ferrous iodide

Drug ingredient

CAS 7783-86-0

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

US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$21M
Top sourceGermany 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 282760 · basket

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
DE 35%GermanyIN 24%IndiaCA 17%CanadaBR 11%BrazilJP 4%Japan
16 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
Bestmade Natural Products
BioActive Nutritional
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Biologische Heilmittel Heel
Boiron
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
DNA Labs, Inc.
Energetix Corporation
Energique, Inc.
Natural Creations, Inc.
NaturalCare
ProBlen
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Seroyal USA
Supplement Clinic, LLC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 33 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Lymphdrainex
  • •N-6
  • •N-15
  • •D-104
  • •A03 Ultra Antitox
  • •Thyroid Support
  • •Homeoplex F
  • •Scrophulous HP
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS7783-86-0
PubChem CID82220
DTXSIDDTXSID301014473
FormulaFeI2
Mol. Weight309.65 g/mol
SMILES[Fe+2].[I-].[I-]

Data Sources

Brief citations

ferrous iodide (CAS 7783-86-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7783-86-0/ PubChem: 82220. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/82220 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7783-86-0. 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 282760 for CAS 7783-86-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/