Qingdao
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Representative image — a terminal of this type, not a photograph of this port. Pexels.
About Qingdao
Qingdao serves Shandong province and much of northern China, and is one of the country's main gateways for agricultural imports and machinery exports. Its deep-water berths at Qianwan take the largest vessels on the European trade directly. Ice is not a factor here as it can be further north, so the schedule is more stable through winter than Dalian or Tianjin.
First Base Freight handles both import and export cargo through Qingdao — inbound from any country and outbound to any country. Indicative sea transit on our the UK lane is 33–41 days; transit on any other routing is confirmed at quote stage. For rates, container options and the wider China lane, including air freight and customs clearance, see the country page — or request a quote for this port.
Port information
Reference details for Qingdao, which we serve for both imports and exports. The transit figure is indicative, measured on our the UK lane, and confirmed at booking — other routings are quoted individually.
- City
- Qingdao, Shandong
- Country
- China
- Port code (UN/LOCODE)
- CNTAO
- Port type
- Container terminal
- Indicative sea transit
- 33–41 days
What to know about Qingdao
- Principal gateway for Shandong and northern China
- Deep-water berths take the largest European services
- More stable winter schedules than the far northern ports
- Heavy agricultural and machinery traffic
Same country
Other ports in China
We also ship to 9 other ports in China.
- ShanghaiShanghaiContainer terminal32–40 days
- Ningbo-ZhoushanNingboContainer terminal32–40 days
- ShenzhenShenzhenContainer terminal34–42 days
- TianjinTianjinContainer terminal34–42 days
- DalianDalian, LiaoningContainer terminal34–42 days
- GuangzhouGuangzhou, GuangdongContainer terminal30–38 days
- XiamenXiamen, FujianContainer terminal31–39 days
- FuzhouFuzhou, FujianContainer terminal32–40 days
- LianyungangLianyungang, JiangsuContainer terminal33–41 days
Moving cargo through Qingdao? Get a quote.
Any country to any country, import or export — send us the origin, destination and cargo details and we'll come back with a competitive rate within one business day.