Boric acid (H3BO3)
Drug ingredientCAS 10043-35-3
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$23M
Top sourceBolivia 49%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 252800 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
BO 49%BoliviaTR 32%TurkeyAR 11%ArgentinaPE 7%PeruCA 1%Canada
- India
- Panama
- Japan
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.
Macdermid
Minerals Technologies
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Icl Specialty Products North America
Macrosource
Rio Tinto America
Target
EPA-registered importers (19)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Eurochem Group Ag · CH Switzerland
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S A · CL Chile
Sojitz · JP Japan
Advanced Micronutrient Products
Show all 19
American Borate
Basf
Brenntag Lubricants
Chori America
Eurochem North America
Haifa North America
Haldor Topsoe
Hydrite Chemical
Koppers
Public Service Enterprise Group
Sojitz Corporation Of America
Sqm North America
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Valudor Products
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 14 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Chemstat
- •dermveda Boric ACID BV, Yeast Infection
- •Chemtox
- •V-Bella
- •Fire Retardant Chemical Detox 6041
- •Precilyx Vaginal Probiotics Gel
- •Gembooxt Vaginal Probiotics Gel
- •Hepatatox
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- •Gynetox
- •Lipotox
- •Hylafem Boricum Acidum 3X
- •Homeoplex D
- •Gyne-Chord
- •Medicated Foaming Feminine
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
Used in 16 sectors as 18 functional roles.
- •Flux agent in Services (13%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fuel agents in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (21%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Etching agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (21%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (45%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flame retardant in Wood Product Manufacturing (83%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Utilities (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Bleaching agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Bleaching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (62%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Utilities (34%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-static agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dye in Paper Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Flame retardant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •pH regulating agent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$19.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors10 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
9 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.04 | 10 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.04 | 10 kg | 99.5% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.04 | 10 kg | 99.5% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.08 | 1 kg | 99.5% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $8500.00 | 10 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS10043-35-3
PubChem CID7628
DTXSIDDTXSID1020194
FormulaBH3O3
Mol. Weight61.84 g/mol
SMILESB(O)(O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1020194Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 7628Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Boric acid (H3BO3) (CAS 10043-35-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10043-35-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1020194. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1020194 PubChem: 7628. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7628 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10043-35-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10043-35-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 252800 for CAS 10043-35-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/