Lead sulfide (PbS)

CAS 1314-87-0

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

PbS239.0 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production3.8M lb

Import value, 2024$347M

Import volume79 lb

Import dependency0%

Top sourceCanada 24%

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 283090, 320649 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 3.8M lb · Imports 79 lb
2019: US production 250.6K lb · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 283090, 320649, which covers 74 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 24%CanadaDE 20%GermanyMX 13%MexicoJP 6%JapanCN 6%China

Colombia
Taiwan
Romania
Egypt
Israel
Slovakia
Turkey
Ireland
Malaysia
Brazil
Switzerland
Finland
Poland
Denmark
Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Cyprus
Greece
Philippines
Czech Republic
Moldova
Singapore
Slovenia
New Zealand
Indonesia
Hungary
Australia
Peru
Pakistan
Portugal
Honduras
Tunisia

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.

Barrick Gold · CA Canada

Barrick Nevada Holding

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Tenneco Brake

Why It Matters

Sectors

TransportationMetals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

CAS1314-87-0

PubChem CID9794739

DTXSIDDTXSID0025498

FormulaPbS

Mol. Weight239 g/mol

SMILES[S-2].[Pb+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0025498Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 9794739Retrieved 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

Lead sulfide (PbS) (CAS 1314-87-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1314-87-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0025498. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0025498 PubChem: 9794739. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9794739 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1314-87-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1314-87-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283090,320649 for CAS 1314-87-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/