State Of Play

CITES: The current regulations?

The original regulations imposed by CITES in 2017 do not apply to instruments shipped within the borders of your country or your own guitars carried for personal use while travelling internationally (up to 10kg) with the regulated woods. However, CITES extended the limits of rosewood movement beyond the previous Brazilian type to all varieties – including East Indian and Honduran rosewood. The regulations called for export permit documentation when shipping instruments internationally that contain any amount and type of rosewood.