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Prohibited Products Policy: Artifacts and Antiquities

Last updated on Dec 10, 2025

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In this guide:

Overview
What is the policy?
Policy basics

Overview

Products subject to our policy on Artifacts and Antiquities must also adhere to other Prohibited Products Policies including our policy on Autographs and Collectibles and Native American Products or Walmart will automatically unpublish your item.

What is the policy?

Historical artifacts, antiquities and antiques are prohibited from sale on Walmart’s Marketplace.  

Policy basics

Prohibited	Allowed
Artifacts  Fossils Geological formations Relics Remains Sacred and tribal items Any item that claims a tribe name and/or to be “Indian” and is not produced by someone other than tribe member or certified Indian artisan  Any item that came from Native American land Historical grave markers Burial items Antiques, e.g. used products	Books about artifacts    Reproduction pieces of fossils or other artifacts when clearly indicated as such

Prohibited

Allowed

Artifacts

Fossils
Geological formations
Relics
Remains
Sacred and tribal items

Any item that claims a tribe name and/or to be “Indian” and is not produced by someone other than tribe member or certified Indian artisan

Any item that came from Native American land
Historical grave markers
Burial items
Antiques, e.g. used products

Books about artifacts   
Reproduction pieces of fossils or other artifacts when clearly indicated as such

Notes:

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