𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀.

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸: 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Yesterday, an online platform covering industrial #HVAC published an article claiming that a new EU import ban on equipment using #𝗥𝟰𝟭𝟬𝗔 and #𝗥𝟯𝟮 had entered into force on 𝟭𝟯 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

The claim was presented as an immediate customs-enforcement measure for exporters, although no specific EU act establishing it was cited.

➡️ 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗨𝗥-𝗟𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀.

𝖳̲𝗁̲𝖾̲ ̲𝗈̲𝖿̲𝖿̲𝗂̲𝖼̲𝗂̲𝖺̲𝗅̲ ̲𝖥̲-̲𝖦̲𝖺̲𝗌̲ ̲𝗍̲𝗂̲𝗆̲𝖾̲𝗍̲𝖺̲𝖻̲𝗅̲𝖾̲ ̲𝖼̲𝗈̲𝗇̲𝗍̲𝖺̲𝗂̲𝗇̲𝗌̲ ̲𝗇̲𝖾̲𝗂̲𝗍̲𝗁̲𝖾̲𝗋̲ ̲𝖺̲ ̲𝟣̲𝟥̲ ̲𝖠̲𝗎̲𝗀̲𝗎̲𝗌̲𝗍̲ ̲𝟤̲𝟢̲𝟤̲𝟨̲ ̲𝗆̲𝗂̲𝗅̲𝖾̲𝗌̲𝗍̲𝗈̲𝗇̲𝖾̲ ̲𝗇̲𝗈̲𝗋̲ ̲𝖺̲ ̲𝗀̲𝖾̲𝗇̲𝖾̲𝗋̲𝖺̲𝗅̲ ̲𝗉̲𝗋̲𝗈̲𝗁̲𝗂̲𝖻̲𝗂̲𝗍̲𝗂̲𝗈̲𝗇̲ ̲𝖼̲𝗈̲𝗏̲𝖾̲𝗋̲𝗂̲𝗇̲𝗀̲ ̲𝖺̲𝗅̲𝗅̲ ̲𝖾̲𝗊̲𝗎̲𝗂̲𝗉̲𝗆̲𝖾̲𝗇̲𝗍̲ ̲𝗎̲𝗌̲𝗂̲𝗇̲𝗀̲ ̲𝗍̲𝗁̲𝖾̲𝗌̲𝖾̲ ̲𝗋̲𝖾̲𝖿̲𝗋̲𝗂̲𝗀̲𝖾̲𝗋̲𝖺̲𝗇̲𝗍̲𝗌̲.̲

The actual restrictions are equipment-specific.

For example:
▪️ Split air-to-water systems up to and including 12 kW, using F-gases with a GWP of 150 or more: 𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.
▪️ Split air-to-air systems up to and including 12 kW, using F-gases with a GWP of 150 or more: 𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟵.
▪️ Split systems above 12 kW, using F-gases with a GWP of 750 or more: 1 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟵.
▪️ Split systems above 12 kW, using F-gases with a GWP of 150 or more: 1 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟯.

➡️ Safety exceptions may also apply at the site of operation.

These are placing-on-the-market restrictions for defined equipment categories. They are not a blanket import ban based only on the refrigerant.

➡️ This may appear to be a small information error.
➡️ For an importer or distributor, it is not.

An incorrect regulatory date can lead to:
▪️ premature stock liquidation,
▪️ cancelled orders,
▪️ incorrect customer advice,
▪️ unnecessary product substitution.

➡️ The refrigerant transition has become too complex to manage through general statements such as:
“R32 is banned.”
“R290 is compliant.”
“R410A equipment can no longer be imported.”

A reliable assessment increasingly requires a model-by-model check of:
▪️ the equipment category,
▪️ the rated capacity,
▪️ the refrigerant,
▪️ its GWP,
▪️ the applicable date,
▪️ any relevant safety requirements.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹.