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Mercurous nitrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 10415-75-5

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

Molecular structure of 10415-75-5
1 Hg⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$323K
Top sourceArgentina 55%

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 285210 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 285210, which covers 38 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
AR 55%ArgentinaIN 25%IndiaCN 13%ChinaGB 3%United KingdomCZ 2%Czech Republic
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
JoyWell Co LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Throat Remedy
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS10415-75-5
PubChem CID25247
DTXSIDDTXSID0065066
FormulaHgNO3
Mol. Weight262.6 g/mol
SMILES[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Hg+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Mercurous nitrate (CAS 10415-75-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10415-75-5/ PubChem: 25247. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/25247 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 10415-75-5. 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 285210 for CAS 10415-75-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/