UK Proposes Exemption, Ivory Ban

Updated,  September, 28, 2017

Effective immediately, UPS is resuming shipping of rosewood-only manufactured items (e.g., furniture, musical instruments, car interiors) destined for import into the United States. UPS was able to reinstate service after collaborating with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to develop a process to clear these shipments at Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky.

These shipments are accepted only if the shipper provides a validated (signed) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) permit for export from the shipper’s origin country.

For more information, contact:

Mark Joerger
International Account Manager, UPS
Mid-South District, Nashville, TN
800-782-7892
615-804-1074

Updated, September 13, 2017

If a shipment is moving under a CITES Permit which has been properly signed and validated prior to export, and it contains a combination of both FWS-type commodities (example, Mother of Pearl) AND rosewood or other wood products that require a CITES permit, then the shipment will be cleared in the US by FWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife). These shipments are not restricted and can be shipped via UPS.

U.S. NAMM members that import rosewood only as part of manufacturing, assembling or fabricating of instruments should refer to the following links: