Ammonium hexadecyl sulfate

CAS 4696-47-3

1-Hexadecanol, 1-(hydrogen sulfate), ammonium salt (1:1)

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 4696-47-3 — 1 NH₄⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$208M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceChina 28%

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 292090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 98 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).

CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany

Poland
Switzerland
Ireland
Canada
Lithuania
Netherlands
Brazil
Malaysia
Hungary
Czech Republic
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Turkey

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland

Archroma U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

Industrial Uses

•Softener and conditioner in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS4696-47-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID6063563

FormulaC16H37NO4S

Mol. Weight339.54 g/mol

SMILES[NH4+].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOS([O-])(=O)=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

Ammonium hexadecyl sulfate (CAS 4696-47-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4696-47-3/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 4696-47-3. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4696-47-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4696-47-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292090 for CAS 4696-47-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/