Tin(II) bis(methanesulfonate)

CAS 53408-94-9

Methanesulfonic acid, tin(2+) salt (2:1)

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

Molecular structure of 53408-94-9 — 1 Sn²⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$40M

Import volume3.0K lb

Top sourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports 3.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 115 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).

DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India

Spain
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Brazil
Taiwan
Hong Kong

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.

Macdermid

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.

Cellmark Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsMetals & MiningCore 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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS53408-94-9

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1068851

FormulaC2H6O6S2Sn

Mol. Weight308.89 g/mol

SMILES[Sn++].CS([O-])(=O)=O.CS([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

Tin(II) bis(methanesulfonate) (CAS 53408-94-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/53408-94-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 53408-94-9. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 53408-94-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 53408-94-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290410 for CAS 53408-94-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/