Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) emerged as an operational concept with the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCOUNESCO. Until then in PortugalPortugal, this had not been the subject of specific public policy measures. In theory, there are various measures to preserve and safeguard this type of heritage (UNESCO, 2003), but it is important to understand how they work in practice. Since inventory is one of the most incentivised measures for safeguarding ICH, it is essential to understand the consequences it has on the heritage assets themselves and their communities. This Chapter investigates safeguarding measuresSafeguarding measures in PortugalPortugal, especially in the domain of Traditional craftsmanshipTraditional craftsmanship. When submissions are made for inventorying, specific measures are suggested by the stakeholders and bearers involved. Each submission process can opt for the measures they consider most appropriate for safeguarding their heritage. We, therefore, examine these measures and to understand their real impact on safeguarding ICH and in their communities. The research analyses the documents produced for the ICH submissions to both the National InventoryNational Inventory and UNESCOUNESCO lists, particularly the documents relating to the proposed safeguarding measuresSafeguarding measures. In this way, we hope to understand what measures are being applied and what the motivations are behind these safeguard measures, both on the part of the local government and the communities involved in the preservation of their ICH. Following this, the research looks specifically at two of these manifestations: the Bisalhães Black Pottery manufacturing process and the Manufacture of cowbells, as examples of different approaches, frictions and consequences of ICH inventorying.