Gallium

CAS 7440-55-3

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Ga69.7 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production1.6M lb

Import value, 2024$273M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceBrazil 36%

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. 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 811292 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 1.6M lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 811292, which covers 5 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).

BR 36%BrazilCN 19%ChinaJP 7%JapanCL 7%ChileDE 6%Germany

Hong Kong
Italy
Russia
Singapore
Slovakia
Israel
Finland
Kazakhstan
Austria
Malaysia
Morocco
Sweden
Poland
Switzerland
Mexico

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.

Real Alloy Holding

Real Alloy Recycling

EPA-registered importers (7)

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

Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland

Hindalco Industries · IN India

Marubeni · JP Japan

Glencore

Marubeni America

Show all 7

Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)

Novelis

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningConsumer Products

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 4 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Alloys in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Alloys in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-55-3

PubChem CID5360835

DTXSIDDTXSID401029758

FormulaGa

Mol. Weight69.723 g/mol

SMILES[Ga]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID401029758Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5360835Retrieved 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

Gallium (CAS 7440-55-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-55-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID401029758. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID401029758 PubChem: 5360835. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5360835 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-55-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-55-3. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 811292 for CAS 7440-55-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/