Shipping a guitar with a rosewood fretboard to USA?

[tito]

Hi team,

I have a guitar I’m planning on sending to the states for repair. Just wondering if anyone here has had any experience with sending a guitar with rosewood over that way since regulations got a bit more staunch?

Cheers

[tito]

To be more specific should I be getting a CITES certificate? How would I get this if so and have you ever got one?

Thanks again!

[Molly]

Good starting point:

https://reverb.com/nz/news/new-cites-re ... od-species

Edit: For something like this I'd go straight to the relevant authority's website rather than a forum. As well meaning as a lot of advice is, it's not something you'd want to get wrong.

Edit: A little reading and I note that the rules don't apply to non-commercial shipments. If something's going overseas for repair I wonder if that's considered commercial?

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/cites/p ... _clean.pdf

[Molly]

[tito]

Thanks, Molly! I actually skimmed over this earlier but missed that part. I think I’ll get in touch with NZ Customs just to see if there’s anything required to show it actually is being shipped for repair.

Edit: Nope didn’t skim over this I think it’s something else altogether. Very thorough indeed ha!

[Dharmajester]

Very thorough Brian, now get back to work

[Molly]

Glad I was prompted to do that bit of research, m'self. Had wondered about shipping my guitars and if I need accompany them etc. Less stressed about it now.

[Ears]

Cites only concerns a few species of timbers marketed as "Rosewood". Not all rosewoods are the same

The main rosewood CITES impacts is dalbergia nigra or true Brazilian Rosewood.

I doubt very much if you have a guitar that uses that species for the fingerboard, it's terrifically uncommon.

Your first task should be to find out species your guitar incorporates.

[Molly]

Cites only concerns a few species of timbers marketed as "Rosewood". Not all rosewoods are thesame

The main one CITES impacts is dalbegria nigra or true Brazilian Rosewood.

I doubt very much if you have a guitar that uses that species for the fingerboard, it's terrifically uncommon.

Your first task should be to find out species your guitar incorporates.

Given the info already posted I don't think that's necessary. He's just sending it for repair.

[Ears]

Ah well, i suspect none of it will apply to his instrument anyway.