Sodium hexafluorosilicate

Drug ingredient

America imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.

Molecular structure of 16893-85-9
US ProductionZero
Import Value$87M
Import Volume655.9K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 71%
Sodium hexafluorosilicate · US import value by year
$56M2013$88M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282690 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282690, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 71%ChinaKR 12%South KoreaJP 5%JapanDE 4%GermanyBE 3%Belgium
EPA-registered importers (4)
Brenntag
Cascade Columbia
Global Chemical Resources
Harcros Chemicals
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Apex Energetics Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthConsumer ProductsWater
Downstream Uses

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

  • •A01 Cellular Recharge
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Cleaning agent in UtilitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS16893-85-9
PubChem CID28127
DTXSIDDTXSID9036933
FormulaF6Na2Si
Mol. Weight188.055 g/mol
SMILESF[Si-2](F)(F)(F)(F)F.[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID90369332026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

281272026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/28127/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/28127.json

16893-85-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 16893-85-92026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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