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Information on sending a shipment to Taiwan

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus: Mooncake which is made in CHINA ( "COO "country of origin is CHINA ) is highly prohibited to be imported.
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Gambling devices
    Invoices, blank
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    Personal mail
    Pornography
    Precious metals & stones
    Soil samples
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
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Business cards
Catalogues
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Deeds
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Music, printed or manuscript
Pamphlets
Passports
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Slides
Visa applications
 		Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Animal skins
Bunker oil sample (for analysis)
Coffee
Coffee samples
Compact disc
Cotton seed
Credit cards (NI)
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Fabrics & fabric samples
Films: 8mm, 16mm & 35mm
Films: entertainment
Films: promotional, training
Foodstuffs
Grain samples
Labels
Laser disc
Medical samples
Military equipment
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Oil products
Perishables
Phones/modems
Plant products
Plants
Seeds
Tapes: audio cassettes
Tapes: video cassettes
Tea
Telecommunication equipment
Textile articles
Tobacco
Toy guns
Toys

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 160 cm (63 ins), Width 85 cm (33 ins), Height 75 cm (30 ins)
Weight : Max. weight per shipment : 250.0 kg (551.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 70.0 kg (154.5 lbs)