Cites "blanket" regulations from 2017.

[RDalman]

Just saw this and figured it may be something more people want to be aware of.

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

 

[dough]

Wow thank you for making a post and the detailed explanation. Can't imagine how terrible/annoying this could be for a lot of musical instruments.

 

[tcfarrar]

Wow thank you for making a post and the detailed explanation. Can't imagine how terrible/annoying this could be for a lot of musical instruments.

I think he posted due to the high number of rosewood handled knives, not the musical instruments

 

[RDalman]

Yes Ebony and cocobolo I guess are the most common samples. Just figured it may be good to be aware of. I figured the article would explain well enough.

 

[Matus]

Thanks. I guess it is time for me to have a closer look at what woods are regulated before shiping knives around and potentially getting into troubles.

 

[XooMG]

I am glad I already ate all my rosewood handles.

 

[aboynamedsuita]

well ****, looks like those awesome HRB blocks I got in May 2016 which are in the USA for handles (some of which were to be completed last year) aren't going to be easy to get now

 

[aboynamedsuita]

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.

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.

 

[dough]

I think he posted due to the high number of rosewood handled knives, not the musical instruments

yes i understood the implication but thanks