It is well known that, in the absence of external forces, simple non-relativistic uids involve entropy production only through heat conduction and shear viscosity [1]. In this work, it is shown that a number density gradient contributes to the local entropy production of a simple relativistic uid using special relativistic kinetic theory. Also, the presence of an external eld may cause strictly relativistic contributions to the entropy production, a fact not widely recognized. The implications of these e ects are thoroughly discussed.