's chemical export sector is a sustained growth story. In 2025, China exported over 236 million tons of chemical products, maintaining an average annual growth rate above 5.9% from 2017 through 2025. The domestic chemical logistics market is approaching RMB 3 trillion in scale, with annual dangerous goods transport volume reaching approximately 1.8 billion tons. Nationwide, there are 2,847 petrochemical hazardous chemical warehousing enterprises with a total storage capacity of 562 million cubic meters.

In 2025, seven government departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the Petrochemical and Chemical Industry Stable Growth Work Plan (2025-2026), explicitly supporting chemical product exports. In this continuously growing market, compliance, safety, and efficient logistics capabilities are becoming the core criteria for chemical enterprises selecting logistics partners.

Business Background

We serve chemical enterprises across Shandong Province and nationwide, exporting products covering coatings/paints, synthetic resins, pharmaceutical intermediates, and lubricants, spanning Dangerous Goods Class 3 (Flammable Liquids), Class 4 (Flammable Solids), Class 5 (Oxidizing Substances & Organic Peroxides), Class 6 (Toxic Substances), Class 8 (Corrosives), and Class 9 (Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods). We also handle general (non-hazardous) chemicals. Given the special requirements for carrier qualifications and safety conditions for Class 1 (Explosives) and Class 2 (Gases), we do not currently handle these classes but can assist clients in connecting with qualified service providers.

These shipments face a series of common industry challenges:

• High DG classification barriers: Many chemical products require testing and identification by qualified third-party laboratories (CNAS-accredited) to determine the correct UN number, hazard class, and packing group. Classification errors can lead to carrier rejection, customs penalties, or safety incidents.
• Lengthy DG packaging certificate cycles: Shippers must apply to customs for the Outbound Dangerous Goods Transport Packaging Use Appraisal Certificate (出境危险货物运输包装使用鉴定结果单). Industry average processing time is 7-10 working days, significantly impacting time-sensitive export orders.
• Carrier DG booking restrictions: Shipping lines impose strict limits on DG cargo quantity and class segregation per voyage. During peak season, DG space is often the first to be compressed.
• Destination country regulatory differences: Importing countries have varying DG import standards. Shipments that clear Chinese export smoothly may still be held at destination due to incomplete documentation or differing classification standards.
• Full-chain compliance from inland to overseas: Many chemical products originate from inland factories, requiring coordinated domestic trucking, port warehousing, ocean freight, and destination delivery, each of the four segments must meet DG compliance requirements.

Our solution: full-chain chemical DG logistics

1. DG Booking & Documentation Compliance

DG ocean freight booking differs from general cargo, carrier approval is stricter, documentation requirements are more extensive, and space is scarcer. Our core capability lies in:

• Carrier DG booking: Familiar with the DG acceptance policies and approval processes of major shipping lines. Based on the cargo's UN number, hazard class, and destination, we match shipments to carriers and routes with confirmed DG acceptance qualifications, improving booking approval rates.
• Maritime DG declaration: Our company has dangerous goods declarants certified by the Maritime Safety Administration, responsible for submitting dangerous goods safety compliance declarations to the competent maritime authority, ensuring accurate declaration information and compliant processes.
• Documentation compliance review: After clients provide foundational documents such as MSDS, DG Packaging Certificate, and classification reports, we assist in reviewing document completeness and consistency, for example, verifying that the UN number on the MSDS matches the classification report, that DG packaging certificate information matches booking information, and that DG labels and markings comply with IMDG Code requirements. We identify and flag issues for client correction before submission to the carrier and maritime authority.

Our value: not replacing the client's role in obtaining classification and DG packaging certificates, but rather providing professional documentation review and declaration operations based on the compliance documents the client has already obtained, helping reduce the risk of rejection and delays.

2. Multi-Port Flexible Export Strategy

Different chemical products, different destinations, and different carrier DG policies vary significantly, no single port fits all scenarios. We leverage our operational capabilities at two core ports to match clients with the optimal export solution:

We match cargo attributes, hazard class, destination requirements, and delivery timelines to the optimal export port, not simply the geographically closest port.

3. DG Warehousing & Container Loading

Safe handling of chemicals at the port stage is equally critical:

• DG warehouse stuffing: Through cooperative warehouses with DG storage qualifications at each port, we provide temporary storage and container stuffing services for DG cargo. Suitable for scenarios where the shipper's factory lacks container loading capability or requires cargo consolidation at port before final stuffing.
• Loading supervision and compliance inspection: During loading, we verify that: packaging containers match the DG class (e.g., Packing Group I packaging for high-hazard goods); DG labels, markings, and placards are correctly affixed; cargo securing within the container meets maritime transport requirements; segregation requirements between different DG classes are satisfied.
• DG trucking: Coordinating trucking fleets with dangerous goods road transport qualifications, providing factory-to-port and port-to-warehouse DG road transport services.

4. Destination Clearance & DDP Door-to-Door Delivery

In key destination regions including Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Africa, we have established partnerships with local professional customs brokers who have experience in DG import clearance. These brokers understand destination-specific import permit requirements, HS code classification rules, and inspection/quarantine procedures for DG cargo.

Through this network, we offer DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) door-to-door service covering export origin and import destination customs clearance at both ends, the client delivers goods at the factory, and we manage full transport and dual-end clearance, with goods ultimately delivered to the overseas buyer's designated warehouse.

Core Capabilities

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