# Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China
> **Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** · Final rule. · Published 2012-03-01 · Effective 2012-04-30 · 77 FR 12437
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-4962
- **Category:** plant-animal-health
- **Sub-agency:** Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 12437
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 319
- **Publication date:** 2012-03-01
- **Effective date:** 2012-04-30
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. APHIS-2007-0117
## Abstract

We are amending the regulations to provide for the importation of wooden handicrafts from China under certain conditions. From 2002 to 2005, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued more than 300 emergency action notices and conducted national recalls to remove infested Chinese-origin wooden handicrafts from the U.S. marketplace. In 2005, APHIS suspended the importation of certain wooden handicrafts until we could more fully analyze the pest risks associated with those articles. Based on evidence from a pest risk analysis, APHIS has determined that these articles can be safely imported from China, provided certain conditions are met. This action allows for trade in Chinese wooden handicrafts to resume while continuing to protect the United States against the introduction of plant pests.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/03/01/2012-4962/importation-of-wooden-handicrafts-from-china)
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