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Information on sending a shipment to Poland

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Coal & firewood
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Invoices, blank
    Isopropanol
    Military equipment
    Perishables
    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
Blank forms
Blueprints
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Business cards
Cash letters (NI)
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Deeds
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Maps
Microfiche & microfilm
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Personal mail
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Price lists
Publication not for public resale
Publications for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Bunker oil sample (for analysis)
Calendars
Catalogues
Credit cards (NI)
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Foodstuffs
Ivory
Medical samples
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Passports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Plants
Seeds
Textile articles
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 120 cm (47 ins), Width 100 cm (39 ins), Height 160 cm (63 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 1,000.0 kg (2,204.5 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 1,000.0 kg (2,204.5 lbs)