Formic acid, ammonium salt

CAS 540-69-2

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

Molecular structure of 540-69-2 — 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$26M

Top sourceChina 31%

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 291512 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291512, which covers 15 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 31%ChinaDE 24%GermanyCA 17%CanadaSE 16%SwedenTR 3%Turkey

Brazil
Switzerland
Colombia
Netherlands
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.

Aurorium

Harcros Chemicals

Koch Industries

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

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureMetals & 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 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
•Plating agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (70%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS540-69-2

PubChem CID2723923

DTXSIDDTXSID6029624

FormulaCH5NO2

Mol. Weight63.056 g/mol

SMILESC(=O)[O-].[NH4+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6029624Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 2723923Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Formic acid, ammonium salt (CAS 540-69-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/540-69-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6029624. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6029624 PubChem: 2723923. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723923 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 540-69-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 540-69-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291512 for CAS 540-69-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/