IPO/EPO Reform Details
Reform ID		B51
IPO Sr. No.		461
Appendix		B-IV
PCT Code		4419.9
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; Tableware and \kitchenware, of wood import
Description		Wooden tableware and kitchenware such as chopping boards and chopsticks are finished household products outside the scope of the Plant Quarantine Act 1976 and Rules 2019, so subjecting them to inspection and a Plant Protection Release Order adds cost and delay without any corresponding plant-health benefit.
Import Requirement		Importable subject to (i) Inspection and (ii) Plant Protection Release Order by DPP.
Reason for Omission		DO
Evidence