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Information on sending a shipment to Sao Tome and Principe

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
    Antiques
    Cosmetics
    Deeds
    Foodstuffs
    Furs
    Gambling devices
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    Personal effects
    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, issued/validated
Annual reports
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blueprints
Business cards
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Documents, general business
Films: promotional, training
Invoices, not blank
Labels
Manuscripts
Maps
Microfiche & microfilm
Music, printed or manuscript
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Pamphlets
Passports
Personal mail
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Price tickets for garments
Shipping schedules
Transparencies
Visa applications
 		Blank forms
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Calendars
Catalogues
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Fabrics & fabric samples
Grain samples
Liquids, non-hazardous
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Newspapers
Playing cards
Textile articles

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 50 cms (20 ins), Width 50 cms (20 ins), Height 50 cms (20 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 100.0 kgs (220.5 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 20.0 kgs (44.0 lbs)