National Flag Turkey

Information on sending a shipment to Turkey

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus: Antiques Asbestos Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats Firearms, parts of Furs Gambling devices Invoices, blank Jewellery Pornography Precious metals & stones
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Gambling devices
    Invoices, blank
    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
Alcoholic beverages
Annual reports
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blank forms
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Business cards
Cash letters (NI)
Ceramic products
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Coffee
Cologne and perfume
Computer components & parts
Computer printouts
Computer software
Cosmetics
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Foodstuffs
Glass products
Grain samples
Invoices, not blank
Ivory
Labels
Leather goods
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Maps
Measuring apparatus
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Mobile phones,accessories&component
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Passports
Personal effects
Personal mail
Phones/modems
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Plant products
Price lists
Publication not for public resale
Samples, textile
Seeds
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Tea
Textile articles
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 120 cm (47 ins), Width 100 cm (39 ins), Height 160 cm (63 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 300.0 kg (661.5 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 100.0 kg (220.5 lbs)