IPO/EPO Reform Details
Reform ID		B37
IPO Sr. No.		444
Appendix		B-IV
PCT Code		4417.001
Commodity Description
Department		Department of Plant Protection - DPP
Sector
Start Date		19-05-2026
Implementation Date
CCORR Direction
Cost Saving
Progress		100%
One-liner		Eliminate inspection and Plant Protection Release Order requirements for Boot and shoe lasts
Description		Requiring inspection and a Plant Protection Release Order for boot and shoe lasts and other finished wooden tool items imposes an unnecessary regulatory step, since these are manufactured, processed articles that fall outside the scope of the Plant Quarantine Act 1976 and its 2019 Rules and carry no plant pest risk.
Import Requirement		Importable subject to (i) Inspection and (ii) Plant Protection Release Order by DPP.
Reason for Omission		Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood, being processed items do not come under the purview of PQA 1976 and Rules 2019
Evidence