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Information on sending a shipment to Papua New Guinea

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    Military equipment
    Pornography
    Precious metals & stones
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
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blueprints
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Cash letters (NI)
Catalogues
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Drawings, technical/architect/eng.
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Microfiche & microfilm
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Passports
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Slides
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Coffee
Coffee samples
Cotton
Cotton seed
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Foodstuffs
Gambling devices
Grain samples
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Perishables
Plant products
Plants
Seeds
Soil samples
Tea
Tobacco

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 317 cm (125 ins), Width 153 cm (60 ins), Height 162 cm (64 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 300.0 kg (661.5 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 70.0 kg (154.5 lbs)