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Ammonium bromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 12124-97-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

US productionZero
Import value, 2024$91M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceIsrael 87%

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. 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 282759 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282759, which covers 28 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IL 87%IsraelJO 11%JordanGB 1%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Icl Specialty Products North America
12 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bestmade Natural Products
Biologische Heilmittel Heel
Carolinas Weight Loss Institute
DNA Labs, Inc.
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
IHA Distribution, LLC
Integrative Health Alliance
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
SLIMCELL, LLC
The Wellness Center for Research and Education
Vitality Works

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 22 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Weight Loss Support Plus Female Balance
  • •Weight Loss Support Plus Adrenal
  • •Ammonium Bromatum
  • •D-53
  • •Weight Management Formula 7534
  • •Valeriana Combination 9249
  • •Metabolic Correction Blend
  • •Slenderiix
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  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM247
  • •SLIM
  • •Weight Loss Support Plus Male Balance
  • •Weight Loss Support Plus Thyroid
  • •Weight Loss support Plus - GLP 1 Booster
  • •Assist
  • •Helonias Combination 9227
  • •Weight Off
  • •Thinnr Protocol
  • •Compulsive Eating Drops 2073
  • •Weight Loss Support Plus Immune Support
  • •Essential Weight LOSS
  • •Magnesium Combination 9232
  • •Weight Loss Support Plus
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Flux agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flame retardant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gFluorochem UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$34.32 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors5 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.17500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.31500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.31500 g99%

Chemical Identity

CAS12124-97-9
PubChem CID25514
DTXSIDDTXSID8035681
FormulaBrH4N
Mol. Weight97.94 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].[Br-]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ammonium bromide (CAS 12124-97-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12124-97-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8035681. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8035681 PubChem: 25514. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/25514 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12124-97-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 12124-97-9. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282759 for CAS 12124-97-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/