Recently, the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended its regulations to allow the importation of wooden handicrafts from China under certain conditions.
　　At present, Changzhou has about 80 wooden handicraft manufacturers, making Changzhou one of the major exporters of wooden products in China.
　　Under the final rule, wooden handicrafts are defined as a commodity class of articles derived or made from natural components of wood, twigs and vines (including bamboo poles and garden stakes). Covered handicrafts include the following products where wood is present: carvings, baskets, boxes, bird houses, garden and lawn/patio furniture, potpourri, artificial trees, trellis towers, garden fencing and edging, and other items composed of wood.