DHL Express Import Guidelines: Hungary

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

Prohibited Commodities for Hungary

Animals, fish, birds (live)
Asbestos
Banderols and tax stickers
Bullion of any precious metal
Currency and cash-like negotiable instruments in bearers form (except event tickets)
Complete firearms, ammunition, explosives and weapons
Hazardous or combustible materials (as defined in IATA Regulations)
Human remains, including ashes
Illegal goods (including narcotics)
Imitation (replica) firerarms, weapons, explosive devices and ammunition

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.

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)

Invoices
Blanks
Tender materials
Softcover books
Bank documents
Agreements
Product manuals or descriptions
Certificates
Reports
Price lists

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

Hardcover books
Artworks
Blueprints
Maps
Newspapers, magazines
Photographs
Microfilms, films
Negatives (x-rays, films)
Transparencies

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

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