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Ammonium benzoate

Drug ingredient

CAS 1863-63-4

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

Molecular structure of 1863-63-4
1 NH₄⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$89M
Top sourceEstonia 32%

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 291631 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 55 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Aurorium
Cymer
Icl Specialty Products North America
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Wego Chemical Group
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
Bestmade Natural Products
Newton Laboratories, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthMetals & MiningPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM62
  • •Sciatica-Nerve Care
  • •C04 Arthro Muscotox
  • •Sciatica-Back Care
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Printing and Related Support Activities (33%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1863-63-4
PubChem CID15830
DTXSIDDTXSID4041602
FormulaC7H9NO2
Mol. Weight139.15 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].[NH4+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ammonium benzoate (CAS 1863-63-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1863-63-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4041602. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4041602 PubChem: 15830. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15830 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1863-63-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1863-63-4. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 1863-63-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/