Mercury

CAS 7439-97-6

Used in 5 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Hg200.6 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production55.4K lb

Import value, 2024$83K

Import volume7.8K lb

Import dependency12%

Top sourceCanada 97%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 280540 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 55.4K lb · Imports 7.8K lb
2019: US production 130.5K lb · Imports 41.9K lb

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 97%CanadaGB 3%United Kingdom

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Bethlehem Apparatus

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthElectronicsConstructionConsumer ProductsCore 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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Laboratory chemicals in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Laboratory chemicals in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS7439-97-6

PubChem CID23931

DTXSIDDTXSID1024172

FormulaHg

Mol. Weight200.59 g/mol

SMILES[Hg]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1024172Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23931Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Mercury (CAS 7439-97-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7439-97-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1024172. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1024172 PubChem: 23931. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23931 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7439-97-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7439-97-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 280540 for CAS 7439-97-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/