Porhibited And Restricted Items

DHL International (Falkland Islands)


Contact Us

DHL can be contacted at the following telephone numbers:

  • Within: 22264
  • Outside: +500-22264
Find Locations

DHL Express - Stanley

DHL Worldwide Express
PO Box 378
West Hillside
Stanley

Opening Hours

  • Mon-Fri: 08:00-16:30
  • Sat: 08:00-11:00
  • Sun: Closed
  • Holidays: Closed
Import Guidelines

DHL Express Import Guidelines

Shipping guidelines, standard prohibitions and restrictions to consider when sending express shipments to Falkland Islands.

Prohibited Commodities for Falkland Islands

All items violating British trademarks/copyrights are prohibited.
Animal skins
Antiques
Asbestos
Credit card blanks (NI)
Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
Deeds
Furs
Imitation
Pirated products
Pornography
Precious metals & stones
The following commodities are not acceptable for transport by DHL under any circumstances.
This is a result of a policy decision, following the full consideration of Operational, Legal and Risk Management implications.
Animals
Antiques (breakable and/or fragile)
Asbestos
Bullion
Currency
Firearms, parts thereof and ammunition
Furs
Hazardous or combustible materials (as defined in IATA Regulations)
Human remains, including ashes
Jewelry, precious metals and stones
Narcotics (illegal)
Property, the carriage of which is prohibited by any law, regulation or statute of any federal, state or local government of any country to or through which the shipment may be carried.

Shipping Commodities – What You Need to Know

Certain commodities are considered as “Non-Document” and need to be accompanied by an invoice and, in some cases, additional customs documentation. Other commodities are considered simply as a “Document” and only require a DHL Waybill to be completed. The following list explains what you need to do in order to ship various commodities.

Document Commodities (Require only DHL Waybill)

Airline tickets, issued/validated
Annual reports
Business cards
Calendars
Cash letters (NI)
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Diaries
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Pamphlets
Passports
Photographs
Price lists
Publication not for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Visa applications

Commodities where you should contact your local Customer Service advisor to clarify shipping requirements

Bunker oil sample (for analysis)
Computer software
Diskettes
Films: 8mm, 16mm & 35mm
Films: promotional, training
Foodstuffs
All other commodities are Non-Document in nature and should be accompanied by a DHL Waybill and an Invoice.

 

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