Border & Port Enforcement
Equipping customs and environmental officers with the intelligence and tools to intercept illegal shipments of obsolete equipment.
The First Line of Defense
Environmental dumping relies heavily on misclassification. E-waste is often disguised as "second-hand goods," and banned refrigerants are smuggled in mislabeled cylinders. Robust port enforcement is critical to halting this illegal trade.
Intelligence-Led Targeting
Using data analytics to identify high-risk shipments based on origin, route, and historical compliance data.
Inter-Agency Cooperation
Fostering seamless communication between Customs, Environmental Protection Agencies, and Energy Commissions.
HS Code Harmonization
Refining tariff codes to clearly distinguish between new, highly-efficient equipment and used, near-end-of-life items.
Key Interventions
Refrigerant Identifiers Deployment
Provision of multi-gas identifiers to customs officers to instantly detect counterfeit refrigerants or banned substances (like CFCs and HCFCs) smuggled in cylinders labeled as legal HFCs.
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Enforcement
Strengthening the application of the Basel Convention's PIC procedure for transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, ensuring importing countries have explicitly authorized the shipment.