The following commodities are not acceptable for transport by DHL under any circumstances. This is a result of a policy decision, following the full consideration of Operational, Legal and Risk Management implications. Animals Antiques (breakable and/or fragile) Asbestos Bullion Currency Firearms, parts thereof and ammunition Furs Hazardous or combustible materials (as defined in IATA Regulations) Human remains, including ashes Jewelry, precious metals and stones Narcotics (illegal) Property, the carriage of which is prohibited by any law, regulation or statute of any federal, state or local government of any country to or through which the shipment may be carried.
Shipping Commodities – What You Need to Know
Certain commodities are considered as “Non-Document” and need to be accompanied by an invoice and, in some cases, additional customs documentation. Other commodities are considered simply as a “Document” and only require a DHL Waybill to be completed. The following list explains what you need to do in order to ship various commodities.
Document Commodities (Require only DHL Waybill)
Advertising brochures/pamphlets Airline tickets, blank stock (NI) Airline tickets, issued/validated Annual reports Blank forms Blueprints Booklets, brochures (non-adv.) Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use Business cards Calendars Cash letters (NI) Catalogues Charts/graphs Cheques, blank (NI) Cheques, cancelled (NI) Cheques, cashier (NI) Computer printouts Credit card blanks (NI) Credit cards (NI) Deeds Diaries Diplomatic mail Documents, general business Drawings, technical/architect/eng. Invoices, blank Invoices, not blank Magazines, periodicals, journals Manuals, technical Manuscripts Maps Money orders (NI) Music, printed or manuscript Newspapers Pamphlets Paper patterns for wearing apparel Passports Personal mail Photographs Photos as part of business reports Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur Playing cards Postal envelopes Price lists Price tickets for garments Publication not for public resale Ship manifest-computer generated Shipping schedules Visa applications Wallpaper
Commodities where you should contact your local Customer Service advisor to clarify shipping requirements