Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PPRRIIO
ORRIITTIIEESS
 For Cash Customers kindly add 50 Aed for Pre‐12 shpt & 100 Aed for Pre‐9 shpt
 No discounts to be offered on VISAPAK services, Even account customers have to pay the full cash
rates for VISAPAK service
 To check mobile #s kindly use the following link telnet://hic.apis.dhl.com go to 4‐HELD UPDATES/
QUERY , go to TELEPHONE LINE & input *1234567* & hit F9; Pls be informed that shpts scanned in
HIC will only be available in the results
 Visapak service to Qatar for Cuban Embassy is discontinued, we now have the service only to Kuwait
 We can accept Visapak shipments to the Cyprus Embassy in Qatar. At the moment we have the
VISAPAK SERVICE only this embassy
 Passports not acceptable to INDIA, PAKISTAN, MOROCCO, UKRAINE, or otherwise they can be send
as WPX; in all cases always refer to the Service Directory
 We can now sell Pre‐12 to other cities in the US , kindly double check with the SD
 No TCPC/CASH IMPEX to Oman. Only 96 accnts will be entertained. 454 accnts not longer valid
 Medical samples must have the text "Non‐contaminated" on the AWB & supporting documents to
CANADA
 No Pre‐09 to KWI ,DOH,MCT & ZRH
 All Domestic shpts HSBC(3 days) / SCB(30 days)/ Citibank(3 days) held for CC can be collected ONLY
by the Cnee, no T/P collections are allowed even with authorization letters provided by the actual
cnee. The ID no has to be mentioned on the delivery sheet
 Jan‐de‐nul, Abu Dhabi Pipe, Al Asayl, CMS Power Co, Tapco, Jan De Nul , Al Khazna Tannery, Hyundai
Engineering and Total Tractabel are regular CC @ AHTR & Major Khalid(GHQ armed forces) &
Larregarray Marc are regular CC @ ACTR , Cebarco & Mr Yahaya are regular CC @ AOPS
 GWD/WPX to Saudi should have “MADE IN UAE(or any other country)” label or will be RTOed
 Cash Pick‐ups cannot be sent as DDP or TCPC(apart from UAE)
 Tender documents sent as WPX above 4/5 kgs will be held in customs for duty charges &
they might loose additional 1 or 2 days. All Customers to be alerted!!
 Do not offer Domestic TDD Service to remote areas like Al Ain, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Khorfakan,
Umm Al Quwain, etc. TDD Service is only available for Dubai, Abu Dhabi (city limits), Sharjah & Jebel
Ali.
 CSV need to be checked rather than SCL for ensuring Stop Credit Customers
 An out of Office message is mandatory for all staff
 Certain countries like Ethiopia for Gamco customers have full rates
1) All cash customers sending hi tech items to Algeria (eg. computers, computer parts & mobile phones
should insure the shipments; if value is above US$100. If they do not; then an indemnity letter has to
be filled in and signed by the shipper and attached with the awb copy
2) Jumbo box & Jumbo junior can be sold as individual awbs only, jumbo range if sold as multiple pieces
have to be categorized as WPX
3) Drugs to Kenya need an import permit, License from Pharmacy’s and Poisons board & might take 24‐
48 hrs delay
4) Easy Ship ignores the city name for countries which have postcodes; hence always insist on the correct
post code for correct SERVICE AREA CODE generation
5) NPCC is back, we can offer them discounts henceforth
6) When selling TDD service, the request services should be ticked or marked visibly on awb(especially
for couriers)
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7) Excel sheet Tariff Guide to be used for CASH Customers & CSV for account customers only
8) When accepting WPX, always check the type of export ticked on the AWB‐PERMANENT, REPAIR &
RETURN or TEMPORARY (couriers beware!!) & the full description of the contents(ex: bolts, generator,
adaptor, modem)
9) Do not accept shpt under account # 961065090 from Mindware as it is misused
10) SETTLE(ACTR) or UPLOAD(AHTR) of credit card machines DAILY is mandatory to avoid the amount
being returned to the credit card swiped>>SETTLE @ ACTR‐Go to MENU/MORE/SETTLE/SETTLE &
enter password: 0000 hit ENTER>>UPLOAD @ AHTR>> PRESS MENU 2 TIMES & HIT UPLOAD
11) We have NOTHERN IRELAND in UK sample postcode ‐ BT70 1NJ; be careful not to mix‐up with
IRELAND REPUBLIC (which incidentally has no postcode)!!
12) We can accept excess weight voucher for domestic shpt upto 1 kg
13) Herbal shpts to Algeria like herbals, olive oil and honey) needs Authorization from Ministry of health
in UAE or will he held in customs
14) CC shpt to be called for 1 week & sent back to NCI Dept if cnee does not turn up to collect,
15) Counter agents can offer a 10 % discount on DOCs & WPX upto 10 kgs only. Above 10 kgs one has
to contact the Supervisor/Team Leader
16) Dates not acceptable to USA
17) Only visa applications are accepted @ Ireland Embassy in Dubai(Ireland visa application centre),
Passport renewal has to be done in Riyadh(Saudi Arabia)
18) No Pre‐9/Pre‐12 to LHR,LON, AMM & BEY
19) No Pre‐9 to Oman & Qatar
20) Pre‐12 to Doha city only (& not to raslafan, meseeid, al khor, dukhan, umbad, shaniya, wakra,
duhai, unsaid) in Qatar, also we can sell Pre‐12:00 to THR
21) Performa invoices to DOHA to be printed & not handwritten. Commercial shipments (Company to
Company) invoice on shipper’s company letter head (DHL Performa Invoices are not
acceptable). Personal shipments can be accepted on a Performa invoice but must be typed
22) Australian citizen from the Aussies Abroad members are entitled to 30% discount upon showing
their ID. Only to send shipments. Manifest under account CASHAUH1/CASHAHTR
23) Do not undervalue or suggest value for shpt, the customer should declare the value
24) All documents to Japan above 10kgs to be sent as WPX
25) Visa Application at Nigerian Embassy: the applicants are advise to do "ONLINE PAYMENT
SYSTEM" and print a copy of "Acknowledgement Slip" & and “Receipt Slip" for their
references… Embassy Link: www.immigration.gov.ng
Embassy Tel No: 02‐4431503 ‐ Contact: Ms Georgy
the Embassy will not process any application sent to them without Payment confirmation
online…
26) Payment procedure for Sweden & Kazakstan Embassy :
Applicant are advice to deposit or pay the embassy fee charges to the Embassy bank account
first and attach the bank receipt together to their application form to be sent to the
embassy.
Applicant is advice to mention the Emb. Acct. No. when paying Emb fee.
Sweden Embassy – Saudi Holandi Bank account no. 037013971011
Kazakstan Embassy – Saudi British Bank account no. 011004272081
27) Do not send any used official Receipt book to Finance Dept….keep all used Receipt book in the
station itself for 1 year for any references if required. Kindly Shred it after 1 year in the station it
self.
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Issue 02 Vol 02 2009
TTEEM
MPPO
ORRAARRYY CCH
HAAN
NGGEESS
 Fuel Surcharge for Feb 2009 is 8.5%
 Mobiles not acceptable to African countries(EGYPT prohibits entry of GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING
SYSTEM) enabled mobile phones (Nokia N95i, Nokia N82, Iphone etc), Also mobile phones with
camera prohibited to Sri lanka
 Porsche shpmts to be returned to the Domestic Service Center in Karama Attn; Azam
 Certificate of Origin(COO)mandatory for all road shpts to YEMEN, exceptions are for personal
shpts if not in commercial quantities
 All Hsbc & Citibank shpts to be returned to Domestic Station after 3 days of CC. All SCB shpts
after 30 days. Cnee should be contacted daily
 We can accept max 10 bottles of 30ml each in a single shpt(Provided customer will provide ppwks &
sticker)for perfumes
 Countries not listed in the Tariff Guide need to taken as the highest ZONE i.e. H
 Counters do not sell prepaid vouchers as of now, for all queries kindly redirect to telesales
 All Fujitsu shpts must have the shippers reference column filled for certain
1) Kindly do not send mails to tracing addresses eg. dxbtrc1@dhl.com , lhrtrc1@dhl.com , also do
not reply to gematracing@dhl.com. Do not send any attachments to replies sent to tracing
queries
2) Paket international shpts from Germany can be tracked through the website www.dhl.de
3) Etihad staff who wish to import on their discounted rates have to contact Hayel Merched on mob
050 8233434 / 02 6213744
4) Visa application forms to Ireland embassy has to be downloaded from the net by the
customer; Kindly do not hand over the forms at the counter as these are out‐dated
5) Mega Boxes are discontinued; kindly do not offer the product to a customer
6) Passports to Saudi Arabia have to be hand carried to Saudi Gateway to be routed via RUH
Gateway
7) Do not accept shpts from Honeywell unless the shippers reference is filled & is signed
8) DXB COO(Electronic) cannot be used for clearance for shpts to Saudi & will need the original
documentation to enable the KSA gateway team to clear them
9) All COO issued to Saudi has to be manually stamped by Chamber of Commerce. Electronic COO
suspended for now
10) Discounts over Service Points for Airline Staff/ADNOC or similar companies, can be availed only by the
ID card holder & not their spouses, relatives or friends
11) Next day delivery to Lahore(LHE) only
12) MSF (Medicine Science Frontier) to be sent as FOC
13) DDP shpts to Yemen should be pre‐alerted
14) Use OH scans to fwd shpts to/from AHTR/ACTR/AOPS
15) Textiles cannot be sent to Egypt by road
16) Do not accept WPX to Palestine. Do not accept passport; only docs. No transit time guarantee to
Palestine
17) Do not accept any booking under BAH IMP a/c 961061816 & 961064646
18) Foodstuff can be accepted into France as per following restrictions:
. Limited quantity – 3 to 4 kg max.
. NON PERISHABLE
. Value must be less than EUR 22 (low value limit)
. Only Standard detailed invoice required
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TTH
HEE V
VAAU
ULLTT
 Volumetric Wt of boxes(divisor 5000)
Jumbo box ‐15.5 kgs (45*48*35)
Jumbo junior ‐8 kgs (43*34*26)
Express box‐large ‐16 kgs (33*49*49)
Express box‐medium ‐5 kgs (30*24*32)
Express box‐shoe box ‐3 kgs (14*25*38)
Brief case ‐3 kgs (47*34*9)
Brief case‐small ‐1.5 kgs (6*35*28)
 Our official cut off timings to SEND shpts the same day(counter drop‐off/Pickup) is 1800 hrs daily;
Shpts picked up after this time should be promised delivery after T+1(T=Transit time)
 All Inbound shpts with Name of person & PO BOX # only; can be RTOed without prior notice to the
Origin Station as TCPC & not to the CNOR
 COOs to be sent to under separate awbs(Road Network)
 Embassy shipments without embassy seal should be 100% security checked at the counters
 For DG shpts contact AVGO (call 04 2995333 or Shaby(050‐4820934)
1) All price inquiries to be completed in full and sent to the freight desk with immediate effect, & the
freight desk will respond back with price within 4 hours of receiving the email
2) We should be accepting the old preprinted AWB featuring the prepaid vouchers kindly do not refuse
the shippers as they are valid & do not have a expiry date
3) LTL shpts to Saudi should have following requirements 1. Chemicals & ink require approval from
ministry of trace 2. Perfumes, cosmetics, foodstuff need SASO certificate, AL, CR copy, original
COO & laboratory guarantee 3. Wireless/Radio eqpt require approval from Saudi PTT or CITC 4.
Medicines need ministry of health approval
4) Only standard remarks to be used while capturing any checkpoint
5) Kindly capture a FD on the same day of arrival & WC scan when it goes out for delivery
6) No OH or FD to be captured after MS / MC scans
7) If an Arrival is just a tag scan capture NA ( Not Arrived ) (sam‐Option 2)
8) How to calculate insurance(2% of FI)‐ Example, A shpt going to US; value of shpt is 2500 USD;
Weight 15 kgs & sent under Adnoc discount Freight charges is 342 AED
Hence Insurance = {(Value of shpt in AED + freight charges in AED)} / 50
= {(2500*3.65)+342} / 50
= 262.34
9) Pls note the minimum insurance to be charge is 40 AED for Low Value shpts(value below 300
USD) & 120 AED for High Value shpts(Value above 300 USD) ; Also do not insure shpts below
value of 100 USD
10) Do not offer same day service from AUH to DXB as it is Operationally not feasible; unless special
arrangements, like Handy Carry are made; but that too should be in extremely critical situations
11) Officially the last pickup time in Abu Dhabi is 2100 hrs
12) We do have deliveries on Fridays; but only on special requests (possible delivery timings 1200 hrs
to 2100 hrs)
13) Data return time is now 15 mins
14) RCTR ( Dubai Duty Free Counter ) is only for the travelers to send shipments & not meant for
collections as immigration doesn't allow it
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15) Only Printed invoices to Bahrain; no hand written allowed
16) All Ppsks including COO to be imaged for Road network shpts
17) TDD SITE
http://tdd.dhl.com/index.html
18) RAD SITE
http://radme.apis.dhl.com/RAD/radservlet
19) ISD SITE
http://czhs0203.prg‐dc.dhl.com/servdir/ (includes office locations)
20) CITRIX
http://citrixae.ae.dhl.com/Citrix/MetaFrame
21) WEB MAIL
http://webmail.dhl.com/
22) GEMA
http://gema.dhl.com/gemaFrameset.jsp
23) INTRANET
http://dhl4u.ae.dhl.com/
24) CS APPLICATIONS
dhl4u.ae.dhl.com/3.CUSTOMER_SERVICES/Cyber%20Services/CSApplications.html
25) DELIVERY NOTIFICATION
http://npts2.apis.dhl.com:6010/main.html
26) CSV 3.2
http://csv320beta.apis.dhl.com/wcsl/
27) WEBMAIL
http://webmail.dhl.com/
28) Our priority countries are 1. OMAN 2. QATAR3. SAUDI ARABIA 4. BAHRAIN 5. KUWAIT 6. IRAN 7. IRAQ
8. JORDAN 9. INDIA 10. BANGLADESH 11. AFGHANISTAN 12. YEMEN
29) Standard remarks should be captured completely. Do not replace the standard remarks with you own.
We can add our own remark after the standard remark if we wish, but we need to have the standard
remarks captured
30) We now have both 96 & 95 accounts globally.
31) Antiques/Fine Art must have Proof of value & can be insured till a value of 50000 EUR.
32) Numismatic items are classified as Antiques & hence the Service Directory need to be referred before
accepting
33) Watches to be accepted up to a value of 250 EUR (350 USD) per piece
34) We have 8 Network Completion checkpoints Commit to
BR‐cleared & delivered by Broker memory
CS‐shpt is missing after all standard efforts to locate it
DD‐delivered damaged
DS‐shpt abandoned & after 90 days destroyed physically
OK‐delivered successfully
RT‐returned to Cnor
SS‐shpt stopped
TP‐forwarded to third party; no delivery details expected
35) FOC shpts cannot be sent as Pre‐9/Pre‐12, prior approval of the line manager to be obtained
36) GWD is now “W” & FTL is now “G”
37) When scanning CCs exit to the main menu before 15 mins to attain 100% data return at the Counter
38) Reference column for all Shippers is must
39) For Liquids FLASH POINT should be more than 60.5 Celsius
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40) Mega box removed from new Gallop Products, Jumbo box is now (I) ,Jumbo Junior (M),
Domestic Express 09:00‐(C), Incity Express(S)
41) FD checkpoint should be used only when a shpt is fwd to a TP company for delivery in non service
area. OH scans to be used for fwding shpts to AHTR/ACTR/AOPS
42) Kindly contact Domestic services supervisor on Domestic.Supervisor@dhl.com or tel 04‐7024100 for
Domestic queries(STANDARD CHARTERED, HSBC, CITIBANK,ROTANA HOTELS)
43) If Easyship runs out of Awbs. Log in as dadmin, password peace, Go to tools, maintainance, Purge
Data, tick data files & log files, click Purge. Once done easy ship logs out & log in again using dadmin.
Go to tools again, configuration, Shipment & Piece Id range settings, Shipment ID range. On the right
3 fields, starting current & ending. Highlight current # & Click delete (field will be emptly) click Tab.
Automatically #s will come up on current field which is same as starting #. Save & Close
44) Kindly contact Dianne (Trade center 04‐3316646 ) for any queries on Embassies/Visapak
45) Coo required for GWD to Bahrain (above 1300 usd), Oman(above 2500 usd), Saudi Arabia( above
13000 usd), Kuwait(above 3000 usd), Qatar (all shpts)
46) Always check for Chamber of Commerce stamp on reverse side of the Original invoice for shpt
requiring COO
47) Manual Awb to be kept along with the shpt sent to Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi with the return
address of the Sender so the embassy can use the same. Kindly mention the awb # of the return awb
in the ref column
48) Wpx to USA should have a detailed Invoice with number of items & respective prices mentioning the
items in detail. All formats available at both counters
Dear colleagues kindly fwd to my email ID (felix.antony@dhl.com) any info or article you
think should be published in this bulletin…
Also kindly do not hesitate to point out any corrections, errors or deletions necessary…
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