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The Smuggling and Selling of HFCs May Lead to Prison Time, and a Hefty Fine

An HVAC Minute Video Update: January 14, 2025

Hannah Belloli-Oster

January 14, 2025

Michael Hart admitted to smuggling and then selling HFCs in the United States and now faces consequences.

Smuggled HFCs Across Border Result in Arrest

An HVAC Minute Video Update: April 1, 2024

Hannah Belloli-Oster

April 1, 2024

On March 4, 2024, HFCs joined the list of things that have been smuggled across the border. And 58-year-old Michael Hart, the smuggler, became the first person to be arrested for illegally importing greenhouse gases.

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Chemical Co. Fined For Illegal R-23 Imports

EPA requires company to destroy the refrigerant and pay a stiff penalty

March 31, 2024

EPA recently slapped a fine on Resonac America Inc. for illegally importing HFC refrigerants.

Man Arrested for Smuggling HFCs Across Border

Michael Hart, 58, faces multiple charges

Hannah Belloli-Oster

March 19, 2024

In early March, a California man became the first to be arrested for smuggling and then selling banned refrigerant across the U.S. border.

HFC Coalition Cheers Antidumping Inquiry

Dept. of Commerce investigating whether Chinese HFCs are entering the U.S. illegally

December 1, 2023

The U.S. Department of Commerce is investigating whether Chinese HFCs are circumventing the 2016 antidumping duty order on HFC blends.

Feds Sentence Refrigerant Smuggler to Probation, Must Pay $250,000 Fine

Man brought R-22 into country without a permit

Ted Craig

March 7, 2022

There have been jokes in the HVAC industry about smuggling R-22 ever since the refrigerant phasedown was announced, but a Texas man isn’t laughing after getting sentenced for doing just that.

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Analyze This: Refrigerant Purity Is an Ongoing Industry Concern

Refrigerant analyzers can detect low-quality, mixed, and counterfeit products

Joanna R. Turpin

October 7, 2019

Mixed and low-quality refrigerants damage HVACR systems and can pose a safety threat to technicians.

A-Gas is a major U.S. refrigerant reclaimer and an importer of halocarbons, including R-32 and R-125. - The ACHR News

Illegal Imports Concern Refrigerant Manufacturers

Importers of Chinese HFCs may be evading U.S. antidumping laws

Joanna R. Turpin

June 24, 2019

The new black market for refrigerants in the EU is not surprising. What may surprise some is that the same problem appears to exist in the U.S.

Coolers and Concerns

Manufacturers Report on Refrigeration Developments

September 22, 2014

A couple of manufacturers in the refrigeration sector — Mainstream Engineering and ICOR — are making announcements of developments in that sector.

Bitzer Addresses Counterfeiters

Counterfeiters Target Compressors, Spare Parts, Pressure Vessels

June 30, 2014

Bitzer said the problem has particularly been troublesome in Asia, as counterfeiters are going so far as to copy the company’s catalog data.

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Items Tagged with 'illegal refrigerants'

ARTICLES

The Smuggling and Selling of HFCs May Lead to Prison Time, and a Hefty Fine

Smuggled HFCs Across Border Result in Arrest

Chemical Co. Fined For Illegal R-23 Imports

Man Arrested for Smuggling HFCs Across Border

HFC Coalition Cheers Antidumping Inquiry

Feds Sentence Refrigerant Smuggler to Probation, Must Pay $250,000 Fine

Analyze This: Refrigerant Purity Is an Ongoing Industry Concern

Illegal Imports Concern Refrigerant Manufacturers

Coolers and Concerns

Bitzer Addresses Counterfeiters

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