Germanium oxide (GeO2)

Drug ingredient

CAS 1310-53-8

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$55M

Import volume43.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceBelgium 20%

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.

Germanium oxide (GeO2) · US import value by year

2013: $62M · 2024: $55M · Peak 2025: $95M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282560 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 43.7K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 51.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 282560, which covers 2 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).

BE 20%BelgiumCA 19%CanadaCN 18%ChinaIT 12%ItalyGB 11%United Kingdom

Malaysia
Austria
India
Taiwan
Liechtenstein
Netherlands

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Umicore Sa · BE Belgium

Teck American Incorporated

Umicore Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core ChemicalsHealthElectronics

Downstream Uses

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

•Germanium Oxydatum

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Catalyst in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$9.60/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$960.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors6 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$11.41	100 g	99.998%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$11.41	100 g	99.998%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$11.92	25 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$22.00	5 g	99.9%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$29.40	5 g	99.999%

Chemical Identity

CAS1310-53-8

PubChem CID14796

DTXSIDDTXSID0051653

FormulaGeO2

Mol. Weight104.63 g/mol

SMILESO=[Ge]=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0051653Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14796Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Germanium oxide (GeO2) (CAS 1310-53-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1310-53-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0051653. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0051653 PubChem: 14796. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14796 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1310-53-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1310-53-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282560 for CAS 1310-53-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/