The best is to have a list of the woods (by scientific name) in the instruments, the place where they were harvested, and the weight. That is what the import forms require for the US. It is up to the customs inspector if he wants to look at it or not. A bill of sale is always helpful to prove that you own it.
Having said that I have been lucky and never had a problem with coming into the US. If I was bringing in something new I made sure to have the Lacey Act forms (copy attached). Regards David -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruno Figueiredo Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 12:01 PM To: List LUTELIST Subject: [LUTE] CITES Anyone could give advice about traveling with lutes and the CITES convention. What is exactly required to travel safe with our instruments. What do we need to prove and how?A Any help welcomed! -- Bruno Figueiredo A Pesquisador autA'nomo da prA!tica e interpretaAS:A-L-o historicamente informada no alaA-ode e teorba. Doutor em PrA!ticas InterpretativasA pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
