NAMM Lacey Act Webinar Playback Info
The Webinar happened on March 15—you can now view the playback of this event via the link below.
To help Members better understand and comply with the upcoming April 1, 2010, deadline of the Lacey Act, NAMM hosted an informative, free Webinar on March 15 at 9 a.m. PDT. The Webinar was moderated by Mary Luehrsen, NAMM's director of public affairs and government relations, who was joined by Jim Goldberg of Goldberg Associates and NAMM's legislative counsel for the music products industry, and Juge Gregg, associate at Washington office of Sidley & Austin, who addressed Lacey Act enforcement concerns. The Webinar also addressed regulation rules and compliance. All NAMM Members were invited to participate.
Note: This session has ended. Log on to hear/view the recorded version of the Webinar:
https://namm.webex.com/namm/ldr.php?RCID=285a9868e582246069c0baadd5cc7868
Effective April 1, 2010, all shipments of imported pianos and other stringed instruments (e.g., guitars and violins) will have to be accompanied by a declaration listing, among other things, the scientific name (genus and species) of all wood and other plant material used in the imported product, as well as the country of origin of the wood. Specifically, any imported product subject to Harmonized Tariff Schedule Chapters 9201 and 9202 (http://www.usitc.gov/publications/docs/tata/hts/bychapter/0800c92.pdf) is subject to the new disclosure requirement.
More information about the Lacey Act.