U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ISSUES RULE: IMPOSITION OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON CATEGORIES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL MATERIAL OF NEPAL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a rule called: Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Nepal.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 12 by Susan S. Thomas, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Summary: This document amends U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepal). These restrictions are imposed pursuant to an agreement between the United States and Nepal, entered into under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Pr...