New CITES Regulation for all Rosewood Dalbergia genus

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

effective January 2, 2017

https://reverb.com/news/new-cites-regulations-for-all-rosewood-species

Happy New Year 2017 ?

ibicus · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 6:39 am Post subject:

I've seen this in a guitar mag...great news I guess.This rosewood regulations are valid since 1992 but guitars that are dozens of years older are illegal now...95% of this wood has been abused for crappy furnitures but they f u c k guitar players for the fretboards...sick in the brain

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

the below letter from US Fish & Wildlife Service I believe explains quite a bit concerning the new regulations, as far as they apply to US citizens

https://www.fws.gov/international/pdf/letter-appendix-III-timber-listings-november-2016.pdf

could be different in other countries? don't know

will be interesting to see how these new regulations for importers & for exporters shapes up over the coming months

cashcow · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 4:39 pm Post subject:

There's always ebony and maple

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

nothing wrong ebony or maple but my favorite guitars have some form of rosewood 'boards

cashcow · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:31 pm Post subject:

You got about 7 days before the isht hits the fan

cashcow · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:57 pm Post subject:

Cocobolo

http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Bodies_and_Necks_and_Wood/Electric_Guitar_Bodies_and_Necks_and_Wood/Cocobolo_Fingerboard_Blank.html?lac_guid=2db2d63e-4ecc-e611-80d2-ecb1d775572a&utm_campaign=m10110&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NPA&utm_content=m10110_B_20161227

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

cocobolo is an interesting lumber; could easily be mistaken for about any Dalbergia genus rosewood by any Customs official from any country

It also states, "Shipping restriction: We cannot ship these items outside of the US."

gotta wonder wasup wit dat

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

been waiting to see how this shakes out for importers within the US; I have read several reports of US importers having no issues, so far

glad to hear this

and hope it continues

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

good news for my first import of 2017; was in US Custom less than 6 hours then released to USPS

just to update:

the guitar was in the USPS facility for 24 hours & released to in transit to delivery destination

a total of less than 30 hours combined between a short stay in US customs & a USPS facility = not bad at all

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

picked up my first Dalbergia import of the year from the Post Office early this morning

< 6 days from (EMS) posting in Japan to delivery in the US; no customs duty & no CITES issues

I am relieved to say the least

if the new CITES regulation for all genus Dalbergia is going to be an issue, it isn't an issue yet

good luck to others that import; YMMV

GET THE LED OUT · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:46 am Post subject:

I've just contacted Vanessa at Rinkya regarding shipping to Australia. She said they are monitoring the situation, and so far no problems. She also said that acoustic guitars are more likely to be affected than electrics...at this stage.

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 372

my second Dalbergia import of the year has cleared US Customs

two 4 two in 2017

wulfman · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:16 pm Post subject:

And what kind of guitar is holding some Dalbergia?