Hello,
New U.S. trade restrictions were put in place last week to prohibit the
im****tation of teak into the U.S..
If you already have teak decks.......you had better make them last.
regards...Ken
Chaytor / Island Teak
S.2257
Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate)
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007'.
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON IM****TATION OF BURMESE GEMS, HARDWOODS, AND OTHER
ITEMS.
Section 3(a)(1) of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (50
U.S.C.
1701 note) is amended by striking `a product of Burma .' and inserting
`produced, mined, manufactured, grown, or assembled in Burma , including--
`(A) any gemstone or rough unfinished geological material mined or
extracted
from Burma , whether im****ted as a loose item or as a component of a
finished piece of jewelry; and
`(B) any teak or other hardwood timber, regardless of the country in which
such hardwood timber is milled, sawn, or otherwise processed, whether
im****ted in unprocessed form or as a part or component of finished
furniture
or another wood item.'.


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