The Chinese Government applies strict control over export of cultural relics. Any organization or individual transporting mailing or carrying cultural relics abroad must acquire legal approval from the Local cultural relic authorities

If you want to transport or carry Cultural relics acquired in China, you may bring the item to the Beijing Cultural Relics Appraisal Institute in person for approval, or entrust an agent to do so with your ID document. The institute is on the ground floor of the Beijing Friendship Store, 1 7 Jianguomen Waidajie,Chaoyang District. Working hours are between 1:30-4:30 P.m. Monday and

Friday (official holidays excluded)If the articles are not convenient to transport .you may call the institute at 86 01 6401 4608 for an appointment and invite the experts to the place where you store the cultural relics with a written request.

Once the relic is appraised and approved for exit. the Beijing Cultural Relics Appraisal Institute will produce an exit certificate and place an official seal on the relic. When you take the cultural relic out of China, you should show the exit certificate issued by the institute to the Beijing Customs. After verifying the exit certificate and the seal on the cultural relic, customs will grant the exit.