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This regulation is in since Jan 2017 so it not really new.
But I just learned about it today.
Brazilian rosewood have been protected since a long time.
Now all related species are protected by CITES and need to be proven sourced with the proper paperwork.

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

Some manufacturers and or retailers have taken a turn to simplify their manufacturing:
https://knifewear.com/blogs/news/rosewood-changing-to-cherry

I guess some of the handle manufacturers are already aware.

Cheers.
 
This could still end up messy when importing old-stock or antique knives globally....
 
The question is - how easy it is to tell that given wood on a knife handle is rosewood. I have one rosewood burl block from BurkSource left I will eventually use for some special knife.
 
@Matus the problem is, anything "hard to tell if it is, but could be rosewood" is probably gonna be refused at the border unless proven to be made of something else...
 
LifeByA1000Cuts said:
@Matus the problem is, anything "hard to tell if it is, but could be rosewood" is probably gonna be refused at the border unless proven to be made of something else...
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That will complicate things. 20% of all wood is somewhat similar to rosewood as rosewood comes in n different tones, shades and figures.
 
THis has been brought up serval times before… see below. Also FYI the Honduran Rosewood Burl (hrb) handle i mentioned safely arrived
aboynamedsuita said:
I'd be careful about relying on a third party article. Best to go to the source and interpret yourself as I did (I have an HRB handle that'll be coming from the USA to Canada):

aboynamedsuita said:
I just did some follow-up research rather than rely solely on the third party website, and I think HRB will be okay.

According to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Convention text, there are three appendices (I, II, III) which classify according to various risk levels.
https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/disc/CITES-Convention-EN.pdf

Appendices I & II were amended in late 2016 at the "Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties", and Dalbergia spp. (rosewoods, I think but am not 100% sure about the binomial nomenclature) were included in appendix II (except for species included in Appendix I)
https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notif/E-Notif-2016-063.pdf

The consolidated appendices can be viewed here
https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notif/E-Notif-2016-068-A.pdf

Annotation #15 which applies to Dalbergia spp. in appendix II indicates:
#15 All parts and derivatives are included, except:
a) Leaves, flowers, pollen, fruits, and seeds;
b) Non-commercial exports of a maximum total weight of 10 kg. per shipment;
c) Parts and derivatives of Dalbergia cochinchinensis, which are covered by Annotation # 4;
d) Parts and derivatives of Dalbergia spp. originating and exported from Mexico, which are covered by Annotation # 6
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So if I am correct, some of these regulated woods would be okay in the quantities seen in knife handles, with the appendix I Dalbergia Nigra (Brazilian rosewood) being an exception.

I didn't look up all the woods to see if they have annotation #15, but checked Dalbergia spp. specifically Honduran rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii) since I have to deal with it. That said I may play it safe and use another wood instead.
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Links to previous thread:
http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/showthread.php/32025-Cites-quot-blanket-quot-regulations-from-2017
http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/s...CITES-requirements-for-Rosewood-export-import
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Anton said:
Does this pose any challenge to ship knives overseas with Rosewood handles ?
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Bernal used to sell the Kakai Kikumori Swedish carbon knives with western rosewood handles.
After the restrictions were announced Josh put them on sale but would not ship them overseas...
 
And if they "filtered" stuff purely by appearance - if I could think of using tricks like easily removable, opaque lacquers to get stuff through customs, I am sure both smugglers and flatfeet will have thought of them a thousand times before.
 
The main point was that some manufacturers and or retailers have taken a turn to simplify their manufacturing, by substituting rosewood completely from their imports.
Knifewear is the biggest retailer of hand-made kitchen knife in Canada, AFAIK. Possibly they don't want to hassle with the proper paperwork or minimize risk of getting orders held at customs for inspection.

But thanks for clarifying nevertheless, aboynamedsuita.
 
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