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• produce or import HFCs equivalent to 100 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide in a year for the first time as a new entrant
• increase your quota if you’re an incumbent quota holder

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FindYou’re outan howincumbent quota holder if you placed HFCs on the market in Great Britain between 2015 and 2019 and:

• used your EU quota to calculateimport HFCs to Great Britain
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You carboncan dioxideonly equivalentapply during the application window, which runs each year from 30 June to 31 August.

New entrants will be given quota allocation by the end of December.

You must get quota before you place goods on the market.

Once you have quota

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• use it yourself to produce or import gasHFCs
• authorise an equipment manufacturer or importer to use your quota
• transfer your quota to another F gas producer or importer (unless you are a new entrant)
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Read guidance on transferring and authorising F gas quota to another business.

If you do not get enough quota

Your consignment will be held at customs until the National Clearance Hub and the Environment Agency have checked to ensure that goods are legal.

It’s against the law to place HFCs on the market in Great Britain if you do not have enough quota. You could receive:

• a civil penalty - see the Environment Agency’s enforcement sanctions policy
• a quota penalty - the Environment Agency will take off 200% of the amount you imported above your quota allocation from your next quota allocation

TheFor EUexample, if you imported gas equivalent to 100 tonnes of CO2 more than your quota, the Environment Agency will take off 200 tonnes from your quota for the following year. They may take it from your future quota until your penalty is phasingspent.

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• that byyou 79%import byto 2030Great Britain for re-export only (you do not place it on the market) - check the inward processing procedure instead
• for uses exempt from the phase-down

Recycled or reclaimed HFCs

You do not need quota if you are recovering HFCs from equipment that has previously been placed on the market in Great Britain.

You do need quota if you are importing HFCs that have been recovered from equipment outside Great Britain.

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If your organisation is based outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland and you maywant quota, you must have a representative that is:

• a company based in Great Britain or Northern Ireland
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Apply for alternatives.EU F gas quota

If you want to place HFCs on the EU market, check the European Commission website.