With effect from 1st June 2018, China Customs has put forward new data requirements for FWB/FHL transmissions.

The following information must be included in the OCI line of the FWB/FHL:

1. The (local) registration code of the overseas shipper for both MAWB and HAWB;
2. The unified code of social credit of the Chinese consignee for both MAWB and HAWB;
3. Detailed descriptions of cargo commodity.

In order to help us comply with the new regulation, we request you to ensure the following:

1. The registration code (overseas shipper) and the unified code of social credit (Chinese consignee) are both included on the MAWB;
2. The registration code (overseas shipper) and the unified code of social credit (Chinese consignee) are being printed on the HAWB;
3. The details of cargo commodity, such as the primary material of the cargo and implication of the commodity’s purpose, are being provided.

Freight arriving without the required data could be held until the shipper re-submits the data.

Thank you in advance for your support and please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information.

Regards,
Air Capacity Sales
EUROPE

Dear All,

Effective Monday, 19th June 2017 we will be setting our booking horizon at 14 days (rolling.) This means our booking system (CMS) will look for spare capacity for a maximum of 14 days between booking creation date and first available capacity. If all spare capacity is fully booked for 14 days we will not accept any more bookings to that particular destination(s). You will receive a booking rejection explaining that we are currently fully booked for the next 14 days.

Please note this does not affect allocation holders; they will still be able to book into their allocations beyond the 14 days.

The reason we have made this change is to improve our service offering and improve control of the management of our capacities. Setting this rolling 14 day booking horizon means we will have more flexibility to manage our spare capacity and thus avoid excessive backlogs, whilst protecting regular customer allocations.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information.

Regards,

Air Capacity Sales
EUROPE

Additional Guidance Regarding Damaged / Defective Lithium Batteries

There have been several requests recently regarding the carriage of damaged / defective batteries by air; for example the recent high profile global recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 device.

As per IATA Regulations it is not permitted to ship by AIR, any Lithium Batteries which are either known or suspected to be damaged / defective. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.

Based upon the guidance from FAA, EASA and the airline community we have to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note7 devise with batteries as suspected to be damaged / defective until further notice. As a result it is not permitted to ship them by AIR.

To be clear, the ban covers a) new Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices including newly manufactured ones from the factory and b) old Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices recalled from customers and retailers/distributors.

In case of any further questions, please to not hesitate to contact our Restricted Commodities Group at rcgalert@dhl.com.

Incorrect MAWB Details, Please Help us By Complying

It seems a number of agents are not placing the correct details in the top right of the MAWB. After „Not Negotiable Air Waybill issued by“ it must read:

European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH
August-Euler-Strasse 1
04435 Schkeuditz
Germany

We appreciate your support in this matter.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

CUSTOMER NEWSLETTER

We Are Changing our Commodity Codes

Effective 1st February 2016 DHL Aviation will change its Commodity Codes so that the commodity descriptions are aligned with the IATA descriptions, and all commodity codes will now consist of 2-letters. We have done this to reduce complexity to our customers.
 
The only change our customers will experience is in the booking process. When customers book a shipment in our CMS booking tool they will only be able to select the following commodity codes, or no commodity code at all for General Cargo:

If you require further information then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Air Capacity Sales
Europe