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Information on sending a shipment to Uruguay

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

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.

Newspapers
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Alcoholic beverages
Animal products
Annual reports
Blueprints
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Cash letters (NI)
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Communications equipment
Compact disc
Computer printouts
Computer software
Cosmetics
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Foodstuffs
Invoices, not blank
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuscripts
Medical samples
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Passports
Personal effects
Phones/modems
Plant products
Plants
Seeds
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shoes
Tapes: audio cassettes
Tapes: video cassettes
Textile articles
Tobacco
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 : 70.0 kg (154.5 lbs)