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INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Request for
HFC import/
export
data from
government
T
Description of substance ASHRAE code for
refrigerants only
Trifluoromethane R23
Pentafluoroethane R125
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane R134a
1.1.1-trifluoroethane R143a
1,1-Difluoroethane R152a
Fluoroethane R161
Heptafluoropropane R227ea
1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane R236ea
1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane R236fa
1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane R245fa
Difluoromethane R32
2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene R1234yf
R143a/125/134a R404A
R32/125/134a R407A
R32/125/134a R407B
R32/125/134a R407C
R32/125/134a R407D
R32/125/134a R407E
R32/125 R410A
R218/134a/600a R413A
R125/134a/600 R417A
R125/134a/E170 R419A
he Department of Environmental “Your assistance in this regard is highly Affairs (DEA) is requesting HFC appreciated and we thank you in R125/134a R421A
refrigerant import and export advance for your co-operation,” said R125/134a R421B
data for the years 2015 to 2018 to Obed Baloyi, DEA chief director of R125/134a/600 R422A
update their HFC (pure and blended chemicals management in the official R125/134a/600a R422B
form) inventory. Submissions are due 8 letter penned on 28 May 2019. R125/134a/600a R422C
R125/134a/600a R422D
R134a/227ea R423A
R125/134a/600a/600/601a R424A
R32/R134a/227ea R425A
R125/134a/600a/601a R426A
R32/R134a/227ea R427A
R125/143a/290a/600a R428A
R-E170/152a/600a R429A
R152a/600a R430A
R290/152a R431A
R125/143a/134a/600a R434A
R-E170/152a R435A
R125/134a/600a/601 R437A
R125/143a R507A
R23/116 R508A
R23/116 R508B
November 2019.
The department is in a process of
The department requests that the
data submitted be accompanied by a
updating their Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Customs SAD500 Import and Customs 501
refrigerants inventory that will indicate Export Declaration document(s). The HFC
the state of consumption trends to date refrigerant data that is being requested,
in South Africa. For the department to includes (but is not limited to), the data in
update this HFC inventory, they request the table alongside:
industry and relevant organisations to
submit the import and export data of For further information or submissions,
HFCs (pure and blended refrigerants as contact any of these DEA representatives:
well) for the years 2015 to 2018 (January to •
or [email protected];
December each year).
The data should be submitted by 8
November this year so the department
can use it to update the inventory. If you
Gift Molokwane on +27 (0)12 399 9206
• Lutendo Ndhlovu on +27 (0)12 399 9848;
• Lubabalo Maweni on +27 (0)12 399
9847 or +27 (0)74 849 5895.
have already submitted the data to the
department, please contact them via Visit www.coldlinkafrica.co.za for the form
email, stipulating such. to be completed to submit data.
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Table 1: If you import /export any of these, contact the DEA.
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