Formic acid, ammonium salt

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

Molecular structure of 540-69-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$26M
Top SourceChina 31%

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 291512 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291512, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 31%ChinaDE 24%GermanyCA 17%CanadaSE 16%SwedenTR 3%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Harcros Chemicals
Vertellus

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS540-69-2
PubChem CID2723923
DTXSIDDTXSID6029624
FormulaCH5NO2
Mol. Weight63.056 g/mol
SMILESC(=O)[O-].[NH4+]

Data Sources

DTXSID60296242026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

27239232026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2723923/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2723923.json

540-69-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 540-69-22026-04-25

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

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

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