gallium trifluoride

Drug ingredient

CAS 7783-51-9

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$43M

Top sourceChina 35%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282619 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282619, which covers 35 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 35%ChinaDE 25%GermanyJP 21%JapanIN 10%IndiaTW 6%Taiwan

Singapore
United Kingdom
South Korea
South Africa
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Russia
Netherlands
Italy
Belgium
Mexico
Indonesia
Hong Kong

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Gallium Fluoratum

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

Chemical Identity

CAS7783-51-9

PubChem CID82211

DTXSIDDTXSID6064824

FormulaF3Ga

Mol. Weight126.718 g/mol

SMILESF[Ga](F)F

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 82211Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

gallium trifluoride (CAS 7783-51-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7783-51-9/ PubChem: 82211. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/82211 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7783-51-9. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282619 for CAS 7783-51-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/