Boron trichloride
Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production517.7K lbs
Import Value$18M
Import Volume64.9K lbs
Import Dependency11%
Top SourceGermany 85%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 281219 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 281219, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
DE 85%GermanyKR 7%South KoreaJP 6%JapanIN 1%India
- Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Emd Acquisition
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.
Nippon Sanso Holdings · JP Japan
Matheson Tri-Gas
Why It Matters
Sectors
ElectronicsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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
CAS10294-34-5
PubChem CID25135
DTXSIDDTXSID2041676
FormulaBCl3
Mol. Weight117.2 g/mol
SMILESB(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Data Sources
DTXSID20416762026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
251352026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/25135/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/25135.json
10294-34-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 10294-34-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv