DHL Customs fees = Estimated value of small shipment Shipment sent from India worth USD $25. DHL charges $21 for releasing it from customs. This includes $16.40 as handling fees + $4 as the actual customs fee amount. And the Customer Service Rep's comment was priceless. "We cannot reduce the customs handling because that will be unfair to other customers." So obviously it's ok to price gouge everyone rather than a few people. User's recommendation: DO not ship anything from Asia via DHL. Do not use any online sites that use DHL to ship.