Guatemala 	GT	

Prohibited commodities	

Standard DHL prohibitions plus: 	
Gambling devices
Ivory
Military equipment
DOCUMENTS	

General correspondence (business or private), plus: 	
Advertising brochures/pamphlets 	[1]		Airline tickets, issued/validated		
Annual reports			Artwork inclusive of drawings/proofs/layouts 	[1]	
Blank forms 	[2]		Blueprints		
Booklets, brochures (non-advertising) 	[1]		Books: hardbound/paperbound/ non-commercial use 	[1]	
Business cards 	[3]		Calendars 	[1]	
Cash letters (NI)			Catalogues 	[1]	
Charts/graphs			Cheques, cancelled (NI)		
Cheques, cashier (NI) 	[4]		Computer printouts		
Credit card blanks (NI) 	[1]		Credit cards (NI)		
Deeds			Diaries		
Diplomatic mail			Documents, general business		
Invoices, not blank			Labels 	[3]	
Magazines, periodicals, journals 	[2]		Manuals, technical 	[1]	
Manuscripts			Maps 	[1]	
Money orders (NI)			Music, printed or manuscript 	[2]	
Negatives, including x-rays, films			Newspapers 	[2]	
Pamphlets			Passports		
Personal mail			
Photographs iii	[1]	
Photos as part of business reports			Plans/drawings-architectural /industrial/engineering. purpose		
Price lists			Publication not for public resale		
Ship manifest-computer generated			Shipping schedules		
Slides 	[1]		Transparencies 	[1]	
Visa applications					
					
1. Maximum quantity: 1 pieces; Otherwise ship via WPX
2. Maximum weight: 0.5 (1lb);
3. Maximum quantity: 50 pieces; Otherwise ship via WPX
4. Must be "non-negotiable", and not endorsed.

WORLDWIDE PACKAGE EXPRESS	

Reagents Diagnostic Kits for animal use requires Certificate of Origin, Import License. "Dairy Products" :Certificate of Origin and Zoosanitary Certificate are required. - Note following WPX restrictions: 	
Alcoholic beverages 	[1]		Animal products 	[2]	
Animal skins 	[2]		Chemicals, non-hazardous 	[3]	
Coffee 	[4]		Coffee samples 	[4]	
Cologne and perfume 	[5]		Communications equipment 	[6]	
Cosmetics 	[5]		Cotton seed 	[4]	
Drugs: prescription 	[7,8]		Fabrics & fabric samples 	[9]	
Films: 8mm, 16mm & 35mm 	[10]		Foodstuffs 	[11]	
Perishables 	[11]		Plant products 	[4]	
Plants 	[4]		Radio equipment 	[6]	
Samples, textile 	[12]		Seeds 	[4]	
Stone/mineral samples for analysis 	[3]		Subs. containing sodium/calcium cyclamate 	[3]	
Tapes: computer 	[13]		Tapes: video cassettes 	[10]	
Tea 	[11]		Tobacco 	[14]	

1. Spirits: Prohibited, regardless of weight.
2. Veterinary Certificate, Certificate of Origin and Import License, regardless of weight.
3. Certificate of Origin, Laboratory Analysis with all specfications from origin, Import License, regardless of weight.
4. Certificate of Origin, Phytosanitary Certificate, Import License. This also includes coffee seeds, regardless of weight.
5. Import Permission extended by Health Ministry, regardless of weight.
6. Special permit from Guatemalan government (communications authorities) required. Permit must be obtained by consignee.
7. If sample, Invoice must state"Muestras para registro" and should be consigned to a laboratory. If for personal use, prescription elaborated in Spanish by a doctor, provided by consignee. Large quantities require import permit and prior registration in Public Health Department by consignee
8. If sample, invoice must state "Muestras para registro" and should be consigned to a laboratory. If for personal use, prescription elaborated in Spanish by a doctor, provided by consignee. Large quantities require import permit and prior registration in Public Health Dept by consignee.
9. Samples must be mutilated, otherwise subject to customs duties. If textile shipments for drawback factories, DHL will not clear unless direct approval of consignee. If DHL handles clearance, import duties will be collected upon delivery.
10. Commercial Invoice must state title, length, running time, content & use/purpose(ie advertising,promotional,training,commercial) and production value. If customs does not agree with stated value, material is inspected & reviewed for value, delay: 10 days.
11. Requires Certificate of health , Certificate of free sale from origin. This includes candies and chocolates, regardless of weight.
12. Samples must be mutilated, otherwise subject to customs duties.
13. Commercial Invoice must state purpose/content of type. (ie commercial, intercompany, information, etc.).
14. Unprocessed: Prohibited.

Service Impact Notes	
WPX-  Commerical Invoice must state FOB value with detailed cost of insurance and freight. Penalities for non compliance: Commerical Invoice not in Spanish USD5.00 per shipment Commerical Invoice not original 25.00. Proforma invoice USD25.00 , Insurance and Freight not stated on invoice USD5.00. 

Operation Notes	
Commerical Invoice must be original, detailed and typewritten on shipper's original letterhead. Invoice in Spanish preferred if not original  or in Spanish, Customs penalties will incur. Proforma invoices are unacceptable.  Packing list/Slip is required when importing multi-piece shipments detailing contents of each piece.