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A manufactured solid fuel (MSF) is any solid fuel made from coal, wood, plant-derived materials, waxes or petroleum products, mixed with other ingredients.

If you supply or sell MSFs, .

If you sell MSFs they must be certified, unless they are exempt. These MSFs are exempt:

• coffee logs
• olive logs
• wine logs
• fuels where the majority of the fuel is made of wheat husks, straw, miscanthus, bamboo or compressed food waste

Manufacturers: getting fuel certified

To get a MSF certified for sale in England email HETAS at smokecontrol@hetas.co.uk.

You must include:

• what your fuel is made of
• how it鈥檚 manufactured
• any testing that鈥檚 already been carried out

You must be able to prove that your fuel meets the requirements. As part of this you鈥檒l need to use suitable test methods at an accredited test centre.

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Smoke control areas

You must also certify MSFs for use in England鈥檚 smoke control areas.

Emissions limits

MSFs must meet the following emission limits in order to be certified for use in domestic premises in England:

• contain less than 2% sulphur (by dry ash weight with a 95% confidence limit)
• have an average smoke emission rate of less than 5 grams per hour when tested to the standard testing method of BS 3841

After you apply, you will be told how long it will take to get your fuel certified. You鈥檒l have to pay application fees.

If your fuel meets the legal standards and you鈥檝e paid the fees, it will be certified and you鈥檒l be:

• added to the 鈥楻eady to Burn鈥� certified wood fuels list
• given a certificate with a unique ID for each fuel certified
• sent a copy of the authorised 鈥楻eady to Burn鈥� logo

Product labelling

You must display your unique certification number on the fuel packaging with the authorised logo and your company name when you sell it.

HETAS will send you a logo pack after you鈥檝e certified your fuel for the first time.

Renewing your certification

Each certificate lasts for 12 months from the date it was approved.

You鈥檒l need to have your product retested at regular intervals, as part of the ongoing fuel certification.

You must pay an annual certification fee before your renewal date.

Suppliers and retailers: checking product labelling

To sell MSFs you must make sure the following details are included either on the packaging, alongside the fuel on the shelf or next to the price:

• approved 鈥楻eady to Burn鈥� logo
• manufacturer鈥檚 details
• certification number that confirms the manufacturer guarantees their fuel meets emission requirements

If you already have packaging without a logo you can display the logo alongside the fuel on the shelf or next to the price until the packaging is used up. The logo must include the unique certification number and company name.

If you sell online, make sure the logo for each fuel is displayed on the section of the webpage where the fuel is advertised.

Retailers: smoke control area rules

You can only sell MSFs that are certified as 鈥楻eady to Burn鈥� for use in a smoke control area.

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Compliance checks

Local authorities are responsible for enforcing the rules. An enforcement officer may check:

• certification details against the certification list to ensure authenticity
• that the fuel sold has the 鈥楻eady to Burn鈥� logo, certification number and manufacturer details displayed correctly
• sales records (including sales to third-party retailers)
• how you鈥檙e storing fuel (so that you do not sell it to customers damaged or wet)
• delivery records to households within smoke control areas

Fines

You could be fined if:

• you sell unauthorised MSFs to customers
• the fuel does not have the 鈥楻eady to Burn鈥� logo or is not labelled correctly

You could get a:

• 拢300 fixed penalty fine issued by your local authority
• fine of more than 拢300 depending on the severity of the offence issued by the courts