DHL Introduces DHL Economy Select, Offering Up to 20% Savings on Less-urgent Exports from Latin America to the USA for Small-and-Medium Sized Manufacturers

- Door-to-door service designed to save up to 20 percent on shipping costs for non-time sensitive shipments weighing from 20 to 1,000 kilos

- Ideal for sourcing, production and distribution with 3-6 days to the USA

PLANTATION, Florida, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, introduces DHL Economy Select, a new express service for exporters to the USA, predominantly designed for small-and-medium sized businesses, as well as to supplement existing shipping solutions of large and more complex exporters. The service is now available throughout the Latin American region, including Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

"Imagine if you had the same shipping logistic support as the top exporters in the world, with access to state-of-the-art systems, expertise in international trade and expedited customs clearance, but at a price lower than what you normally expected to pay. During times of economic uncertainty, finding cost-effective service alternatives like this is essential," stated Roger Crook, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express for the Americas Region.

DHL Economy Select is designed for non-time critical shipments to the USA, offering day-definite reliability with e-mail updates and online tracking as well as a transparent rate structure that includes customs clearance, no hidden fees, door-to-door pick-up and delivery.

In addition, DHL Economy Select service provides the same reliability and value-added features as other DHL Express solutions, including:

    -- Full end-to-end checkpoint visibility
    -- Defined transit days from every origin and destination
    -- Simplified administration and paperwork
    -- DHL expertise in customs clearance
    -- Pickup and delivery from a single company
    -- DHL Express standard liability

DHL Economy Select is one of the many new services DHL Express has created this year for small-and-medium sized businesses. Other services include a free reference website, http://dhl-smeworld.com, the industry's largest information center offering free import and export consultation, international trade data, and access to One World Yellow Pages, one of the largest global business networks with over 110,000 products and types of services in over 180 countries.

For more information, visit http://www.dhl.com or contact your local DHL office.

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DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry and "The Logistics company for the world". DHL commits its expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and 310,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements. DHL accepts its social responsibility by supporting climate protection, disaster management and education.

DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group generated revenue of more than 54 billion euros in 2008.

SOURCE DHL