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ferric ammonium citrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 1185-57-5

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 1185-57-5
1 Fe³⁺ · 1 NH₃
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$130M
Top sourceIsrael 39%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291815 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291815, which covers 34 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IL 39%IsraelIN 14%IndiaDE 13%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIT 6%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Jost Chemical Co.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1185-57-5
PubChem CID118984355
DTXSIDDTXSID9040477
FormulaC6H11FeNO7+3
Mol. Weight265 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O.N.[Fe+3]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

ferric ammonium citrate (CAS 1185-57-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1185-57-5/ PubChem: 118984355. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/118984355 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1185-57-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291815 for CAS 1185-57-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/