GHGRP Requirements for Importers and Exporters
GHGRP reporting requirements include importers/exporters of:
- Coal based liquid fuels (subpart LL),
- Petroleum products (subpart MM),
- Industrial gases (subpart OO),
- Carbon dioxide (subpart PP), and
- Fluorinated GHGs contained in pre-charged equipment or closed-cell foams (subpart QQ).
Requirements for each of these types of importers/exporters are detailed below.
Suppliers of Coal-based Liquids Fuels (Subpart LL)
- Importers who bring coal-based petroleum products or natural gas liquids (NGLs) into the United States from a foreign country must report if the quantity of coal-based petroleum products imported is equivalent to 25,000 metric tons of CO2e or more.
- Exporters who transfer coal-based petroleum products or NGLs from the United States to another country or to an affiliate in another country must report if the quantity of coal-based petroleum products exported is equivalent to 25,000 metric tons of CO2e or more.
Suppliers of Petroleum Products (Subpart MM)
- Importers who bring petroleum products or natural gas liquids (NGLs) into the United States from a foreign country, including any blender or refiner of refined or semi-refined petroleum products, must report if the quantity of petroleum products imported is equivalent to 25,000 metric tons of CO2e or more.
- Exporters who transfer petroleum products or NGLs from the United States to another country or to an affiliate in another country, including any blender or refiner of refined or semi-refined petroleum products, must report if the quantity of petroleum products imported is equivalent to 25,000 metric tons of CO2e or more.
Suppliers of Carbon Dioxide (Subpart PP)
- Importers of bulk CO2, if total combined imports of CO2 and other GHGs exceed 25,000 tons of CO2e per year.
- Exporters of bulk CO2, if total combined exports of CO2 and other GHGs exceed 25,000 tons of CO2e per year.
Imports and Exports of Equipment Pre-charged with Fluorinated GHGs or Containing Fluorinated GHGs in Closed-cell Foams (Subpart QQ)
Importers and exporters of pre-charged equipment and closed-cell foams that contain fluorinated GHGs have to report if either their total imports or their total exports of fluorinated GHGs in equipment and foams is greater than or equal to 25,000 metric tons of CO2e per year.