Zincate(3-), pentachloro-, ammonium (1:3)

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

Molecular structure of 14639-98-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$32M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceChina 39%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284290, which covers 29 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 33%GermanyCA 9%CanadaGB 4%United KingdomJP 3%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
The Andersons

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS14639-98-6
PubChem CID11493111
DTXSIDDTXSID20884763
FormulaCl5H12N3Zn
Mol. Weight296.8 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].[NH4+].[NH4+].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID208847632026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

114931112026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11493111/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11493111.json

14639-98-62026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 14639-98-62026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv