Boron trifluoride

CAS 7637-07-2

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$36M

Top sourceChina 32%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 281290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 281290, which covers 28 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).

CN 32%ChinaIN 23%IndiaDE 14%GermanyKR 13%South KoreaIT 8%Italy

Hong Kong
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Russia
Austria

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Basf

Honeywell International (123312)

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.

Arkema

Gulbrandsen Laporte

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore 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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7637-07-2

PubChem CID6356

DTXSIDDTXSID7041677

FormulaBF3

Mol. Weight67.81 g/mol

SMILESB(F)(F)F

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7041677Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6356Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Boron trifluoride (CAS 7637-07-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7637-07-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7041677. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7041677 PubChem: 6356. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6356 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7637-07-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7637-07-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 281290 for CAS 7637-07-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/