Indium

CAS 7440-74-6

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

In114.8 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$273M

Import volume27.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceBrazil 36%

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.

Indium · US import value by year

2013: $252M · Peak 2014: $290M · 2024: $273M · 2025: $208M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 811292 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 27.5K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 40.9K lb

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 importers (2)

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

Teck Resources · CA Canada

Teck American Incorporated

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

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-74-6

PubChem CID5359967

DTXSIDDTXSID8052485

FormulaIn

Mol. Weight114.818 g/mol

SMILES[In]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8052485Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5359967Retrieved 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

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Electronics

Brief citations

Indium (CAS 7440-74-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-74-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8052485. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8052485 PubChem: 5359967. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5359967 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-74-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-74-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 811292 for CAS 7440-74-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/