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Information on sending a shipment to Portugal

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus: Imitation and pirated products
    Furs
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
Blueprints
Cash letters (NI)
Deeds
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuscripts
Pamphlets
Passports
Shipping schedules
Visa applications
 		Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Animal products
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Asbestos
Blank forms
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Business cards
Catalogues
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Cologne and perfume
Cosmetics
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Firearms, parts of
Foodstuffs
Ivory
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Maps
Medical samples
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Newspapers
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Plant products
Plants
Precious metals & stones
Price lists
Textile articles
Tobacco
Transparencies

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 : 3,000.0 kg (6,614.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 1,000.0 kg (2,204.5 lbs)