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Information on sending a shipment to Kuwait

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus: All items offensive to the Muslim culture or sensitive to the Middle East security situation are prohibited. These include pork products, religious publications/figures, imitation firearms/paraphernalia, military uniforms, items used for black magic, voodoo etc. Also prohibited are cigarette advertising and materials with cigarette companies' branding.
    Alcoholic beverages
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Cheques, blank (NI)
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Gambling devices
    Grain samples
    Invoices, blank
    Ivory
    Perishables
    Playing cards
    Pornography
    Precious metals & stones
    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.

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, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Labels
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Pamphlets
Passports
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
 		Cologne and perfume
Communications equipment
Compact disc
Computer components & parts
Computer software
Cosmetics
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Films: entertainment
Films: promotional, training
Fire extinguishers
Laser disc
Medical samples
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Mobile phones,accessories&component
Newspapers
Phones/modems
Plant products
Plants
Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers
Radios, radio equipment or parts
Tapes: audio cassettes
Tapes: computer
Tapes: video cassettes
Telecommunications equipment
Televisions, television equipment

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.

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