Despite international trade restrictions, illegally sourced Madagascar rosewood is being trafficked into Kenya. In one case from 2014, 34 containers of timber arrived at the Kenyan port of Mombasa from Madagascar heading to Hong Kong. While the timber arrived with a Certificate of Origin issued by the Madagascar Ministry of Forestry and Environment certifying the shipment as ordinary timber, the Kenyan Wildlife Service suspected the shipment contained Malagasy rosewood, namely Dalbergia - a protected species regulated by international trade. Since the 1990s, the species has been threatened due to unsustainable exploitation of the wood. The production of high-quality items such as furniture and musical instruments has led to increased consumer demand for Malagasy rosewood, particularly in China. Due to this, Madagascar made all trade in rosewood illegal in 2010, and the wood is listed on the CITES (the global convention which governs the legality of international wildlife trade), meaning the wood can only be traded with a special permit.