IPO/EPO Reform Details
Reform ID		B38
IPO Sr. No.		445
Appendix		B-IV
PCT Code		445
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 Other; Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood shakes
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		DO
Evidence