Lead chloride (PbCl2)

Drug ingredient

CAS 7758-95-4

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

US production468.1K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 468.1K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 675.7K lb · Imports 11.0K lb

HS customs code 282739 covers 44 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Metals And Additives

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.

Befesa Holding Us

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

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

•N02 Petrochem

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

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7758-95-4

PubChem CID24459

DTXSIDDTXSID1041059

FormulaCl2Pb

Mol. Weight278 g/mol

SMILESCl[Pb]Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1041059Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 24459Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Lead chloride (PbCl2) (CAS 7758-95-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7758-95-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1041059. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1041059 PubChem: 24459. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24459 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7758-95-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7758-95-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting