Jan. 6, 2009: U.S. Customs Officers Seize Offshore R-22 Shipment
CHARLESTON, S.C. - In coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that its officers in the Port of Charleston, S.C., seized a shipment of R-22 refrigerant originating from Mexico.
The 560 cylinders of refrigerant seized were said to have a domestic value of $97,049. CBP reported that an earlier seizure of 11,400 cylinders of R-22 valued at $988,797 was made in Charleston in October.
CBP is the United States border agency that works with federal agencies such as the EPA. The EPA regulates the import of ozone depleting substances and these imports can only be made as approved and monitored by the EPA.
Publication date: 01/05/2009
The 560 cylinders of refrigerant seized were said to have a domestic value of $97,049. CBP reported that an earlier seizure of 11,400 cylinders of R-22 valued at $988,797 was made in Charleston in October.
CBP is the United States border agency that works with federal agencies such as the EPA. The EPA regulates the import of ozone depleting substances and these imports can only be made as approved and monitored by the EPA.
Publication date: 01/05/2009
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