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Originally Posted by Borodog
Yes, of course its dumb to resist the mugger. Fortunately, you have no idea whether that is what Gibson has done. All appearances are that Gibson has complied with the (****ing retarded) laws.
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All appearances are that they didn't. They had pallets of 'raw material' taken according to their CEO and the law was its illegal if the wood is not finished by Indian workers.
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“suggested that the use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal, not because of U.S. law, but because it is the Justice Department’s interpretation of a law in India. (If the same wood from the same tree was finished by Indian workers, the material would be legal.),”
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From their press release.
Maybe its a new interpretation or something, I don't know the details of importing wood.
Edit: Found some new quotes which make it seem like its a new interpretation (or possibly part of the new Lacey Act stuff?)
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“The affidavit maintains that unfinished fingerboard blanks that are more than a centimeter thick cannot be exported under Indian law; only finished pieces of veneer, about half as thick can be exported. The intent of the law is to protect woodworking jobs in India.”
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“But Mr. Juszkiewicz disputes this interpretation of the Indian statutes and the international tariff code. Gibson has been importing fingerboards from India for more than 17 years, he said, without any objections from the Indian government. He added that as recently as July the company’s agents in India received a ruling from Indian trade officials stating that the fingerboards could be exported.”
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There are additional accusations but I don't know what the ramifications would be of mislabeling end users on import documents.
http://jonathanturley.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/20110819154237897.pdf
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