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Information on sending a shipment to Ghana

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Gambling devices
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    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, issued/validated
Annual reports
Blueprints
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Business cards
Cash letters (NI)
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Deeds
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Maps
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
Price lists
Price tickets for garments
Publication not for public resale
Publications for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Alcoholic beverages
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blank forms
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Catalogues
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Communications equipment
Computer components & parts
Computer software
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Electronic games
Foodstuffs
Industrial equipment
Labels
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Measuring apparatus
Medical samples
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Microfiche & microfilm
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Parts, machine & electronic
Perishables
Phones/modems
Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers
Samples, textile
Tapes: video cassettes
Telecommunication equipment
Televisions, television equipment
Textile articles
Toys

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 : 1,000.0 kg (2,204.5 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 70.0 kg (154.5 lbs)
Value : USD25,000.00