Sending items to Germany – general advice Shipments can be held in customs for a maximum of 10 calendar days. If no clearance is possible within that timeframe, shipments will be returned to origin. DHL cannot act as an Importer of Record. Temporary imports are not allowed if no duty-free clearance is possible, or if... View Article
Sending items to the US – General advice If an individual HTS is valued at over USD 2,500 or is US export licensed, regardless of value, an Electronic Export Information (EEI) must be filed with the US Customs Authorities. If DHL is completing the EEI filing and the shipment is moving on an Import Express... View Article
Sending items to Zimbabwe – General advice Please consider the following important customs regulations set by the Revenue Authority when sending shipments to Zimbabwe. All shipments must be accompanied by original customs invoice. Any shipments where the contents are not declared or where the real value is higher than the stated customs invoice value may be seized by... View Article
Sending shipments to China – general advice Document shipments are limited to documents, certificates, bills, and similar materials that do not have a commercial value. Customs may ask for a document shipment to be cleared as non-document if it does not meet the criteria of document according to Customs judgment, especially for shipments weighing over... View Article
Essential information Here is a handy list of all the things you can and can’t send to Nigeria with DHL. Sending items to Nigeria – general advice Any shipment being sent to Nigeria which needs to be returned before being delivered must still have duties and taxes paid before being returned. Shipments to Nigeria need... View Article
Sending items to the UK – General Advice All shipments sent to the UK with a value exceeding GBP 600 must clear UK Customs using a valid UK VAT/ EORI number. These shipments will be held by Customs if we do not have a record on file or there is no indication of such on... View Article
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