Cuprous potassium cyanide

CAS 13682-73-0

Cuprate(1-), bis(cyano-κC)-, potassium (1:1)

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

Molecular structure of 13682-73-0 — 1 K⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$15M

Import volume11.0K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSwitzerland 88%

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.

Cuprous potassium cyanide · US import value by year

2013: $4M · Peak 2024: $15M · 2025: $13M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283720 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 11.0K lb

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

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CH 88%SwitzerlandCN 9%ChinaIN 2%India

South Korea
Germany

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.

Phibro Animal Health

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

•Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13682-73-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID901014552

FormulaC2CuKN2

Mol. Weight154.68 g/mol

SMILES[K+].N#C[Cu-]C#N

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

Cuprous potassium cyanide (CAS 13682-73-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13682-73-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13682-73-0. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13682-73-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13682-73-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283720 for CAS 13682-73-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/