New EPA HydroFluorocarbon filing requirements
Date of publication: November 15th, 2023
On November 3rd, 2023, a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) was published alerting the trade of some upcoming changes regarding electronic filing/reporting to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) of Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) imports into the United States. It is expected that in January of 2024, mandatory filing will be required for HFC imports and filers who import impacted goods will need to prepare to hit this timeline and avoid shipment delays.
Timeline
EPA HFC is currently scheduled to go into production in early January 2024. The exact date will be provided in a future CSMS message.
Tip sheet
EPA has provided the following tip sheet: ACE Tips for Filing EPA HFCs
This is helpful information for importers that are impacted by the changes in ACE reporting. Inside the tip sheet is a list of the HTS numbers that are impacted. If you plan to import any of these HTS numbers, you will need to include EPA/HFC PGA data on your entries when CBP promotes these changes to production.
How to prepare
If you have questions regarding your responsibility as an importer to report HFC information, EPA has provided contact information within the ACE Tips for Filing EPA HFCs.
If you are an FTZ filer, EPA still has open questions on how they wish to see the reporting managed and have specifically asked importers to reach out to them, so they have a better understanding of FTZ needs. Again, EPA has provided contact information within the ACE Tips for Filing EPA HFCs tip sheet and instructions for FTZ filers.
For more information on how ONESOURCE Global Trade solutions can assist you in meeting new HFC filing requirements, please contact your Account Manager or Client Services Manager.