Protect the Ozone Layer...
Customs Checklist
11. Identify the name & description of
the chemical, which should match
ALL paperwork.
• Front Door Smuggling
Flammable
• Mislabelling as non-ODS
Explosive
12. Seize the material if the importer
does not have the import/export
license.
• Mislabelling as used, recovered,
reclaimed or recycled ODS
Oxidizing
8. Verify that the container number
actually exists. Discovery of fictitious 13. Coordinate this seizure with the
customs officer, environment
container numbers have led to the
agency, & the prosecution agency.
disclosure of illegal trade.
Anyone involved with the seizure
9. Review all the necessary documay be called to testify in court, so
take good notes.
ments, if there is something that
doesn’t match, it may be an illegal
shipment. Inspect the merchandise.
Corrosive
• Concealment & double layering
of ODS
Irritant
• Diverting ODS from transshipment harbours or ODS produced
for export-free trade zones
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Dangerous
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5. Verify that the importer & place of
business actually exist.
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country a party to the Montreal
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3. Compare the invoice & the bill of
lading to the outward bound ship’s
manifest.
7. Note the quantity, source, & destination of the ODS. These will
serve as important clues that may
provide indicators to prohibit illegal
importations.
10. Check packaging, size, & shape
and label on container.
• Declared as equipment
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2. Ensure the customs code on the
entry matches the description on
the invoice.
6. Contact the licensing agency to
verify that the importer is licensed
to import that specific material.
Health Hazard
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1. Compare the packing list, bill of
entry, & the country of origin to
ensure they match.
Customs officers are the
frontline of environmental
protection
Stop the Smuggling of Ozone Depleting Substances !
Customs Quick Tool for Screening ODS
Name/Group
Chemical name
Formula
Annex A, Group I (CFCs)
CFC-11
Trichlorofluoromethane
CFCI3
CFC-12
Dichlorodifluoromethane
CF2CI2
CFC-113
Trichlorotrifluoroethanes
C2F3CI3
CFC-114
Dichlorotetrafluoroethanes
C2F4CI2
CFC-115
Chloropentafluoroethane
CCIF2CF3
Annex A, Group II (Halons)
Halon-1211
Bromochlorodifluromethane CF2BrCl
Halon-1301
Bromotrifluromethane
CF3Br
Halon-2402
Dibromotetrafluroethane
C2F4Br2
Annex B, Group I (Other CFCs)
CFC-13
Chlorotrifluoromethane
CF3Cl
CFC-111
Pentachlorofluoroethane
C2FCl5
CFC-112
Tetrachlorodifluoroethane
C2F2Cl4
Annex B, Group II
Tetrachlormethane or carbon tetrachloride
CCl4
Annex B, Group III
1,1,1-trichloroethane or methyl chloroform
C2H3Cl3
Annex C, Group I (HCFCs)
HCFC-22
Chlorodifluoromethane
CHF2Cl
HCFC-123
Dichlorotrifluoroethanes
C2HF3Cl2
HCFC-124
Chlorotetrafluoroethanes
C2HF4Cl
HCFC-141
Dichlorofluoroethanes
C2H3FCl2
HCFC-141b
1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane CH3CFCl2
HCFC-142
Chlorodifluoroethanes
C2H3F2Cl
HCFC-142b
1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane CH3CF2Cl
Annex C,
Group II (HBFCs)
HBFC-22B1
Bromodifluoromethane
CHF2Br
Annex C,
Group III
Bromochloromethane
CH2BrCl
Annex E,
Group I
Methyl bromide (or Bromomethane)
CH3Br
The most popular ODS containing blends (Refrigerants)
R-500
CFC-12 / HFC-152a
R-502
HCFC-22 / CFC-115
R-401A (MP-39) HCFC-22/HFC-152a/HCFC-124
R-406A
R-22/R-600a/R-142b (55/04/41)
R-408A (FX 10) HCFC-22/HFC-143a/HFC-125
R-409A (FX 56) HCFC-22 / HCFC-124/HCFC-142b
R-415B
R-22/R-152a (25/75)
ASHRAE # for
refrigerants only
R-11
R-12
R-113
R-114
R-115
ASHRAE1
A1
A1
A1
A1
A1
R-22
R-123
R-124
R-141b
R-142b
75-69-4
75-71-8
76-13-1
76-14-2
76-15-3
353-59-3
75-63-8
124-73-2
A1
B1
R-140a
CAS2 #
UN3 #
HS code
safety group
R-12B1
R-13B1
R-114B2
R-13
R-111
R-112
Refrigerant
trade names
Non-Ozone Depleting Substances
Ozone Depleting Substances
1017
1028
1958
1020
1974
1009
75-72-9
354-56-3
76-12-0
56-23-5
71-55-6
75-45-6
306-83-2
2837-89-0
1717-00-6
1717-00-6
75-68-3
75-68-3
1864
2831
1018
74-83-9
1062
R-500
R-502
R-401A
**
**
**
1973
R-408A
R-409A
**
**
Name/
Group
Chemical name
--2903.40
--2903.41.00
--2903.42.00
--2903.43.00
--2903.44.10
--2903.44.90
--2903.40
--2903.46.10
--2903.46.20
--2903.46.90
--2903.45
--2903.45.10
--2903.45.15
--2903.45.20
--2903.10
--2903.14.00
--2903.19
--2903.19.10
--2903.49
--2903.49.11
--2903.49.19
--2903.49.19
--2903.49.19
--2903.49.15
--2903.49.19
--2903.49.19
--2903.49
--2903.49.30
--2903.49
--2903.49.80
--2903.39
--2903.39.11
Hydroflourocarbons (HFCs)
--3824.71.00
--3824.71.00
--3824.74.00
--3824.74.00
--3824.74.00
--3824.74.00
--3824.74.00
2- CAS #: Chemical Abstract Service Number
Formula
ASHRAE # for
refrigerants only
ASHRAE1
CAS2 #
safety group
UN3
#
HS codes for ODS-containing
products
Group
Countries
Product
HS code/codes
Arcton
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Argentina, China, Greece,
India, Republic of Korea,
Spain, United States of
America, Venezuela
A/C Systems
8415.10, 8415.20,
8415.81, 8415.83
AC components
8415,9
HS code
--2903.39
3159
ODS producing countries
HFC-134a
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane
CF3CH2F
R-134a
A1
811-97-2
HFC-152a
1,1-Difluoroethane
CHF2CH3
R-152a
A2
75-37-6
--2903.39.90
HFC-125
Pentafluoroethane
CF3CHF2
R-125
A1
354-33-6
--2903.39.90
Asahifron
Halons
China, Republic of Korea
HFC-143a
1.1.1-trifluoroethane
CF3CH3
R-143a
A2
420-46-2
--2903.39.90
Asahiklin
Difluoromethane
CH2F2
R-32
A2
75-10-5
--2903.39.90
HFC-23
Trifluoromethane
CHF3
R-23
A1
75-46-7
--2903.39.90
Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)
HFC-245fa
1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane
CF3CH2CHF2
R-245fa
A1
460-73-1
--2903.39.90
China, India, Japan,
Refrigerators &
Republic of Korea, Romania, Freezers
Spain, United States of
America
84.18, 84.19, 85.09
HFC-32
Forane
Methylchloroform (CH3CL3)
China, France, Japan,
United States of America
Compressors
8414,3
Freon
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
(HCFCs)
Argentina, China, France,
Germany, India, Japan,
Mexico, Netherlands,
Republic of Korea, Russian
Federation, United Kingdom, United States of
America, Venezuela
Vehicles
CHAPTER 87
--2903.39.90
Hydrofluorocarbons blends (HFCs)
R-404A
R143a/125/134a
R-404A
A1/A1
**
--3824.78.00
R-507A
R143a/125
R-507A
A1
**
--3824.78.00
R-407A
R32/125/134a
R-407A
A1/A1
**
--3824.78.00
R-407B
R32/125/134a
R-407B
A1/A1
**
--3824.78.00
R-407C
R32/125/134a
R-407C
A1/A1
**
--3824.78.00
R-410A
R32/125
R-410A
A1/A1
**
--3824.78.00
R-508A
R23/116
R-508A
A1/A1
**
--3824.78.00
R-508B
R23/116
R-508B
A1/A1
**
--3824.78.00
Genetron
R-717
B2
--2814.10.00
Isceon
Insulation
boards & pipe
covers
3917, 3920, 3921,
3925, 3926
Solkane
Pre-polymers
3901 – 3911
Halogen-free Refrigerants
7664-41-7
1005
R-717
Ammonia
NH3
R-744
Carbon dioxide
CO2
R-600
Butane
CH3CH2CH2CH3
R-600a
Iso-Butane
C4H10
R-600a
A3
75-28-5
1969
--2901.10.90
R-290
Propane
C3H8
R-290
A3
74-98-6
1978
--2711.12.19
124-38-9
Methyl Bromide China, Israel, Japan, United Fire
States of America
Extinguishers
--2811.21.00
106-97-8
--2901.10.90
1- ASHRAE Safety Groups (ASHRAE: American Society for Heating Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Engineers):
Useful Contacts:
Suva
Floron
Lower Toxicity & No Flammability
B1
Higher Toxicity & No Flammability
Prepared by: Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP)
Regional Office for West Asia Quality reviewed by: Dr. Janusz Kozakiewicz
A2
Lower Toxicity & Lower Flammability
B2
Higher Toxicity & Lower Flammability
Source: Article 7 data for 2006 reporting year, only countries with positive production figures.
A3
Lower Toxicity & Higher Flammability
B3
Higher Toxicity & Higher Flammability
A1
8424,1
3- UN #: United Nations Number for some Chemicals
** CAS # for blend is combined of the CAS # of its components
(Example: R-500 CAS # is: 75-71-8 / 75-37-6 which CAS # for both CFC-12 & HFC-152a)
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