Hydroxylamine hydrochloride

CAS 5470-11-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 5470-11-1 — 1 HCl

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$35M

Import volume148.8K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceGermany 67%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Hydroxylamine hydrochloride · US import value by year

2013: $38M · Peak 2022: $57M · 2024: $35M · 2025: $31M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282510 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 148.8K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 266.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 282510, which covers 11 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 67%GermanyKR 17%South KoreaIT 6%ItalyFI 4%FinlandJP 3%Japan

India
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Mexico
Canada
Hong Kong
Greece

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.

Ambyth Chemical

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.

Sovereign Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore 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 2 functional roles.

•Bleaching agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS5470-11-1

PubChem CID443297

DTXSIDDTXSID7025425

FormulaClH4NO

Mol. Weight69.49 g/mol

SMILESNO.Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7025425Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 443297Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Hydroxylamine hydrochloride (CAS 5470-11-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5470-11-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7025425. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7025425 PubChem: 443297. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/443297 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5470-11-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5470-11-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282510 for CAS 5470-11-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/