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Information on sending a shipment to Iceland

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Gambling devices
    Ivory
    Liquids, non-hazardous
    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.

Airline tickets, issued/validated
Annual reports
Business cards
Cash letters (NI)
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuscripts
Money orders (NI)
Pamphlets
Passports
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Publication not for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Calendars
Computer software
Diaries
Diskettes
Drugs: prescription
Tapes: computer

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)