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Information on sending a shipment to Zimbabwe

Prohibited commodities
Standard DHL prohibitions plus:
    Antiques
    Asbestos
    Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
    Firearms, parts of
    Furs
    Gambling devices
    Ivory
    Jewellery
    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, blank stock (NI)
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Annual reports
Business cards
Cash letters (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Deeds
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Labels
Manuscripts
Music, printed or manuscript
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Passports
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Shipping schedules
Visa applications
 		Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Animal products
Animal skins
Charts/graphs
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Foodstuffs
Photographs
Plants
Seeds

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 shipment : 250.0 kgs (551.0 lbs),
Max. weight per piece : 30.0 kgs (66.0 lbs)
Value : USD25,000.00