Ammonium fluoroborate

CAS 13826-83-0

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

Molecular structure of 13826-83-0 — 1 NH₄⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$87M

Import volume93.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 71%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Ammonium fluoroborate · US import value by year

2013: $56M · Peak 2022: $158M · 2024: $87M · 2025: $88M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282690 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports 93.2K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 282690, which covers 32 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).

CN 71%ChinaKR 12%South KoreaJP 5%JapanDE 4%GermanyBE 3%Belgium

Denmark
Mexico
Taiwan
Spain
Canada
Bulgaria
Vietnam
Poland
Italy
Brazil
United Kingdom
Switzerland

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.

Basstech International

Royale Pigments And Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningPlastics & Rubber

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

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (9%)Processing as a reactant
•Flux agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$12.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.04	500 g	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.07	100 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.11	1 kg	95%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.13	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.15	1 kg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.19	500 g	97%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.19	500 g	97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.24	25 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS13826-83-0

PubChem CID9964072

DTXSIDDTXSID8065660

FormulaBF4H4N

Mol. Weight104.85 g/mol

SMILES[B-](F)(F)(F)F.[NH4+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8065660Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 9964072Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ammonium fluoroborate (CAS 13826-83-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13826-83-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8065660. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8065660 PubChem: 9964072. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9964072 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13826-83-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13826-83-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282690 for CAS 13826-83-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/