Potassium fluoride (K(HF2))
Used in 6 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production315.7K lbs
Import Value$43M
Import Volume460.8K lbs
Import Dependency59%
Top SourceChina 35%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 282619 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 282619, which covers 15 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
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
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.
Henkel
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.
Mgc Pure Chemicals America
Royale Pigments And Chemicals
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthEnergyElectronicsTransportationMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 7 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Machinery Manufacturing (0.24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0.24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0.12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (49.4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (62.11%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (0.42%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0.42%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0.21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (36.84%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (35%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS7789-29-9
PubChem CID11829350
DTXSIDDTXSID10894159
FormulaF2HK
Mol. Weight78.1031 g/mol
SMILESF.[F-].[K+]
Data Sources
DTXSID108941592026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
118293502026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11829350/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11829350.json
7789-29-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 7789-29-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv