Tungsten(VI) chloride

CAS 13283-01-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$99M

Import volume22.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCanada 27%

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.

Tungsten(VI) chloride · US import value by year

2013: $64M · 2024: $99M · Peak 2025: $118M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 22.0K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 34.9K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 44 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 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy

Israel
Taiwan
Lithuania
Singapore
Malaysia
Turkey
Switzerland
Colombia
Mexico
New Zealand
Ireland
Greece
Russia
Australia
Austria
Poland
Denmark

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.

Sojitz · JP Japan

Sojitz Corporation Of America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

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

Industrial Uses

•Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13283-01-7

PubChem CID83301

DTXSIDDTXSID40893933

FormulaCl6W

Mol. Weight396.5 g/mol

SMILESCl[W](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID40893933Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 83301Retrieved 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

Tungsten(VI) chloride (CAS 13283-01-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13283-01-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID40893933. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID40893933 PubChem: 83301. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/83301 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13283-01-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13283-01-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282739 for CAS 13283-01-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/