Barium peroxide

CAS 1304-29-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 1304-29-6 — 1 Ba²⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$5M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceChina 96%

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 281640 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 281640, which covers 5 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 96%ChinaIT 2%ItalyTW 1%Taiwan

Norway
Japan
India
Turkey
South Korea

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.

Ati

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

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

Industrial Uses

•Oxidizing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$1.51/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$151.43 / 100 g

Purity86%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.51	100 g	86%

Chemical Identity

CAS1304-29-6

PubChem CID14773

DTXSIDDTXSID9051294

FormulaBaO2

Mol. Weight169.33 g/mol

SMILES[O-][O-].[Ba+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9051294Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14773Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Barium peroxide (CAS 1304-29-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1304-29-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9051294. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9051294 PubChem: 14773. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14773 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1304-29-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1304-29-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 281640 for CAS 1304-29-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/