NAMM to Produce Lacey Act Web Cast

After April 1, 2010 All Shipments of Imported Pianos and Stringed Instruments Require Declaration

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To help Members better understand and comply with the upcoming April 1, 2010 deadline of the Lacey Act, NAMM will host an informative, free Webinar on March 15 at 9 a.m. PDT. The Webinar will be moderated by Mary Luehrsen, NAMM's director of public affairs and government relations who will be joined by Jim Goldberg of Goldberg Associates and NAMM's legislative counsel for the music products industry and Juge Gregg, associate at Washington office of Sidley & Austin, who will address Lacey Act enforcement concerns.  The webinar will also address regulation rules and compliance.   Any NAMM Members are invited to participate.

Note: the live Webinar has ended.  To hear/view the Webinar playback:

https://namm.webex.com/namm/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=10848772&rKey=187ea…
 

Effective April 1, 2010, all shipments of imported pianos and other stringed instruments (e.g., guitars and violins) will have to be accompanied by a declaration listing, among other things, the scientific name (genus and species) of all wood and other plant material used in the imported product, as well as the country of origin of the wood. Specifically, any imported product subject to Harmonized Tariff Schedule Chapters 9201 and 9202 (http://www.usitc.gov/publications/docs/tata/hts/bychapter/0800c92.pdf) is subject to the new disclosure requirement.

More information about the Lacey Act.

 


Media Contacts
NAMM Communications - John Dolak, Director
johnd@namm.org
619.735.4028

The Lippin Group for NAMM
namm@lippingroup.com
201.317.6618

About NAMM

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $19.5 billion music products industry. NAMM is comprised of 15,400 global member companies and individual professionals with a global workforce of over 475,000 employees. NAMM events and members fund The NAMM Foundation's efforts to promote the pleasures and benefits of music and advance active participation in music-making across the lifespan. For more information about NAMM, please visit www.namm.org.