Dominican Republic 	DO 	

Prohibited commodities	

Standard DHL prohibitions plus: 	
Credit card blanks (NI)
Ivory
Plants

DOCUMENTS	

General correspondence (business or private), plus: 	
Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)			Airline tickets, issued/validated		
Annual reports			Blueprints		
Booklets, brochures (non-advertising) 	[1]		Books: hardbound/paperbound non-commercial. use 	[2]	
Business cards			Calendars 	[3]	
Cash letters (NI)			Catalogues		
Charts/graphs			Cheques, cancelled (NI) 	[4]	
Cheques, cashier (NI)			Computer printouts		
Computer software 	[3]		Credit cards (NI)		
Diaries			Diplomatic mail		
Diskettes 	[3]		Documents, general business 	[5]	
Invoices, not blank			Labels		
Magazines, periodicals, journals			Manuals, technical		
Manuscripts			Maps		
Microfiche & microfilm			Money orders (NI) 	[4]	
Music, printed or manuscript			Negatives, including x-rays, films		
Newspapers			Pamphlets		
Passports			Photographs		
Photos as part of business reports			Price lists		
Publication not for public resale 	[5]		Publications for public resale		
Ship manifest-computer generated			Shipping schedules		
Slides 	[6]		Tapes: audio cassettes		
Tapes: computer 	[3]		Tapes: video cassettes 	[7]	
Transparencies 	[6]		Visa applications		
					
1. Maximum weight: 9 kgs (20 lbs) per AWB; Otherwise ship via WPX
2. Maximum quantity: 20 pieces per AWB; Otherwise ship via WPX
3. Maximum quantity: 5 pieces per AWB; Otherwise ship via WPX
4. Maximum weight: 4.5kgs (10 lbs) per AWB; Otherwise ship via WPX
5. Maximum weight 11 kgs (25 lbs) per AWB; Otherwise ship via WPX
6. Maximum quantity: 36 pieces per AWB; Otherwise ship via WPX
7. Maximum quantity: 1 piece per AWB; Otherwise ship via WPX

WORLDWIDE PACKAGE EXPRESS	

Note following WPX restrictions: 	
Animal products 	[1]		Animal skins 	[1]	
Coffee 	[1]		Coffee samples 	[1]	
Communications equipment 	[2]		Cotton 	[1]	
Cotton seed 	[1]		Drugs: non-prescription 	[3]	
Drugs: prescription 	[3]		Foodstuffs 	[1]	
Grain samples 	[3]		Leather goods 	[1]	
Liquids, non-hazardous 	[1]		Military equipment 	[2]	
Perishables 	[3]		Personal effects 	[4]	
Plant products 	[1]		Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers 	[2]	
Radio equipment 	[2]		Seeds 	[1]	
Soil samples 	[1]		Tea 	[5]	
Telecommunications equipment 	[2]		Textile articles 	[6]	
Tobacco 	[1]				

1. Phytosanitary Permit required also a Public Health Certificate by consignee.
2. Consignee must obtain permission from the Dominican Republic Military Force; shipment is picked up by the Armed Forces from Customs to be decodified. Consigee must personally pick up shipment from the Armed Forces.
3. Consignee must provide Public Health Certificate.
4. Contact Customer Service.
5. Phytosanitary Permit required. Consignee must provide Public Health Certificate.
6. Raw material for textile and Argicultural equipments are duty free. Paperwork must be processed by consignee after the arrival of the shipment.

Service Impact Notes	
Additional transportation charges and police custody to "Free Zone Companies" at the following cities: 
Haina, Bani, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, Santiago,Villa Altagracia, Bonao, La Vega, Puerto 
Plata, Barahona; Charges range anywhere from - USD50.00 to USD 210.00 depending on distance. 
Charges are collected from consignee upon delivery of shipment. 

Operation Notes	
All WPX shipments must have consignee's telephone number. Commercial Invoice require full 
description of contents.