Anders Eliasson -> RE: CITES Indien Rosewood (May 10 2017 6:47:03)
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From Australia's point of view, that person left without a guitar and came back with a guitar. So this is not the same as leaving and returning with the same guitar. I think the US already has specific instructions that this is not a gray area - i.e. you have to have left and returned with the same guitar for it to count as non-commercial movement not needing a certificate. Of course as as practical matter maybe nothing will happen at the point of entry - but you are playing the odds and some people may not be comfortable with that. Please understand that I personally am NOT playing any odds. I have applied for the Cites papers, which takes way to long and then I hope my client wont have any problems. I know well enough how burocracy works to know that its stupid not to apply for the papers. Besides that, the new CITES rules are FULL of grey zones. The most obvious one is what is going to happen with wood purchased before january 2017. Different countrys, different ways of dealing with that. I think its great that steps have been taken to protect flora and fauna on planet earth, but right now its a bit of a mess.
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