Mercury chloride (Hg2Cl2)

CAS 10112-91-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$15M

Import volume26.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 32%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Mercury chloride (Hg2Cl2) · US import value by year

2013: $1M · Peak 2021: $17M · 2024: $15M · 2025: $16M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 285210, 380859 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 26.7K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 285210, 380859, which covers 44 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 32%ChinaMX 25%MexicoDO 14%Dominican RepublicIT 9%ItalyCA 6%Canada

Hong Kong
Spain
Costa Rica
Germany
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Denmark

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Bethlehem Apparatus

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

CAS10112-91-1

PubChem CID24956

DTXSIDDTXSID6044351

FormulaCl2Hg2

Mol. Weight472.09 g/mol

SMILESCl[Hg].Cl[Hg]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6044351Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 24956Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Mercury chloride (Hg2Cl2) (CAS 10112-91-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10112-91-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6044351. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6044351 PubChem: 24956. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24956 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10112-91-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10112-91-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 285210,380859 for CAS 10112-91-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/