Zirconium(IV) sulfate

Drug ingredient

CAS 14644-61-2

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 14644-61-2 — 1 Zr⁴⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$179M

Top sourceMexico 46%

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 283329 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 283329, which covers 36 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).

MX 46%MexicoCN 19%ChinaCA 11%CanadaIN 9%IndiaFI 4%Finland

Italy
South Africa
Colombia
United Kingdom
Peru
Czech Republic
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Sweden
Belgium
Singapore
Netherlands
Hungary
Switzerland

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.

Southern Ionics

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Honeywell International (123312)

Valudor Products

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthTextilesCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Zirconium Sulphuricum

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

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS14644-61-2

PubChem CID26793

DTXSIDDTXSID0021466

FormulaO8S2Zr

Mol. Weight283.4 g/mol

SMILES[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Zr+4]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0021466Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 26793Retrieved 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

Zirconium(IV) sulfate (CAS 14644-61-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14644-61-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0021466. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0021466 PubChem: 26793. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/26793 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14644-61-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14644-61-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283329 for CAS 14644-61-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/