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Information on sending a shipment to Solomon Islands

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

Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Annual reports
Blueprints
Business cards
Calendars
Cash letters (NI)
Catalogues
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Credit card blanks (NI)
Deeds
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Drawings, technical/architect/eng.
Invoices, blank
Invoices, not blank
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Pamphlets
Passports
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Publication not for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Blank forms
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Computer software
Credit cards (NI)
Diskettes
Films: 8mm, 16mm & 35mm
Films: promotional, training
Microfiche & microfilm
Newspapers
Price lists
Tapes: audio cassettes
Tapes: computer

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 80 cm (31 ins), Height 80 cm (31 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 30.0 kg (66.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 30.0 kg (66.0 lbs)