Guatemala's allowances are ordinary and its export rules are not: Maya artefacts and colonial religious art are national property.
- Archaeological objects may not be exported. Anything pre-Columbian is state property regardless of what the market seller in Antigua tells you, and the airport screens for it.
- Colonial religious art needs a permit, which affects the older santos and paintings sold in the antique shops.
- The allowance is a carton of cigarettes and a couple of litres of spirits per adult, plus a value cap on other goods.
- Cash equivalent to USD 10,000 or more must be declared on entry and exit.
- Plants, seeds and fresh produce are controlled, and the coffee you buy needs to be roasted and packaged rather than green.
- The land borders with Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador are all customs crossings with their own hours and their own fees.
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