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Ammonium nitrite

CAS 13446-48-5

Nitrous acid, ammonium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 13446-48-5
1 NH₄⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$13M
Top sourceIndia 64%

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 283410 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 283410, which covers 5 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 64%IndiaCN 33%ChinaDE 1%Germany

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS13446-48-5
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7065461
FormulaH4N2O2
Mol. Weight64.044 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].[O-]N=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ammonium nitrite (CAS 13446-48-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13446-48-5/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13446-48-5. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 283410 for CAS 13446-48-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/