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SOURCES – 14 souvenirs you can’t legally take out of some countries

August 21, 2025 by Ash Kaushik

The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “14 souvenirs you can’t legally take out of some countries.”

  1. What is hidden in the luggage? First assessments of illegal seashells gathering in Sardinia (Italy)
  2. Philippines: Giant clam shells worth $25m seized in raid
  3. Customs Export Prohibition (Pounamu) Order 2021
  4. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) FAQs Thailand
  5. Act on the Icelandic Institute of Natural History and Natural History Museum Centres No. 60 of 1 June 1992
  6. Practical Operation of the 1995 Unidroit Convention
  7. About the Ministry of Antiquities
  8. Non-Detriment Finding for Cites-Listed Corals in Indonesia
  9. Protection for Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
  10. Svalbard Environmental Protection Act
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