Potassium chlorate

Drug ingredient

CAS 3811-04-9

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$466K

Import volume280.8K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceBrazil 40%

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.

Potassium chlorate · US import value by year

2013: $0M · 2024: $0M · Peak 2025: $0M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282919 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 280.8K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282919, which covers 5 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).

BR 40%BrazilCN 32%ChinaSE 16%SwedenDO 11%Dominican RepublicES 1%Spain

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.

Wego Chemical Group

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

United Mineral And Chemical

9 FDA-registered drug labelers

Aqua Medica, S.A. de C.V.

BioActive Nutritional, Inc.

Boiron

Deseret Biologicals, Inc.

DNA Labs, Inc.

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Strides Pharma Science Limited

Vitality Works, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core ChemicalsHealthMetals & Mining

Downstream Uses

Appears in 15 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Kali Chloricum
•BP Reg
•DRY-CID
•Aquacid-100
•Aquacid-220
•Second Chakra (Sacral) 7302
•D-113
•AM-3

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•Aquacid-120
•Cal-5-Revive
•Aquacid-200
•Silicea Complex II
•Third Chakra (Solar Plexus) 7303
•Cardiacforce
•Polyethylene Glycol 3350 and electrolytes - Unflavored

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

Industrial Uses

•Oxidizing/reducing agents in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS3811-04-9

PubChem CID6426889

DTXSIDDTXSID6047448

FormulaClKO3

Mol. Weight122.55 g/mol

SMILES[O-]Cl(=O)=O.[K+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6047448Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6426889Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Potassium chlorate (CAS 3811-04-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3811-04-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6047448. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6047448 PubChem: 6426889. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6426889 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3811-04-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 3811-04-9. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282919 for CAS 3811-04-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/