DHL Express Prohibited and Restricted Items

Restricted Commodities

The following items will NOT be accepted for carriage unless otherwise agreed to by DHL. To obtain such agreement a business case will need to be conducted by DHL and the items approved for carriage will be recorded in writing with the Customer.

• Antiques, works of art and fine art with a shipment value in excess of EUR 500,000
• Banderols/Tax stickers valued more than EUR 500,000.
• Cigarettes, cigars, tobacco products and electronic cigarettes or accessories valued more than EUR 500,000. Electronic cigarettes and accessories require DHL Express approval.
• Dangerous/hazardous goods including but not limited to perfumes, aftershaves, aerosols, flammable substances, dry ice, biological substances, UN classified dangerous goods and any goods specified as such under International Air Transport Association regulations (“IATA”), the Agreement on Dangerous Goods by Road ("ADR") or International Maritime Dangerous Goods ("IMDG") regulations.
• Commemorative Coins or Medals, High Valuable Collectables, included but not limited to Comics or Books (First Editions), Trading Cards, Stamps, Memorabilia with a total or individual maximum value of EUR 2,000 are allowed for carriage.
• Hunting (Animal) trophies and animal’s skins not intended for human consumption contained within Appendix II and Appendix III of CITES Convention (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild fauna and Flora).
• Financial and monetary commodities valued more than EUR 500,000. Examples include activated SIM cards for mobile telephones, gift cards, event tickets, lottery tickets, money or postal orders, pre-paid phone cards, tickets (blank stock), vouchers/tokens, unused stamps etc.
• Jewelry and watches valued more than EUR 10,000.
• Toy guns, firearm parts, ammunition parts, Tasers or controlled military items. Firearm attachments, such as mountings, sights, night vision, gunstocks, silencers, torches, magazines or clips, flash suppressors and signature reduction devices.

Counterfeit Goods are Prohibited

DHL's security policy states that it is not allowed to transport counterfeit goods via the DHL network. DHL does not want to be associated with counterfeit goods and upon suspicion of such goods being imported, Customs will be informed. If you are offered very low prices for branded goods that are sold on shopping websites or via other channels, you can normally assume that the goods are counterfeit.

High quality branded goods that are often copied are:

• Shoes
• Clothing/li>
• Bags
• Expensive Watches
• CDs and DVDs
• Perfumes
• Electronics

It is prohibited in many countries to introduce counterfeit goods and where proven the Customs authority will seize the goods and penalize the buyer.