Zinc selenite

CAS 13597-46-1

Selenious acid, zinc salt (1:1)

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 13597-46-1 — 1 Zn²⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$32M

Import volume18.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 39%

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.

Zinc selenite · US import value by year

2013: $38M · 2024: $32M · Peak 2025: $122M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 18.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 284290, which covers 96 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 39%ChinaDE 33%GermanyCA 9%CanadaGB 4%United KingdomJP 3%Japan

Taiwan
Colombia
Mexico
Denmark
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
Poland
Czech Republic
Armenia

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.

Ardagh Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

Construction

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$39.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.08	500 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.11	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.14	500 g	97%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS13597-46-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID10894194

FormulaO3SeZn

Mol. Weight192.35 g/mol

SMILES[Zn++].[O-][Se]([O-])=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

Zinc selenite (CAS 13597-46-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13597-46-1/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13597-46-1. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13597-46-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13597-46-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284290 for CAS 13597-46-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/