The country of origin explicitly determined Gibson was compliant.
The U.S. gov’t is in no position to determine Gibson was not!
Could you please explain that for me? Gibson's name wasn't on any of the export paperwork. Luthier Mercantile's name was.
The customs documents filled out in India (probably not by Luthier Mercantile, because the company, privately owned, only has offices in California, and employs fewer than 20 employees, but possibly by Gibson, because Gibson has an office and employees in India - although Gibson has a firm it uses for its import/export work) incorrectly described the contents of the two containers.
The export paperwork authorized the export of the items described on the paperwork - which wasn't what was in the containers.
The containers entered customs at the Dallas customs port. They were stopped there because there was no Lacy Act paperwork. Gibson's name didn't appear on any of the import documentation. When the containers were opened - the contents didn't match what was on the import documents.
You can read the rest of my post above for how the Dallas shipment eventually led to Gibson.