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Information on sending a shipment to Italy

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus: Bearer Share Certificates, Bearer Bonds, Uncashed Travellers Cheques, Open Tickets (lottery, football match, theatre)
    Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
    Asbestos
    Cheques, blank (NI)
    Firearms, parts of
    Tobacco

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
Business cards
Computer printouts
Deeds
Invoices, not blank
Manuscripts
Pamphlets
Photos as part of business reports
Playing cards
Shipping schedules
Visa applications
Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Animal skins
Antiques
Biological Substance Cat B, UN3373
Blank forms
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Catalogues
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Coffee
Coffee samples
Cologne and perfume
Communications equipment
Cosmetics
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
Documents, general business
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Event tickets
Fabrics & fabric samples
Foodstuffs
Furs
Items that could be used as weapons
Ivory
Jewellery
Leather goods
Medical samples
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Mobile phones,accessories&component
Oil products
Passports
Perishables
Personal effects
Personal mail
Phones/modems
Plant products
Plants
Pornography
Precious metals & stones
Price lists
Radios, radio equipment or parts
Seeds
Ship spares
Tea
Telecommunications equipment
Televisions, television equipment
Textile articles
Works of art
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 cms (47 ins), Width 80 cms (31 ins), Height 120 cms (47 ins)