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Cadmium tellurate

CAS 15852-14-9

Telluric acid (H2TeO4), cadmium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 15852-14-9
1 Cd²⁺
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

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS15852-14-9
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID20935941
FormulaCdO4Te
Mol. Weight304.01 g/mol
SMILES[Cd++].[O-][Te]([O-])(=O)=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Cadmium tellurate (CAS 15852-14-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/15852-14-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 15852-14-9. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 284290 for CAS 15852-14-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/