Copper(I) iodide

Drug ingredient

CAS 7681-65-4

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

CuI190.4 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$21M

Top sourceGermany 35%

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 282760 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 282760, which covers 29 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).

DE 35%GermanyIN 24%IndiaCA 17%CanadaBR 11%BrazilJP 4%Japan

China
Singapore
Spain
Ireland
Malta
United Kingdom
South Africa
Sweden
Israel
Armenia
Chile

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Blue Tree Holdings

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.

Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthElectronicsPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Cuprum Iodatum

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 3 functional roles.

•Heat stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Ion exchange agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Heat stabilizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7681-65-4

PubChem CID6432705

DTXSIDDTXSID5041803

FormulaCuI

Mol. Weight190.45 g/mol

SMILES[Cu+].[I-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5041803Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6432705Retrieved 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

Copper(I) iodide (CAS 7681-65-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7681-65-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5041803. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5041803 PubChem: 6432705. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6432705 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7681-65-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7681-65-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282760 for CAS 7681-65-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/