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Ammonium chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 12125-02-9

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

US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$4M
Top sourceChina 55%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282710 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
CN 55%ChinaDE 24%GermanyTR 5%TurkeyIN 5%IndiaKR 4%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (10)
Bayer Ag · DE Germany
Ces Energy Solutions · CA Canada
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Aes Holdings
American Pacific
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Ati
Bayer Us Holding
Phibro Animal Health
Solvay
The Andersons
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (8)
Basf
Calfrac Well Services
Lanxess
Milliken &
Nalco- An Ecolab
Show all 8
Vivion
Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii
Wintersun International
EPA-registered importers (10)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Eurochem Group Ag · CH Switzerland
Tib Chemicals Ag · DE Germany
Amphenol
Chemical Distribution Network
Show all 10
Eurochem North America
Global Chemical Resources
Tib Chemicals
Valudor Products
Winfield Solutions
17 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
Bestmade Natural Products
BioActive Nutritional
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Boiron
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Dr. Donna Restivo DC
Energetix Corporation
Energique, Inc.
Guangzhou Renuma Medical Systems Co., Ltd
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
King Bio Inc.
MediNatura Inc
Natural Creations, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
The Wellness Center for Research and Education
Yep Strength

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureEnergyElectronicsMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 31 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Spinalmax
  • •Ammonium muriaticum
  • •Pneumo HP
  • •Sciatic Nerve Formula
  • •Respiro-Pro T016
  • •Arthritis Joints
  • •Petrochemical Detox
  • •Resentment
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  • •BHI Back
  • •Thyro-Chord
  • •Dental-Chord
  • •Sciatic Formula
  • •Congestion HP
  • •Pneumotox
  • •Household Antigens
  • •SLIM
  • •G03 TEST-MET
  • •Enviroclenz
  • •G11 Pineal-MET
  • •Intestine Formula
  • •Occuloplex I
  • •Adrenal Homeopathic
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM86
  • •Yep wake the faith up Ammonia inhalant
  • •G12 Hepar MET
  • •Bestmade Natural Products Ammonium Mur
  • •Breath HP
  • •R18 Ovagen
  • •Envirotox
  • •NS Support
  • •R08 Lymphatics
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 11 sectors as 9 functional roles.

  • •Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flux agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Flux agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flux agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Ion exchange agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS12125-02-9
PubChem CID25517
DTXSIDDTXSID0020078
FormulaClH4N
Mol. Weight53.49 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].[Cl-]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ammonium chloride (CAS 12125-02-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12125-02-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0020078. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0020078 PubChem: 25517. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/25517 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12125-02-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 12125-02-9. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282710 for CAS 12125-02-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/