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Information on sending a shipment to Guatemala

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

Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Passports
Personal mail
Price lists
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Visa applications
 		Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Animal skins
Business cards
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Coffee
Coffee samples
Cologne and perfume
Communications equipment
Cosmetics
Cotton seed
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Fabrics & fabric samples
Films: 8mm, 16mm & 35mm
Foodstuffs
Mobile phones,accessories&component
Perishables
Photographs
Plant products
Plants
Samples, textile
Seeds
Stone/mineral samples for analysis
Subs. cont'g sodium/calc. cyclamate
Tapes: computer
Tapes: video cassettes
Tea
Tobacco

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 : 300.0 kg (661.5 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 70.0 kg (154.5 lbs)