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Information on sending a shipment to Cape Verde

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Animal skins
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Ceramic products
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    Liquids, non-hazardous
    Military equipment
    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.

Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Annual reports
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blueprints
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Business cards
Calendars
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Labels
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Maps
Microfiche & microfilm
Music, printed or manuscript
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Passports
Personal mail
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Playing cards
Price lists
Price tickets for garments
Publications for public resale
Shipping schedules
Slides
Tapes: computer
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Blank forms
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Catalogues
Communications equipment
Computer components & parts
Phones/modems
Telecommunication 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 120 cm (47 ins), Width 100 cm (39 ins), Height 120 cm (47 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 300.0 kg (661.5 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 50.0 kg (110.0 lbs)
Value : USD25,000.00