Hey Guys, not sure if this is old news or new news, but this was in an email sent to me by a Canadian guy I used to game with.
I have no idea if this will ever be relevant to us here in Oz. But its a bit of a worry.
“I know there are a few guitar players in our group so I thought I'd post this.
We just had my son’s guitar fixed over the holidays and I spoke to the Luthier who worked on it.
He said new border restrictions come into force Jan.2/2017 (this week).
I live near the U.S./Canadian border between Detroit and Windsor and I'm told that due to the new import regulations on rosewood (which is now listed as an endangered wood) that if you were to buy a guitar in the U.S. (example: at Guitar Center) and bring it back across the border to Canada, that you would now need to have a permit in advance or Canadian Customs will confiscate your new guitar due to the rosewood fretboard being an endangered wood.
And if you are traveling and returning to Canada with a used guitar that has rosewood you should get a permit before you leave Canada. “