Perfluoropropane

Drug ingredient

CAS 76-19-7

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$12M

Import volume120.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceJapan 56%

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.

Perfluoropropane · US import value by year

2013: $0M · Peak 2023: $20M · 2024: $12M · 2025: $16M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290349 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 120.0K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290349, which covers 14 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).

JP 56%JapanCN 28%ChinaGB 11%United KingdomTW 3%TaiwanIT 1%Italy

Russia
Ireland
Austria

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.

Linde Plc · IE Ireland

Linde

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthElectronics

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Definity
•Definity RT
•Optison Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres

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%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS76-19-7

PubChem CID6432

DTXSIDDTXSID9052503

FormulaC3F8

Mol. Weight188.02 g/mol

SMILESC(C(F)(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)(F)F

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9052503Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6432Retrieved 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

Perfluoropropane (CAS 76-19-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/76-19-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9052503. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9052503 PubChem: 6432. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6432 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 76-19-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 76-19-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290349 for CAS 76-19-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/