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Special rules and sales hints for various products
What the rules of exporting antiques abroad are
Exporting antiques from Poland is regulated by law. Depending on the type, value, and age of the antique, a special permit may be required for the export purposes.
Trading in antiques is regulated by numerous legal provisions. Among others, they concern exporting antiques and historical objects from Poland. If you trade in such objects on Allegro, check the information presented below.
The new act on antique protection
Starting June 5, 2010, the amended act on protection and care over antiques came into force. The amendment simplified and alleviated the rules of selling and exporting such items abroad. Up to that point, you had needed a permit to export every item that was older than 55 years. The rule applied both to precious monuments and less valuable antiques and memorabilia. From June 5, 2010, it is legal in Poland to export all antiques other than particularly precious and valuable ones.
Exporting with a permit
You may need to obtain a permit to export an antique, depending on its category, age, and value. The permit is granted by the Polish Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport. If the item has a special value for the cultural heritage, the minister may deny granting the permit.
Check for exporting which items you need a special permit in the table below.
| Antique category | Age over | Value over |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Archeological objects that are a part of archeological collections or were retrieved as a result of archeological excavations or accidental discoveries. | Age over 100 years |
Value over - |
| 2. Elements being an integral part of architectural antiques, interior design, monuments, statues, and works of artisan crafts. | Age over 100 years |
Value over - |
| 3. Paintings made with any technique and on any material, not included in categories 4 and 5. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 40,000 PLN |
| 4. Watercolor and gouache paintings, and pastel drawings made on any material. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 16,000 PLN |
| 5. Mosaics and drawings made with any technique and on any material, not included in categories 1 and 2. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 12,000 PLN |
| 6. Original print artworks and matrices thereof, and original posters. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 16,000 PLN |
| 7. Original sculptures, statues, and their copies made with the same technique as the original, not included in category 1. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 20,000 PLN |
| 8. Single photographs, films, and their negatives. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 6,000 PLN |
| 9. Manuscripts, single or held within a collection. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 4,000 PLN |
| 10. Books, single or held within a collection. | Age over 100 years |
Value over 6,000 PLN |
| 11. Single printed maps and music scores. | Age over 150 years |
Value over 6,000 PLN |
| 12. Zoological, botanical, mineral, or anatomical collections and items within those collections. | Age over - |
Value over 16,000 PLN |
| 13. Collections with historical, paleontological, ethnographic, or numismatic meaning. | Age over - |
Value over 16,000 PLN |
| 14. Means of transport. | Age over 50 years |
Value over 32,000 PLN |
| 15. Other antiques not included in categories 1―14 | Age over 50 years |
Value over 16,000 PLN |
Exporting without the permit
You can export the items not included in the table above without the permit if:
- they are not entered into the Register of Historic Monuments
- they are not a part of a public collection
- they are not in the museum or church inventories, nor in the national library collection.
Additionally, you do not need the permit for exporting antiques brought to Poland from other EU countries for a period of 3 years or less.
Additional documents
In justified cases, exporting an antique may depend on presenting a document confirming that you do not need the relevant permit. It may be, among others, an evaluation determining the time of antique creation and its pricing, or an invoice with information with which the item can be identified.
What you need to know about trading in antiques
Archaeological monuments and cultural objects are protected by law. Sellers and buyers should keep a few important points in mind before selling or buying such items.
Archaeological antiques and cultural goods are subject to legal protection. That is why you should stay cautious while buying or selling them. If you illegally trade in antiques, you may face legal consequences.
If you want to sell or buy an antique item on Allegro, remember that:
- assessment of real material, historical, and artistic value requires extensive knowledge. Among items that are classified as antiques on the Internet, you can find counterfeits. That is why you should consider getting a professional advice on the matter to make sure the item you want to buy is authentic.
- it is illegal to list offers with antiques which were obtained illegally (for example, from theft or archaeological excavation conducted without permit).
- the Polish law prohibits exporting some antiques abroad without appropriate permits.
- under article 20 of the Act on the museums, a registered museum has the pre-emption right to antiques sold on auctions. The museum can file the declaration of exercising the pre-emption right immediately after the bidding of a given item, no later than after an entire auction comes to an end.
- a registered museum has the priority right to buy from entities running a business selling antiques within 14 days of the day the museum reports their intention to buy. If the museum exercises the priority right, the museum buys an item for the price from the moment of reporting their intention to buy.
What the buyer needs to know about trading in antiques
You can buy antiques and cultural goods only from people who are their legal owners.
To confirm that, ask the seller to document their right to ordain the item that is offered. You can also check where the item comes from. To do that, ask the seller to show you the proof of purchase of a given antique or another document confirming that the item has been obtained legally.
If you have any doubt, check if the item is not listed in the National Register of Stolen or Illegally Exported Antiques, managed by the Center for the Preservation of Public Collections, and confirm if it is legally owned in the INTERPOL National Central Bureau, UNESCO, or ICOM. You can also contact the National Team for Combating Crimes against National Heritage of the National Police Headquarters at: dziedzictwonarodowe@policja.gov.pl.
If the seller offers an antique in a way that is in any way dubious, and you do not check if it is listed legally before buying it, you may be charged with failure to comply with purchase conditions in good faith, and you may face legal consequences. If you are informed about selling antiques from an illegal source, or you have justified doubts concerning item authenticity, contact us.
If a registered museum exercises their pre-emption right or priority right, you will not be entitled to demand the seller completes the transaction even though you have won the auction. Legally, the seller will not be able to sell you the item.
What the seller needs to know about trading in antiques
The buyer may ask you to prove you have the right to sell an antique or a cultural goods, and to present documents confirming that you have obtained them it from a legal source.
If you find such an item in Poland accidentally or as a result of archaeological excavations, it does not mean you automatically become its owner. Legally, such items are owned by the Polish Treasury. Consequently, people who find such items do not have the right to sell it.
Offering counterfeit antiques or tampering with antiques in order to mislead the buyer about the item value is a crime, as well.
A sale made in violation of the priority or pre-emption right is null and void.
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Pre-purchased products
If the product is not yet available on the market and you do not have it in stock, you can list a pre-purchase offer.
You can list offers in pre-purchase only on a business account. Pre-purchase is possible only for new products that have not yet had a release or are waiting for the release of the next series after the current one is out of stock.
Provide the following in the offer description:
- the exact date of product dispatch
- indication that this is a pre-purchase.
Any manipulation of this information (illegibility, concealment) is not allowed.
You can select the information about pre-purchase in the listing form — while listing the offer. In the Delivery and Payment section, check the option: the product can be pre-purchased only, or the dispatch will occur at the specified time for another reason, and enter the dispatch date.
How to sell OTC medication on Allegro
On Allegro, you can sell over-the-counter (so-called OTC) medicines. You need the appropriate permissions and special account status on Allegro.
You can sell over-the-counter medication on Allegro. To do this, you need to provide your pharmacy details, undergo the verification process, and conclude a cooperation agreement regarding mail-order sale of medicinal products on Allegro.
In order to sell OTC medication on Allegro, you need to:
- have a permit to operate a pharmacy open to the public on Allegro ― a document issued by the Regional Pharmaceutical Inspector (article 99 (1) of the Pharmaceutical Law)
- hold a business account.
How to get verified and conclude an agreement
- Complete the form, where you need to provide:
- the pharmacy details
- details of the permit to operate a pharmacy and an attached permit copy
- details of the Pharmaceutical Inspectorate which issued the permit
- the link to your pharmacy from the Pharmacy Registry website.
In order to copy the link:
- Find your pharmacy on the Pharmacy Registry website.
- Go to the page with your pharmacy details.
- Copy the link from the URL bar in your browser.
Make sure that you copy the link to your pharmacy’s details and not to the list of pharmacies.
- After you complete the form, we will send to your email address a cooperation agreement on mail-order sales of OTC medication. Reply to this email with tak (yes) in the body.
Within 72 hours, we will confirm by email whether you have been successfully verified.
You can sell the medicine as long as your permit to operate a pharmacy is valid.
What medication you can sell
On Allegro you can sell only medication obtained without a doctor’s prescription ― OTC (over-the-counter) medication. You can list it only in the OTC Medication sub-category. We may ban you from selling in the OTC Medication sub-category if you attempt to sell prescription or unoriginal medication, or you list it in an inappropriate category.
We completely prohibit selling:
- prescription medication
- drugs ― narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and so-called substitutes.
The conditions of mail-order sale of medicinal products dispensed without a doctor's prescription, as well as the way of their delivery are subject to the provisions of the Regulation on the terms of mail-order sale of medicinal products dispensed without a prescription (Journal of Laws 2008, no. 60, item 374). If you intend to sell over-the-counter medication on Allegro, make sure you do it in accordance with applicable regulations. The guidelines above are general in nature and are not a comprehensive source of applicable rules.
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