# 2026-16432: US Bans Nepal's Archaeological Loot at the Border

2026-16432, Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Nepal, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-08-12; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16432
- As of: 2026-08-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16432
- Title: Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Nepal
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Citation: 91 FR 52005
- Published: 2026-08-12
- Effective: 2026-08-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1685-AA46
- Last updated: 2026-08-19

## In one line

US Bans Nepal's Archaeological Loot at the Border

## 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 Property Implementation Act. This document amends the CBP regulations by adding Nepal to the list of countries which have bilateral agreements with the United States imposing cultural property import restrictions and contains the Designated List, describing the archaeological and ethnological material to which the restrictions apply.

## Effects PRIA read

- U.S. import restrictions on Nepali cultural items: cost, medium. If you import, sell, or trade cultural objects from Nepal, certain archaeological and ethnological materials are restricted from entry into the United States effective August 12, 2026 through January 8, 2031. These items cannot be brought into the U.S. unless the conditions set forth in 19 U.S.C. 2…
- Which Nepali objects are covered: cost, medium. The rule's Designated List covers archaeological material dated approximately 32,000 B.C.E. through 1770 C.E. and ethnological material dated approximately the 13th century C.E. through 1950 C.E. Covered categories explicitly include wide classes such as stone, ceramics, metal, paintings, ivory and…

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## Sources
- [2026-16432 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16432/imposition-of-import-restrictions-on-categories-of-archaeological-and-ethnological-material-of-nepal)
- [2026-16432 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-12/pdf/2026-16432.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16432 (as of 2026-08-19).