| | | | | |

U.S. Renews MoU Import Controls on Cultural Heritage From Cyprus

Byzantine glass lamp.  U.S. State Dept. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Treasury Department today published notice of America’s extension of import controls governing archaeological and ethnological materials…

| | |

DC Court Dismisses Ancient Coin Collectors’ FOIA Case as Baltimore Test Case Presses Forward

Cypriot coin subject to U.S. import restrictions. “Unfortunately for the plaintiffs, I agree with the State Department’s decision.”  That is the opinion of Judge Richard Leon of the United States…

| | |

CPIA Import Restrictions on Peruvian Artifacts Renewed

Gold figurine from Peru.Source: U.S. State Department The Federal Register today published a notice by the Department of Homeland Security extending import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials from Peru….

| | | | | | |

Federal Attorneys File Appellate Brief in Baltimore Coin Case

Attorneys for the United States have filed their brief in the matter of Ancient Coin Collectors Guild v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Department of State; Assistant Secretary of…

| | | | |

MoU Extended With Bolivia – US Customs Issues Final Rule

Tamucumira Mask.One of the Bolivian objects subject toCPIA import regulations.Photo courtesy US State Dept. The US government has extended import protections over archaeological and ethnological objects from Bolivia. The two…