New CITES wood ban

ideologist

I don't never exaggerate
Silver Member
RIP custom cues

This means even BRW cues can't be shipped across borders, much like ivory.
 

JoeyInCali

Maker of Joey Bautista Cues
Silver Member
Shipping is gonna cost 20% more.
Can't use the USPS no longer.

Bubinga is not even a rosewood . :rolleyes:

Joey~ Thinks $400 up charge for BRW is too low now. Cocobolo just went up by $400 too ~
 

qbilder

slower than snails
Silver Member
Looks to me like anything under 22lbs is good for international travel, so long as it isn't being commercially shipped. The crackdown seems to be focused on furniture and furniture manufacturers who use rosewood, not small items like pool cues. I personally don't see much coming of it, but I'm not immune to being wrong.
 

pescadoman

Randy
Silver Member
Shipping is gonna cost 20% more.
Can't use the USPS no longer.

Bubinga is not even a rosewood . :rolleyes:

Joey~ Thinks $400 up charge for BRW is too low now. Cocobolo just went up by $400 too ~

Cocobolo has been on the CITES list for a couple of years, which is why it's price quadrupled. There is an import permit that allows you to still get it, if you qualify. It would be the same for the other woods added. I've been hearing about the lust of China for Cocobolo for awhile.
 

cueman

AzB Gold Member
Gold Member
Silver Member
I did not see ebony on the list only black wood. Did I miss something?
 

sileighty_guru

5A Grade Wood Pecker
Silver Member
I did not see ebony on the list only black wood. Did I miss something?

Wondered the same thing...

they cant tell the difference between rosewoods which is why the just mass grouped them all together... but I guess they can tell the black woods apart! mauhahaha
 

pdcue

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
I did not see ebony on the list only black wood. Did I miss something?

Sort of... the part that Ebony is not a Rosewood, nor, like Bubinga, a popular
Rosewood substitute.

Dale(substitute wood xpert)
 
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