DHL Express Import Guidelines: Ghana

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

Prohibited Commodities for Ghana

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.

Live animals
Hunting (Animal) trophies, animal parts such as ivory and sharks fin, animal remains, or Animal-by-Products and derived products not intended for human consumption, prohibited for movement by the CITES Convention and/or local law.
Human remains or ashes
Bullion (of any precious metal)
Cash (current legal tender)
Loose precious and semi-precious stones
Complete firearms, ammunition, explosives / explosive devices
Illegal goods, such as counterfeit goods and narcotics

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.

If you are in any doubt as to the acceptability of your goods, please contact your DHL representative prior to shipping.

Standard DHL prohibitions plus the following commodities are not acceptable for transport by DHL Ghana:

Airline tickets, blank stock (NI)
Antiques
Asbestos
Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
Furs
Gambling devices
Ivory
Pornography
Precious metals & stones

Counterfeit Goods are Prohibited

DHL's security policy states that it is not allowed to transport counterfeit goods via the DHL network. DHL does not want to be associated with counterfeit goods and upon suspicion of such goods being imported, Customs will be informed. It is prohibited in many countries to introduce counterfeit goods and where proven the Customs authority will seize the goods and penalize the buyer.

If you are offered very low prices for branded goods that are sold on shopping websites or via other channels, you can normally assume that the goods are counterfeit. High quality branded goods that are often copied are:

Shoes
Clothing
Bags
Expensive Watches
CDs and DVDs
Perfumes
Electronics

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)

Advertising brochures/pamphlets
Airline tickets, issued/validated
Annual reports
Artwork inc.drawings/proofs/layouts
Blank forms
Blueprints
Booklets, brochures (non-adv.)
Books: hardbk/paperbk non-comm. use
Business cards
Cash letters (NI)
Catalogues
Charts/graphs
Cheques, cancelled (NI)
Cheques, cashier (NI)
Computer printouts
Credit card blanks (NI)
Credit cards (NI)
Deeds
Diplomatic mail
Documents, general business
Invoices, not blank
Labels
Magazines, periodicals, journals
Manuals, technical
Manuscripts
Maps
Microfiche & microfilm
Money orders (NI)
Music, printed or manuscript
Negatives, including x-rays, films
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Passports
Personal mail
Photographs
Photos as part of business reports
Plans/drawings-arch/indust/eng. pur
Price lists
Price tickets for garments
Publication not for public resale
Publications for public resale
Ship manifest-computer generated
Shipping schedules
Transparencies
Visa applications

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

Alcoholic beverages
Chemicals, non-hazardous
Communications equipment
Computer components & parts
Computer software
Drugs: non-prescription
Drugs: prescription
Electronic equipment
Electronic games
Foodstuffs
Industrial equipment
Measuring apparatus
Medical samples
Medical/dental supplies & equipment
Parts, machine & electronic
Perishables
Phones/modems
Radar equip.-transmitters/receivers
Samples, textile
Telecommunications equipment
Televisions, television equipment
Textile articles
Toys

All other commodities are Non-Document in nature and should be accompanied by a DHL Waybill and an Invoice.

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