National Flag Ecuador

Information on sending a shipment to Ecuador

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    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.

Annual reports
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blueprints
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuscripts
Maps
Music, printed or manuscript
Pamphlets
Passports
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Price tickets for garments
Shipping schedules
Visa applications
 		Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Blank forms
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Business cards
Calendars
Cash letters (NI)
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Cheques, blank (NI)
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Compact disc
Computer printouts
Credit cards (NI)
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Diskettes
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Foodstuffs
Labels
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Microfiche & microfilm
Money orders (NI)
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Newspapers
Personal effects
Photographs
Plant products
Plants
Publication not for public resale
Seeds
Ship manifest-computer generated
Slides
Soil samples
Subs. cont'g sodium/calc. cyclamate
Tapes: audio cassettes
Tapes: computer
Tapes: video cassettes
Transparencies

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)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 250.0 kgs (551.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 50.0 kgs (110.0 lbs)