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Information on sending a shipment to Belgium

Prohibited commodities
ForTDI & DDI: Standard DHL prohibitions plus: Imitation & pirated products.
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Cotton seed
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Ivory
    Pornography
    Precious metals & stones
Certain commodities need to be accompanied by an invoice and, in some cases, additional customs documentation. Other commodities are considered as 'Documents' and only require a DHL Airwaybill to be completed. The following list explains what you need to do in order to ship various commodities.
Document Commodities
(Require a DHL Airwaybill) 		Commodities where you should contact your local customer service Department to clarify shipping requirements.

Airline tickets, issued/validated
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Money orders (NI)
Ship manifest-computer generated
 		Animal products
Animal skins
Annual reports
Cash letters (NI)
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Computer printouts
Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Fire extinguishers
Foodstuffs
Isopropanol
Jewellery
Leather goods
Medical samples
Military equipment
Passports
Perishables
Personal effects
Personal mail
Photos as part of business reports
Plant products
Plants
Price lists
Publication not for public resale
Ship spares
Shipping schedules
Soil samples
Subs. cont'g sodium/calc. cyclamate
Textile articles
Tobacco
Visa applications

All other commodities should be shipped via DHL Parcel Express and should be accompanied by an Airwaybill and Invoice.
Restrictions

If your shipment exceeds any of the following limits, it may require special handling, please contact your local country customer service department.

Size : Length 120 cm (47 ins), Width 100 cm (39 ins), Height 160 cm (63 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 3,000.0 kg (6,614.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 1,000.0 kg (2,204.5 lbs)