With effect from 19.01.2022, the EU has generally suspended the trade in ivory and ivory products and also objects in which processed ivory is present (i.e. also piano key pads) and only permitted it under strict rules in certain exceptional cases. Same or even more strict rules apply for non-EU countries. The purpose is to prohibit the trade in ivory and/or make it unprofitable. In principle, this also affects all pianos whose white keys are covered with ivory. Marc Widuch wrote a detailed article on this complex topic, published e.g. in «Europiano», the Magazine of the Union of European Piano Builders’ Associations. The multilingual article is available on request – please use the contact form.