To avoid customs holdups it's important to understand the causes of the majority of customers delays. Learn what this DHL study uncovered as the most common causes.

Consider these 20 Free Trade Agreements when you are looking at where to export your product.

The United States, Mexico, and Canada updated NAFTA to create the new USMCA. The new agreement went into effect July 1, 2020.

Also known as Blind Shipping, NDS is a service DHL offers that keeps the declared value of the shipment hidden from the receiver. 

Whether you ship to and from Australia exclusively – or to other regions, as well – Preferred Shipping and DHL Express have you covered with speed, support and unparalleled international expertise.

Many return, repairs, and warranty shipments do not require customs and duties. Here's an overview to make sure you file your paperwork correctly.

Legalized Paperwork is a special type of process that is done for certain types of shipments traveling to specific destinations.

The Electronic Export Identifier, or EEI, is the replacement for the no-longer-accepted manual filing process known as the shipper’s export declaration or SED form.

All shipments sent from or received into India need KYC documents (Government recognized Identity and Address proof) to be presented to Customs during shipment clearance.

In many cases, a chamberized Certificate of Origin is required when you ship to a country the U.S. has a trade agreement with, and you wish to get reduced or be exempt from duty.

Using DHL Express, the shipment of arms, weapons and/or ammunition is prohibited. This includes antique firearms.

DHL Express prohibits shipments with any kind of live animals including: insects, pupae, worms, tortoises, frogs, crabs, lobster, crawfish, fish, hatchling eggs or birds.

When making shipments to countries the U.S. has trade agreements with, or when the shipment's consignee requests it, you may need to provide a chamberized Certificate of Origin with your shipping documents.

Dimensional weight (commonly called “dim weight”) is used in shipping to determine the cubic space a package occupies in a plane.

Any shipment that requires a Certificates of Origin, or if your consignee requests one, must be chamberized by a U.S. chapter of the Chamber of Commerce to be valid.

Legalization of your Certificate of Origin, and other paperwork, is required when sending to some countries such as Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the United Kingdom and Singapore, or when your consignee requests it.

Medical shipments vary by country. This article includes many of the forms you will need based on local regualtions.

There are some things DHL Express won't transport in general, though individual countries may have stricter policies.