Please check our list of prohibited items to ensure that your parcel can be delivered without any delays. Do you have a DHL Express account? Some of the items listed below can be shipped by account holders with prior approval from DHL.
There are some obvious things that you cannot send with DHL such as animals, illegal substances, guns and explosives for instance. Note that the prohibited items listed below apply to parcels being sent from and within the United Kingdom. For international carriage there may be additional prohibited items specified by the country of destination.
Please also refer to our advice on sending gifts with DHL Express. This list includes items which are prohibited for carriage by any law, regulation or statute of any federal, state or local government of any country from, to or through which the items may be carried.
Shipment of any prohibited item s shall be considered a material breach of our Terms and Conditions of Carriage and DHL shall hold no liability for any prohibited item s , which are subsequently damaged or lost whilst in our control. If your parcel contains a prohibited item, it may be delayed or stopped and you will be contacted by DHL. You can drop your parcel off at your nearest DHL Express Service Point, book a courier parcel collection online or over the phone. Services to Russia and Belarus are currently suspended.
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