I left Bangkok last Friday with a group of people. One women had a marble statue that was brand new - 6 inches tall. Last year when she went she was told that she could only bring 1 out of the country and it had to be 6 inches or under. They took her Buddha and said the new law is 5 inches and under. She cried, her kids cried but they were not giving in. She will never see that expensive item again. My advice, find a seller in the US> Swatdee Ka