Shipping Rosewood neck internationally

[Mickee]

G'day all..! Anyone have an idea when/if Warmoth will be able to resume shipping rosewood necks internationally again..? I'm having withdrawals & need to do another build..!

Cheers
Mick

 

[amigarobbo]

I'm starting to see the advantages of Maple and ebony fretboards these days  :sad1:

 

[aarontunes]

Yes, I have an idea. A very precise idea.

Today.

Announcement is forthcoming....

Hmm...actually, I guess I just sort of announced it.

[Fanfare of slightly out-of-tune trumpets...]


We'll be pushing the changes to the live site shortly. Gentlemen...start your wallets!

 

[Mickee]

Yes, I have an idea. A very precise idea.

Today.

Announcement is forthcoming....

Hmm...actually, I guess I just sort of announced it.

[Fanfare of slightly out-of-tune trumpets...]


We'll be pushing the changes to the live site shortly. Gentlemen...start your wallets!

Well that is excellent news..! I've been scouring the website & other sites for any clues for the last few months..

My wallet is started...!

Cheers
Mick  :bananaguitar:

 

[aarontunes]

Changes just went live....seconds ago.


Your wildest dreams have all come true.

 

[Mickee]

I'm starting to see the advantages of Maple and ebony fretboards these days  :sad1:

I have been looking at ebony & other options recently....& may consider it for another build...

 

[Cagey]

Changes just went live....seconds ago. Your wildest dreams have all come true.

I don't know... I have some pretty wild dreams.

 

[Re-Pete]

Changes just went live....seconds ago.


Your wildest dreams have all come true.

Congrats to Warmoth for getting through the paperwork to achieve this.

BUT


As Warmoth have said in their webpage, the Customer becomes the Importer in their own country and you better get the documentation/permits organised before clicking that Buy button....

http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/NeckWoods.aspx

We have all seen how long it took Warmoth to organise their end with the US Govt, so goodness knows how long your neck would be quarantined until you can get your Govt to approve your import.

Warmoth have done all they can at their end of the transaction, and they are to be commended for bothering to do that. I really do not want to see someone typing in capitals at Warmoth because their neck has been impounded due to CITES violations when it was their responsibility to clear the neck's import. Some countries may well say no irrespective.

 

[JimBobTTD]

Has anyone imported a rosewood neck into the EU yet? To which country? What needed to be done?

The internet is not my friend at the moment. I cannot seem to find any personal stories.

 

[Re-Pete]

Has anyone imported a rosewood neck into the EU yet? To which country? What needed to be done?

The internet is not my friend at the moment. I cannot seem to find any personal stories.

Your best way to get information is to go online to your Government office that deals with imports of this nature, and ask them directly. What paperwork, what details do they need and can a rosewood fingerboard on a maple neck be imported? By now your country's offices have received updated information about the CITES restrictions and should be able to say what you need to comply with, in order to get a neck containing rosewood through the system.

Even though EU is pretty uniform on these sort of protocols, each country might have their own spin on what paperwork is required.

Remember, you are the importer here. No use asking what others, from other countries within EU, have managed to get done, your experience might be totally different.

 

[ByteFrenzy]

I'm also extremely worried that in some countries your experience can be determined to a very large extent by the level of competence - or lack thereoff - of the individual processing your import. A couple of years ago I built a custom bass with an indian rosewood top, which I purchased and imported separately from the other components. It took me weeks to get that through customs and left me with the conviction that the 'douanier' handling my case was probably not capable of distinguishing a box of toothpicks from a box of matches, or any one species of wood from another. And they are just about sovereign in their decisions, with next to no possibility of recourse. I'm going to be avoiding exotics for a while - you can just call me 'Mr. Maple' for now...

 

[JimBobTTD]

Has anyone imported a rosewood neck into the EU yet? To which country? What needed to be done?

The internet is not my friend at the moment. I cannot seem to find any personal stories.

Your best way to get information is to go online to your Government office that deals with imports of this nature, and ask them directly. What paperwork, what details do they need and can a rosewood fingerboard on a maple neck be imported? By now your country's offices have received updated information about the CITES restrictions and should be able to say what you need to comply with, in order to get a neck containing rosewood through the system.

Even though EU is pretty uniform on these sort of protocols, each country might have their own spin on what paperwork is required.

Remember, you are the importer here. No use asking what others, from other countries within EU, have managed to get done, your experience might be totally different.

Fully aware that I am the importer and will need to speak to my local people.

The EU is not "pretty uniform" on these protocols - it is uniform. In theory, one experience should be the very same as another. The entire purpose of asking was to see whether experiences differ at all and by how much. As I have mentioned, I cannot find any information about people's experiences of importing.

 

[JimBobTTD]

I'm also extremely worried that in some countries your experience can be determined to a very large extent by the level of competence - or lack thereoff - of the individual processing your import. A couple of years ago I built a custom bass with an indian rosewood top, which I purchased and imported separately from the other components. It took me weeks to get that through customs and left me with the conviction that the 'douanier' handling my case was probably not capable of distinguishing a box of toothpicks from a box of matches, or any one species of wood from another. And they are just about sovereign in their decisions, with next to no possibility of recourse. I'm going to be avoiding exotics for a while - you can just call me 'Mr. Maple' for now...

Thank you, ByteFrenzy. This is what concerns me. I doubt very much that the people dealing with this were employed specifically for their unrivalled wealth of knowledge when it comes to wood.

Thank you also for mentioning the time. I expect this to take weeks.