Bromotrifluoromethane

CAS 75-63-8

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$3M

Import volume165.3K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSouth Korea 62%

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.

Bromotrifluoromethane · US import value by year

2013: $1M · Peak 2019: $4M · 2024: $3M · 2025: $2M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290376 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 165.3K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 148.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290376, which covers 3 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).

KR 62%South KoreaBD 16%BangladeshIT 11%ItalySA 6%Saudi ArabiaNL 5%Netherlands

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.

A-Gas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Fire extinguishing agent in Industrial Gas ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS75-63-8

PubChem CID6384

DTXSIDDTXSID5026415

FormulaCBrF3

Mol. Weight148.91 g/mol

SMILESC(F)(F)(F)Br

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5026415Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6384Retrieved 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

Bromotrifluoromethane (CAS 75-63-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/75-63-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5026415. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5026415 PubChem: 6384. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6384 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 75-63-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 75-63-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290376 for CAS 75-63-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/