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Information on sending a shipment to Costa Rica

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Animal skins
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Gambling devices
    Ivory
    Pornography
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
Annual reports
Cash letters (NI)
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Computer printouts
Deeds
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Diskettes
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuscripts
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Passports
Visa applications
 		Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Blank forms
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Coffee
Cologne and perfume
Compact disc
Cosmetics
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Foodstuffs
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Personal effects
Plant products
Plants
Seeds
Telecommunications equipment

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 118 cms (46 ins), Width 88 cms (35 ins), Height 120 cms (47 ins)