Ammonium carbonate

Drug ingredient

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

Molecular structure of 506-87-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$116M
Top SourceAustralia 23%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283699 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 283699, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
AU 23%AustraliaDE 17%GermanyCN 15%ChinaPH 13%PhilippinesFI 9%Finland
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Venator Materials Plc · GB United Kingdom
Micronutrients Usa
Venator Materials
EPA-registered importers (1)
The Chemical
27 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
b_loop Distributing Ltd.
Bestmade Natural Products
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Boiron
Deseret Biologicals
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Direct Outlet Supplier LLC
DNA Labs, Inc.
Guangzhou Bangting International Trade Co., Ltd
Guangzhou Woxinghui Technology Co., Ltd.
Guna spa
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Hyvia Health LLC
King Bio Inc.
Nanjing Ludejin Corporation Management Co., Ltd
Nanning Xingshuang Network Technology Studio (A Sole Proprietorship)
NET Remedies
Newton Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
OHM PHARMA INC.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
RUBIMED AG
Rxhomeo Private Limited d.b.a. Rxhomeo, Inc
Shenzhen Tie Gou Li Trading Co., Ltd.
The Wellness Center for Research and Education
TRGResearch LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthEnergyPlastics & Rubber
Downstream Uses

Appears in 38 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Bestmade Natural Products BM94
  • Industriox
  • Bardown Smelling Salts
  • Upper Respiratory Support
  • Progenite
  • Hay Fever
  • Emvita 8
  • Smelling Salt
Show all 38
  • Weight Management Formula 7534
  • Bestmade Natural Products Ammonium Carb
  • Ammonium Carbonicum
  • Anti Hive
  • D-67
  • Metal
  • Ammon Carbon
  • GUNA-Allergy T
  • MYCCombination
  • SLIM
  • R07 Pituitary
  • Syborg Salts Smelling Salt
  • Prime Pulse Smelling Salts
  • BEST Smelling Salts
  • JACK Smelling Salts for Athletes and Eucalyptus Oil
  • Mold Plus
  • Bestmade Natural Products BM88
  • Weight Off
  • Rbugr smelling salts
  • Compulsive Eating Drops 2073
  • Joette Calabrese Survivalist Kit
  • R06 Thyroid
  • Thyroid Formula
  • Lrnash Smelling Salts
  • GUNA Allergy
  • D-77
  • R18 Ovagen
  • OHM Menopause
  • Lungs and Bronchial Relief
  • G10 Cerebral-MET
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Hydraulic fluids in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • Solids separation agents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Petroleum Refineries (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS506-87-6
PubChem CID517111
DTXSIDDTXSID5047457
FormulaCH8N2O3
Mol. Weight96.09 g/mol
SMILESC(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+]

Data Sources

DTXSID50474572026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

5171112026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/517111/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/517111.json

506-87-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 506-87-62026-04-07

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

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