F gases and ozone depleting substances

Moving F gas between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Guide

Last updated 28 November 2022

Northern Ireland remains in the European Union fluorinated gas (F gas) system under the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Moving F gas from GB to NI

To move hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the most common type of F gas, from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to NI, you must comply with EU quota and registration requirements.

If you bring HFCs into NI from GB, you must:

If you export HFCs from GB, you must include your exports to NI in your annual GB HFC report(link is external).

Moving F gas from NI to GB

To move HFCs from NI to GB, you must comply with GB quota and registration requirements.

You must:

Customs declaration and the Goods Vehicle Movement Service

Before moving HFCs from certain NI ports to GB, you must:

  1. Make a customs declaration on the Customs Declaration Service - this generates a declaration unique consignment reference (DUCR).
  2. Create a new goods movement reference (GMR) for the move using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service - the haulier will need the DUCR to do this.