This posted over at one of my Guitar Forums;
It seems India is getting into the game:
http://articles.economictimes.indiat...-juszkiewicz/2
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Gibson guitars set to miss Indian notes as raids in US and Europe on Gibson's facilities continue
Shailesh Menon, ET Bureau Sep 6, 2011, 05.14am IST
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Exports of fingerboards, headstock, pickups and string-bridges made of rosewood and ebony are freely allowed under Indian laws, especially in the case of string musical instruments. Further, India allows exports of processed timber--sawn, planed and tapered wood boards.
"It's a strong European wood broking lobby that is fomenting trouble," said BH Patel of Mumbai-based Patel Wood Syndicate. "Indian exporters, unlike their foreign counterparts, do not sell wood through European brokers. We deal with foreign companies directly. European wood brokers have always disapproved our way of cutting deals directly."
Indian timber boards, plywood and teak veneers are of great value in the US, Europe and the Gulf. India shipped processed wood and wood products worth 2,000 crore last fiscal, government data show.
Indian wood exporters, led by Timber Exporters' Association, have sprung into action to resolve the issue. "The Justice Department has a problem with incorrect declaration of wood classification. The exporters' association is in contact with the Indian government to settle the classification issue," said Gulab Gidwani, promoter of US-based timber exporter Exotic Woods."
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