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Antiquities and works of art of U.S. origin more than 100 years old may be imported and exported freely from the U.S., excluding Native American and Pre-Columbian works of art, protected under the Pre-Columbian Sculpture and Murals law and NAGPRA specifically. Thus, the rules of exporting an object from the United States to Guatemala is determined by the origins of the object.

• if the object is of Central American origin, it must be registered with the government upon entry into the country, as expressed in the "Protection and conservation of monuments, archaeological, historical and folkore objects" act of 1947
• If the object is of Native American origin, it must be compliant with NAGPRA before its possession can even be determined

Articles of Interest

• "U.S. Customs and Border Protection Returns Pre-Colombian Artifacts to Guatemala"