Zinc salicylate

CAS 16283-36-6

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 16283-36-6 — 1 Zn²⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$22M

Import volume771.2K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceGermany 45%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Zinc salicylate · US import value by year

2013: $12M · Peak 2022: $25M · 2024: $22M · 2025: $19M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291821 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 771.2K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291821, which covers 14 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).

DE 45%GermanyIT 16%ItalyCN 15%ChinaMX 15%MexicoIN 5%India

Japan
Netherlands

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Pixelle Specialty Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

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

Chemical Identity

CAS16283-36-6

PubChem CID54693468

DTXSIDDTXSID6048624

FormulaC14H10O6Zn

Mol. Weight339.6 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)[O-].C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)[O-].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6048624Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 54693468Retrieved 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

Zinc salicylate (CAS 16283-36-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16283-36-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6048624. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6048624 PubChem: 54693468. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/54693468 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16283-36-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16283-36-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291821 for CAS 16283-36-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/