Sodium ferrocyanide

CAS 13601-19-9

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 13601-19-9
4 Na⁺ · 1 Fe²⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$15M
Top sourceSwitzerland 88%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283720 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 283720, which covers 15 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 88%SwitzerlandCN 9%ChinaIN 2%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Global Chemical Resources
Valudor Products

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS13601-19-9
PubChem CID26129
DTXSIDDTXSID3051337
FormulaC6FeN6Na4
Mol. Weight303.91 g/mol
SMILES[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Fe+2]

Data Sources

Brief citations

Sodium ferrocyanide (CAS 13601-19-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13601-19-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3051337. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3051337 PubChem: 26129. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/26129 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13601-19-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283720 for CAS 13601-19-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/