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I have a Vicuna scarf and I have to say it's a luxury item I was very happy to purchase. The scarf itself looks and feels amazing. But best of all, every item

I have a Vicuna scarf and I have to say it's a luxury item I was very happy to purchase. The scarf itself looks and feels amazing. But best of all, every item made of vicuna wool is numbered and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, that grants that the wool has been gathered in a respectful and sustainable manner. Some may feel sad that conservation is promoted this way, but considering how the production of some luxury goods has a devastating impact on the environment, this seems like a better approach. By the way, if Vicuna is too expensive for you, but still want a sustainable luxury item, look for Guanaco wool items.

aarongolliver 8y ago
Any chance you got it off an online store / a brand with an online presence? My roommates and I have been looking for one we can trust.
- miahi 8y ago
  Vicuna (except from Argentina) is still CITES Annex II, which means that the export and re-export of the animal or any derivative must have a CITES certificate[1]. The Argentina vicuna is marked as Annex I (commercial export prohibited). If the CITES DB is updated (no idea, sorry - and there's no data for 2018), in 2017 very few such trades were actually recorded[2]. I visited Peru a few years ago and there the vicuna products (retail) were accompanied by a certificate needed to get the products through customs. [1] https://cites.org/eng/app/index.php https://cites.org/eng/app/index.php [2] https://trade.cites.org/en/cites_trade/download/view_results?filters%5Btime_range_start%5D=2017&filters%5Btime_range_end%5D=2018&filters%5Bexporters_ids%5D%5B%5D=228&filters%5Bimporters_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_imp&filters%5Bsources_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_sou&filters%5Bpurposes_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_pur&filters%5Bterms_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_ter&filters%5Btaxon_concepts_ids%5D%5B%5D=3436&filters%5Breset%5D=&filters%5Bselection_taxon%5D=taxonomic_cascade&web_disabled=&filters[report_type]=comptab https://trade.cites.org/en/cites_trade/download/view_results...
- angarg12 8y ago
  I got it from this online shop: https://www.alpacacollections.com/100-vicuna-scarf-10549.html https://www.alpacacollections.com/100-vicuna-scarf-10549.htm... I had to pay a (hefty) custom tax to import it, but I didn't had any other problem bringing it into the EU.

aarongolliver 8y ago

Any chance you got it off an online store / a brand with an online presence? My roommates and I have been looking for one we can trust.

miahi 8y ago
Vicuna (except from Argentina) is still CITES Annex II, which means that the export and re-export of the animal or any derivative must have a CITES certificate[1]. The Argentina vicuna is marked as Annex I (commercial export prohibited). If the CITES DB is updated (no idea, sorry - and there's no data for 2018), in 2017 very few such trades were actually recorded[2]. I visited Peru a few years ago and there the vicuna products (retail) were accompanied by a certificate needed to get the products through customs. [1] https://cites.org/eng/app/index.php https://cites.org/eng/app/index.php [2] https://trade.cites.org/en/cites_trade/download/view_results?filters%5Btime_range_start%5D=2017&filters%5Btime_range_end%5D=2018&filters%5Bexporters_ids%5D%5B%5D=228&filters%5Bimporters_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_imp&filters%5Bsources_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_sou&filters%5Bpurposes_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_pur&filters%5Bterms_ids%5D%5B%5D=all_ter&filters%5Btaxon_concepts_ids%5D%5B%5D=3436&filters%5Breset%5D=&filters%5Bselection_taxon%5D=taxonomic_cascade&web_disabled=&filters[report_type]=comptab https://trade.cites.org/en/cites_trade/download/view_results...
angarg12 8y ago
I got it from this online shop: https://www.alpacacollections.com/100-vicuna-scarf-10549.html https://www.alpacacollections.com/100-vicuna-scarf-10549.htm... I had to pay a (hefty) custom tax to import it, but I didn't had any other problem bringing it into the EU.