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Information on sending a shipment to Hong Kong

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Firearms, parts of
    Military equipment
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
Blank forms
Blueprints
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Business cards
Calendars
Cash letters (NI)
Catalogues
Charts/graphs
Cheques, blank (NI)
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Drawings, technical/architect/eng.
Invoices, blank
Invoices, not blank
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Maps
Microfiche & microfilm
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Paper patterns for wearing apparel
Passports
Personal mail
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Publications for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Animal skins
Asbestos
Biological Substance Cat B, UN3373
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Circuits & circuit boards
Computer components & parts
Computer software
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Fabrics & fabric samples
Foodstuffs
Grain samples
Labels
Leather goods
Medical samples
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Mobile phones,accessories&component
Perishables
Plant products
Plants
Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers
Samples, textile
Seeds
Telecommunication equipment
Textile articles
Tobacco
Yarn

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 : 3,000.0 kg (6,614.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 1,000.0 kg (2,204.5 lbs)