Poland is top exporter of Nazi memorabilia

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Poland is Europe's biggest producer and exporter of Nazi memorabilia, a newspaper reported Friday. Most of the items are sold to neo-Nazis in Germany or Scandinavia, the Polska daily said.

Buying Nazi symbols is illegal in those countries, but allowed in Poland.

SS emblems and swastika armbands can be easily bought at markets in Poland's larger cities.

The business is also booming on the internet, with one Polish auction website offering some 600 items.

A complete SS officer's uniform goes for 3,000 zloty (1,400 dollars), while iron crosses cost 15 zloty and are often sold in bulk, Polska said.

Polish law forbids promoting Nazi ideology, but not selling historic mementos or reproductions.