Sulfamic acid
CAS 5329-14-6
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$66M
Top sourceChina 46%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 281119 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 281119, which covers 30 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 46%ChinaDE 17%GermanyMY 12%MalaysiaKR 5%South KoreaTW 5%Taiwan
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Jordan
- Italy
- Czech Republic
- United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Macdermid
Minerals Technologies
Nalco- An Ecolab
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (14)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
American International Chemical
Brenntag
Calfrac Well Services
Catalynt Solutions
Cellmark Basic Materials
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Dystar
George S. Coyne Chemical
Harcros Chemicals
Ideal Chemical & Supply
Norman, Fox &
Polyventive
Quadra Chemicals
Silver Fern Chemical
Veolia Water Technologies Treatment Solutions Usa
EPA-registered importers (13)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Brenntag · DE Germany
3M
Chemical Distribution Network
Daxx
Global Chemical Resources
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Industrial Chemicals
Mak Chemicals
Snf Holding
Valudor Products
Water Solutions Un
Wego Chemical Group
Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii
Wintersun International
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyWaterElectronicsMetals & MiningTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
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
Used in 11 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Flocculating agent in Utilities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •pH regulating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-scaling agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Stabilizing agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flame retardant in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Paper Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$134.26 / 5 kg
Purity99.5%
Vendors16 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
15 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.03 | 5 kg | 99.5% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.05 | 2.5 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.14 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $0.76 | 500 g | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS5329-14-6
PubChem CID5987
DTXSIDDTXSID6034005
FormulaH3NO3S
Mol. Weight97.1 g/mol
SMILESNS(=O)(=O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6034005Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 5987Retrieved 2026-04-06
- 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
Brief citations
Sulfamic acid (CAS 5329-14-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5329-14-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6034005. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6034005 PubChem: 5987. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5987 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5329-14-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5329-14-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 281119 for CAS 5329-14-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/