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Author: kehammel
Date: 2022-02-27 21:40
An exemption to CITES for international shipment of Dalbergia musical instruments was instituted in 2019. But as recently as 2021 there was discussion here about the possibility that US customs authorities might not allow the exemption. See the last post by Matt74:
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=491815&t=447739
Does anyone here know the current situation in the US? I might buy a used clarinet that's located in Germany, and have sent a question to US Customs about it. But if anyone here has recent information, I'd be glad to hear it!
Ken
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Author: kehammel
Date: 2022-02-28 03:09
Thanks, Dan. But I believe that's a British website, isn't it? The problem that Matt74 brought up previously was that different countries were free to implement or not implement the relaxed regulations, and it wasn't clear the US had done so.
Ken
Post Edited (2022-02-28 03:10)
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Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2022-02-28 04:16
Sorry about that...
This time, from the ICA: https://clarinet.org/new-cites-regulations-a-clarinetists-primer/
Under "Who and Why" is the sentence at the end of the first paragraph:
"For example, the European Union requires an import permit for all CITES-protected woods, while the United States does not."
However, the above is from October 2, 2017.
I just can't find anything more recent. Perhaps someone who subscribes to the ICA magazine can be of further assistance
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Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2022-02-28 07:27
kehammel, since Fedex and UPS ship from Germany to the U.S., perhaps contacting either of them directly will give you the answer you're looking for.
It's worth a try...
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Author: kehammel
Date: 2022-02-28 07:36
Good idea, Dan, thanks. In the meantime, I've found that possibly an import permit is needed in the US, under something called the Lacey Act, but it's not clear whether the paperwork is supplied by the USDA or by the US Fish and Wildlife service. Both agencies seem to have been involved in the implementation of the new regulations. I've sent queries to both. Maybe I'll even get a useful answer. But I used to work for the US government, so I'm not holding my breath.
K
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2022-03-01 01:27
US Customs has some recent statements about importing certain regulated woods
Here's one on rosewood, for example:
https://usacustomsclearance.com/process/importing-rosewood.
Another current source of information is the IWPA, the International Wood Products Association, https://www.iwpawood.org/page/36.
Clarinet makers who use a variety of woods, such as Buffet with their mopane, boxwood, and grenadilla offerings or Backun with his cocobolo, would have very relevant information, but they might consider it proprietary.
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Author: super20dan
Date: 2022-03-01 04:47
buffet has their us import of buffet clarinets here in the city where i live . jacksonville florida
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Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2022-03-01 10:24
Hi,
I got an ICA membership for my birthday, so I could hunt on their website online if you can tell me where the information is likely to be. I haven't read much of the magazine yet, so I'm not sure where to look.
Jen
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2022-03-01 19:50
The Clarinet 44/4 September 2017. See James Sullivan's article,
"New Cites Regulations: A Clarinetist's Primer."
A google search for Sullivan's article will pull it up.
Post Edited (2022-03-01 19:59)
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Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2022-03-01 20:43
That's a very good article. I didn't know any of that. It doesn't seem to need a member login to read it.
https://clarinet.org/new-cites-regulations-a-clarinetists-primer/
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