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Lithium tetrafluoroborate

CAS 14283-07-9

Borate(1-), tetrafluoro-, lithium (1:1)

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 14283-07-9
1 Li⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$87M
Top sourceChina 71%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 282690 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

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
CN 71%ChinaKR 12%South KoreaJP 5%JapanDE 4%GermanyBE 3%Belgium
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Cirba Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Conductive agent in ServicesProcessing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS14283-07-9
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID00884741
FormulaBF4Li
Mol. Weight93.74 g/mol
SMILES[Li+].F[B-](F)(F)F

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Lithium tetrafluoroborate (CAS 14283-07-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14283-07-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 14283-07-9. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14283-07-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14283-07-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282690 for CAS 14283-07-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/