Germanium tetrachloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 10038-98-9

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

US production103.3K lb

Import value, 2024$99M

Import volume20.3K lb

Import dependency16%

Top sourceCanada 27%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 103.3K lb · Imports 20.3K lb
2019: US production 63.5K lb · Imports 28.2K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 44 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).

CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy

Israel
Taiwan
Lithuania
Singapore
Malaysia
Turkey
Switzerland
Colombia
Mexico
New Zealand
Ireland
Greece
Russia
Australia
Austria
Poland
Denmark

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Umicore Sa · BE Belgium

Umicore Usa

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Teck Resources · CA Canada

Teck American Incorporated

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthElectronicsConstruction

Downstream Uses

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

•Germanium Muriaticum

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

Industrial Uses

•Catalyst in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (0%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS10038-98-9

PubChem CID66226

DTXSIDDTXSID1044350

FormulaCl4Ge

Mol. Weight214.4 g/mol

SMILESCl[Ge](Cl)(Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1044350Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 66226Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Germanium tetrachloride (CAS 10038-98-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10038-98-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1044350. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1044350 PubChem: 66226. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/66226 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10038-98-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 10038-98-9. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282739 for CAS 10038-98-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/