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nickel ammonium sulfate

Drug ingredient

CAS 15699-18-0

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 15699-18-0
2 NH₄⁺ · 1 Ni²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$32M
Top sourceChina 39%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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

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
CN 39%ChinaDE 33%GermanyCA 9%CanadaGB 4%United KingdomJP 3%Japan
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Niccolum Causticum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS15699-18-0
PubChem CID27455
DTXSIDDTXSID20890763
FormulaH8N2NiO8S2
Mol. Weight286.9 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].[NH4+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Ni+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

nickel ammonium sulfate (CAS 15699-18-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/15699-18-0/ PubChem: 27455. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/27455 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 15699-18-0. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 284290 for CAS 15699-18-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/