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Information on sending a shipment to Thailand

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus: Bulk remail
    Animal skins
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Gambling devices
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    Personal mail
    Playing cards
    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
Calendars
Cash letters (NI)
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuscripts
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Pamphlets
Passports
Photos as part of business reports
Publication not for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Stationery
Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
Alcoholic beverages
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blueprints
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Business cards
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Communications equipment
Compact disc
Computer components & parts
Computer software
Cosmetics
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Diskettes
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Foodstuffs
Liquids, non-hazardous
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Maps
Measuring apparatus
Medical samples
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Military equipment
Mobile phones,accessories&component
Newspapers
Personal effects
Phones/modems
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Plant products
Plants
Price lists
Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers
Radios, radio equipment or parts
Samples, textile
Seeds
Slides
Telecommunications equipment
Tobacco
Toys
Transparencies
Visa applications

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 118 cms (46 ins), Width 88 cms (35 ins), Height 120 cms (47 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per piece : 100.0 kgs (220.5 lbs)