Gallium arsenide

Drug ingredient

CAS 1303-00-0

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

Molecular structure of 1303-00-0
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$154M
Top sourceGermany 55%

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 285390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 285390, which covers 46 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 55%GermanyCA 21%CanadaJP 6%JapanGB 4%United KingdomKR 3%South Korea
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Gallium Arsenatum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS1303-00-0
PubChem CID14770
DTXSIDDTXSID2023779
FormulaAsGa
Mol. Weight144.645 g/mol
SMILES[Ga]#[As]

Data Sources

Brief citations

Gallium arsenide (CAS 1303-00-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1303-00-0/ PubChem: 14770. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14770 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 1303-00-0. 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 285390 for CAS 1303-00-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/