# Cultural artifacts (pre-Columbian sculpture, archaeological and ecclesiastic objects) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Cultural artifacts (pre-Columbian sculpture, archaeological and ecclesiastic objects), carrier is International mail to the United States (UPU list); restriction type is restricted; scope is inbound international mail to the United States; conditions is Importation is permitted only when an export permit issued by the country of origin where such items were first found accompanies them, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Cultural artifacts (pre-Columbian sculpture, archaeological and ecclesiastic objects) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** International mail to the United States (UPU list) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** inbound international mail to the United States _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Importation is permitted only when an export permit issued by the country of origin where such items were first found accompanies them. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Importation of items such as those listed above is permitted only when an export permit issued by the country of origin where such items were first found accompanies them.

## Source

- https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/postalSolutions/programmesAndServices/postalSupplyChain/customs/prohibitedArticles/ListOfProhibitedArticles.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).