Fluoboric acid

CAS 16872-11-0

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

Molecular structure of 16872-11-0 — 1 H⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$66M

Top sourceChina 46%

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 281119 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 281119, which covers 30 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 46%ChinaDE 17%GermanyMY 12%MalaysiaKR 5%South KoreaTW 5%Taiwan

Japan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Norway
Jordan
Italy
Czech Republic
United Kingdom

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.

Fujifilm Holdings Japan · JP Japan

Fujifilm Holdings America

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.

Basstech International

Why It Matters

Sectors

Electronics

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

•Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS16872-11-0

PubChem CID28118

DTXSIDDTXSID8029739

FormulaBF4H

Mol. Weight87.82 g/mol

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

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8029739Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 28118Retrieved 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

Fluoboric acid (CAS 16872-11-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16872-11-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8029739. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8029739 PubChem: 28118. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/28118 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16872-11-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16872-11-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 281119 for CAS 16872-11-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/