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Mongolia Country Profile

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DHL Express Import Guidelines: Mongolia

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

Prohibited Commodities for Mongolia

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.

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, brochures and compilations
Plane tickets, empty
Plane tickets, issued, valid
Annual report
Works of art, paintings, experiments, designs, etc.
Blank forms
Drawing budget
Booklets and manuals (non-advertising)
Books: paper books for non-commercial purposes
Business card
Catalogs
Chart, graph
Working papers
Diaries
From the diplomatic post
Documents and general business
Invoice, not empty
Magazines
Handbook and technical manual
Manuscripts
Money transfer
Printed or handwritten music
Images such as rents and films
Newspapers
Booklets
Passports
Private mail
Photos
Photos as part of a business report
Architectural and engineering plans
Price list
Non-sales publications
computerized transport manifest
shipping schedule
Visa applications

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

Alcohol
Animal products
Class skin
Chemicals, non-toxic
Coal and fuel
Medication: No prescription
Medicine: prescription
Electrical goods
Fabric, fabric design
Food items
Shoshgo
Leather goods
Drug samples
Pharmaceutical and dental supply materials and equipment
Military equipment
Parts, machinery and electrical goods
Herbal products
Plant
Textiles
Tobacco
Phone
All other commodities are Non-Document in nature and should be accompanied by a DHL Waybill and an Invoice.
 

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