ferric bromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 10031-26-2

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Br₃Fe295.6 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$91M

Top sourceIsrael 87%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282759 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282759, which covers 28 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IL 87%IsraelJO 11%JordanGB 1%United Kingdom

India
Spain
Taiwan
Japan
China
Turkey
Canada
Switzerland
Armenia
Germany
Mexico

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Ferrum Bromatum

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS10031-26-2

PubChem CID82310

DTXSIDDTXSID40894107

FormulaBr3Fe

Mol. Weight295.56 g/mol

SMILES[Fe+3].[Br-].[Br-].[Br-]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 82310Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

ferric bromide (CAS 10031-26-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10031-26-2/ PubChem: 82310. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/82310 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 10031-26-2. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282759 for CAS 10031-26-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/