From Guangzhou Yard to Nansha Port: How We Expedite Used Corolla Cross Shipping for Visitors

The steps between choosing a used Corolla Cross in Guangzhou and loading it at Nansha Port — export licence, deregistration, preparation, trucking, customs and Ro-Ro or container loading — and what visitors can do to speed them up.

By EVtoU Export Team · Published 20 October 2026 · 5 min read

When you choose your cars in person at our Guangzhou yard, the export work can start the moment payment arrives: the cars are already identified, inspected and agreed, so there is no back-and-forth. In-stock vehicles ship within 10 working days after payment. In that time we handle the export licence, deregistration, preparation, trucking to Nansha Port, export customs clearance and loading — with a photo or video at every milestone.

Why visitors ship faster

For remote buyers, the slowest part of an order is often the start: shortlisting, sending photos, answering questions, confirming the exact units. A visitor settles all of that on site. By the time you leave Guangzhou, the VINs are on the Proforma Invoice, the shipping method is chosen, and we have your consignee details. What remains is export work that we control.

The steps from yard to ship

Payment received. Funds arrive as agreed on the Proforma Invoice, and the 10-working-day window for in-stock cars starts.
Export licence. We handle the export licence application for each used vehicle.
Deregistration. The car’s Chinese registration is cancelled and the plates are returned, as required before a used car can be exported.
Final preparation. The car is cleaned and given a last check against the inspection record, and photographed.
Trucking to Nansha Port. Cars travel by car transporter from Guangzhou to Nansha, Guangzhou’s main deep-water port.
Export customs clearance. We prepare and file the export declaration and documents.
Loading. The car is driven onto a Ro-Ro vessel, or loaded and lashed into a container. You receive photos or video of loading.
Documents. The shipping and export documents are sent to you or your clearing agent.

Ro-Ro or container?

Nansha Port offers both Ro-Ro and container services. The right choice depends on your destination, the number of cars and whether you want to ship other goods with them.

Ro-Ro and container shipping from Nansha Port compared.
	Ro-Ro	Container
How it works	Cars are driven onto the vessel and secured on deck	Cars are loaded into a container, often on a two-level rack, and lashed
Suits	Ports with Ro-Ro service; larger batches	Destinations without Ro-Ro service; landlocked markets via a transit port; mixed loads
Mixed models	Yes	Yes — mixed-model containers are accepted
What you see	Photos or video at the quay and loading	Photos or video of loading, lashing and sealing

Used Toyota Corollas secured on a two-level rack inside a shipping container — A two-level rack lets more cars fit in one container. Corolla Cross and Corolla sedans can share a container.

What you can do to speed things up

Choose in-stock units. The 10-working-day window applies to vehicles in stock.
Have payment ready. Arrange the transfer with your bank before you travel, so it can be made as soon as the Proforma Invoice is signed.
Give complete consignee details — name, address, destination port — at signing.
Decide the shipping method on site, Ro-Ro or container, so booking can start straight away.
Brief your clearing agent early on the arrival date and documents, so the cars do not wait at your port.

Documents involved

Export of a used car from China involves several documents. The main ones are:

Proforma Invoice — the agreed cars by VIN, prices, shipping method, destination port and payment terms.
Export licence for each used vehicle, which we apply for.
Proof of deregistration of the Chinese registration.
Export customs declaration, filed by us.
Commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading for your import clearance.

Ask your clearing agent which documents they need as originals and which as copies, and whether your country requires any certificate before shipment. Tell us early, so the paperwork is complete when the ship sails.

Staying informed after you leave

You receive a photo or video at every milestone: preparation, loading onto the transporter, arrival at Nansha, and loading onto the ship or into the container. Our sales team replies within 24 hours, 9:00–21:00 Beijing time (UTC+8), by email at contact@evtou.com or WhatsApp at +86 166 1970 5662.

The full export sequence is on our export process page, and import notes for each destination — including Russia, Tajikistan and Ghana — are on our market pages. Planning a visit? Start with How to Plan Your Used Car Inspection Trip to Guangzhou.

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Why visitors ship faster

The steps from yard to ship

Payment received. Funds arrive as agreed on the Proforma Invoice, and the 10-working-day window for in-stock cars starts.

Export licence. We handle the export licence application for each used vehicle.

Deregistration. The car’s Chinese registration is cancelled and the plates are returned, as required before a used car can be exported.

Final preparation. The car is cleaned and given a last check against the inspection record, and photographed.

Trucking to Nansha Port. Cars travel by car transporter from Guangzhou to Nansha, Guangzhou’s main deep-water port.

Export customs clearance. We prepare and file the export declaration and documents.

Loading. The car is driven onto a Ro-Ro vessel, or loaded and lashed into a container. You receive photos or video of loading.

Documents. The shipping and export documents are sent to you or your clearing agent.

Ro-Ro: cars are driven on board and secured on the vessel’s decks.

Ro-Ro or container?

Nansha Port offers both Ro-Ro and container services. The right choice depends on your destination, the number of cars and whether you want to ship other goods with them.

Ro-Ro and container shipping from Nansha Port compared.
	Ro-Ro	Container
How it works	Cars are driven onto the vessel and secured on deck	Cars are loaded into a container, often on a two-level rack, and lashed
Suits	Ports with Ro-Ro service; larger batches	Destinations without Ro-Ro service; landlocked markets via a transit port; mixed loads
Mixed models	Yes	Yes — mixed-model containers are accepted
What you see	Photos or video at the quay and loading	Photos or video of loading, lashing and sealing

A two-level rack lets more cars fit in one container. Corolla Cross and Corolla sedans can share a container.

What you can do to speed things up

Choose in-stock units. The 10-working-day window applies to vehicles in stock.

Have payment ready. Arrange the transfer with your bank before you travel, so it can be made as soon as the Proforma Invoice is signed.

Give complete consignee details — name, address, destination port — at signing.

Decide the shipping method on site, Ro-Ro or container, so booking can start straight away.

Brief your clearing agent early on the arrival date and documents, so the cars do not wait at your port.

Documents involved

Export of a used car from China involves several documents. The main ones are:

Proforma Invoice — the agreed cars by VIN, prices, shipping method, destination port and payment terms.

Export licence for each used vehicle, which we apply for.

Proof of deregistration of the Chinese registration.

Export customs declaration, filed by us.

Commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading for your import clearance.

Staying informed after you leave