Environment Agency: F-Gas Bans Imposed on New Products in Great Britain

We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Uses of fluorinated gases (F gases) that are banned or will be banned in the future. Get emails about this page Print this page You must not place products or equipment containing banned F gases on the market in Great Britain. If you do, you could receive a civil penalty for breaking the law. For further information, see the Environment Agency enforcement and sanctions policy . If you see a banned item for sale, report it to f-gassupport@environment-agency.gov.uk . When manufacturing F gases in Great Britain if you produce trifluoromethane as a by-product, you must recover or destroy it. This includes trifluoromethane produced during the manufacturing of feedstocks for F gas production. When importing F gases into Great Britain if trifluoromethane is a by-product of the F gas manufacturing process, you must: This includes trifluoromethane produced during the manufacturing of feedstocks for F gas production. You must not use sulphur hexafluoride for: You must not use F gases in: You must sell F gas in refillable containers if it will be used: Your containers are only classed as refillable if your customers can return containers to you for refilling. You must take back containers from customers to refill them. The bans do not apply to equipment that: The bans still apply to other equipment used by the military, such as refrigeration. You may request an exemption if: You can request an exemption by providing evidence and reports that show how your request meets the exemption criteria by emailing fgas@defra.gov.uk . Exemption requests can only be granted by passing legislation and assessing supporting evidence, which can take at least 12 months to complete. If granted, exemptions last for up to 4 years. To check how much a gas contributes to global warming, you can calculate the carbon dioxide equivalent quantity of an F gas . Added 3 exemptions to the table 'Air conditioning and heat pump systems: F gases banned in new products', for all F gases banned for use in 'single split' systems that contain less than 3kg of refrigerant (a system with one cooling coil connected to a remote condensing unit). Updated guidance to include information about F gases which produce trifluoromethane as a by-product. Updated date of ban 'from 2023' to 'banned now' in the 'Insulating foam: F gases banned in new products' table. Removed outdated references to 2022 in the ‘Refrigerants: F gases banned in new products’ table. Updated guidance under ‘Exceptions from the ban’ in the ‘Insulating foam: F gases banned in new products’ and ‘Aerosols: F gases banned in new products’ tables. Added more detailed guidance on requesting an exemption under ‘Exemptions from the ban’. Amended a banned use under 'Refrigerants: F gases banned in new products' to include commercial use. Information on centralised refrigeration systems updated in table. Get emails about this page Print this page Contents Related content Is this page useful? Maybe Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful Thank you for your feedback Report a problem with this page Help us improve GOV.UK Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript ) .