Antiques Asbestos Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats Furs Imitation and pirated products Ivory Melatonin & similar nutritional additives Perishables Pornography Precious metals & stones
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, issued/validated Annual reports Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts Blank forms Blueprints Booklets, brochures (non-adv.) Business cards Cash letters (NI) Catalogues Charts/graphs Cheques, cancelled (NI) Cheques, cashier (NI) Computer printouts Deeds Diplomatic mail Documents, general business Drawings, technical/architect/eng. Invoices, not blank Labels Magazines, periodicals, journals Manuals, technical Manuscripts Maps Microfiche & microfilm Money orders (NI) Music, printed or manuscript Newspapers Pamphlets Passports Personal mail Photographs Photos as part of business reports Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur Postal envelopes Price lists Price tickets for garments Publication not for public resale Ship manifest-computer generated Shipping schedules Visa applications
Commodities where you should contact your local Customer Service advisor to clarify shipping requirements
Alcoholic beverages Animal skins Communications equipment Compact disc Computer software Diskettes Drugs: non-prescription Drugs: prescription Electronic games Fabrics & fabric samples Foodstuffs Gambling devices Grain samples Jewellery, costume Leather goods Measuring apparatus Personal effects Phones/modems Plant products Plants Playing cards Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers Samples, textile Ship spares Shoes Soil samples Sports equipment Telecommunications equipment Televisions, television equipment Textile articles Tobacco Toys Works of art
All other commodities are Non-Document in nature and should be accompanied by a DHL Waybill and an Invoice.