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

CAS 14639-98-6

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

Cl₅H₁₂N₃Zn296.8 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$32M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceChina 39%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

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 manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

The Andersons

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%)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

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID20884763Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11493111Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

Zincate(3-), pentachloro-, ammonium (1:3) (CAS 14639-98-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14639-98-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20884763. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20884763 PubChem: 11493111. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11493111 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14639-98-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14639-98-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284290 for CAS 14639-98-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/