U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule imposing new import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials from Pakistan. Effective April 10 through Jan. 30, 2029, unless extended, the importation of these materials is restricted unless they are accompanied by documentation certifying that they left Pakistan legally and are not in violation of that country’s export laws.
The covered archaeological materials include objects made of stone, ceramic, faience, clay, metal, plaster, stucco, painting, ivory, bone, glass, leather, bark, vellum, parchment, paper, textiles, wood, shell, and/or other organic materials, as well as human remains ranging in date from the Lower Paleolithic Period through A.D. 1750. The covered ethnological materials include architectural materials and manuscripts ranging in date from A.D. 800 through 1849. More details can be found in the text of the rule.
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