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Q: Travelling from Aus to the USA with a blackwood flute?
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:17 pm
by ChrisLaughlin
Hey gang - I'm going to be travelling from Australia to the USA in the next several days, and I'm confused about how CITES works. I intend to bring my blackwood flute with me as a carry-on. Will I face any obstacles in doing so? How about when I travel back to Australia from the USA? Thanks!
Re: Q: Travelling from Aus to the USA with a blackwood flute
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 4:50 am
by AaronFW
ChrisLaughlin wrote:Hey gang - I'm going to be travelling from Australia to the USA in the next several days, and I'm confused about how CITES works. I intend to bring my blackwood flute with me as a carry-on. Will I face any obstacles in doing so? How about when I travel back to Australia from the USA? Thanks!
No, it should not be a problem since it is your personal possession. CITES permits are only necessary when selling or buying protected species.
We recently had a similar discussion regarding this; the short of that discussion is that some people like to make double sure. If you've got documentation, that is good. But it shouldn't be a problem if you don't.
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