(1) Cultural relics (including works of deceased modern famous calligraphers and painters) carried, checked or mailed by individuals for export shall be declared to the Customs. The customs will inspect and release them based on the identification mark stamped by the cultural administrative department and the cultural relics export invoice, or the export permit issued by the cultural administrative department designated by the Ministry of Culture. Printed materials and audio-visual products carried, checked or mailed by individuals entering or leaving the country shall be declared to the Customs. If the amount exceeds the reasonable amount for personal use, it shall be returned;

(2) The entry of cultural relics. Individuals who carry or mail cultural relics into the country shall declare them to the Customs voluntarily and truthfully upon entry. The Customs shall allow entry of them within a reasonable amount for personal use. Special note: The entry procedures for donated cultural relics shall be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations on the import of goods;

(3) Re-entry of temporarily imported cultural relics.

• Individuals who carry, check or mail cultural relics into China for temporary entry shall submit a written declaration to the Customs upon entry, specifying the necessity for re-exit of such relics. The Customs at the port of entry shall seal the cultural relics and entrust the declarer to deliver them to the National Cultural Relics Entry and Exit Examination and Management Office designated by the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA).
• Cultural relics that are not declared upon entry, whose customs seals are damaged, or whose re-exit appraisal procedures have not been completed after entry shall go through the exit procedures in accordance with the regulations on the exit of cultural relics.