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Information on sending a shipment to Sri Lanka

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Animal skins
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    Perishables
    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.

Annual reports
Cash letters (NI)
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Money orders (NI)
Personal mail
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Visa applications
 		Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Blueprints
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Communications equipment
Compact disc
Cotton seed
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Films: entertainment
Gambling devices
Military equipment
Mobile phones,accessories&component
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Passports
Personal effects
Phones/modems
Plant products
Plants
Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers
Seeds
Ship spares
Tapes: video cassettes
Telecommunications equipment
Toys

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 118 cms (46 ins), Width 88 cms (35 ins), Height 120 cms (47 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 250.0 kgs (551.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 50.0 kgs (110.0 lbs)