Trinitroglycerin

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 55-63-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$208M
Top SourceChina 28%

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 292090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 41 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Bae Systems, Ordnance Systems
Dyno Nobel
General Dynamics
EPA-registered importers (1)
Northrop Grumman

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthDefense
Downstream Uses

Appears in 68 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Nitrostat
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM179
  • •Nitroglycerin
  • •Nitrolingual
  • •Glonoinum
  • •Vascuflow
  • •BP Reg
  • •Arteriotone
Show all 68
  • •Chemstat
  • •Artalgia
  • •nitroglycerin lingual
  • •Nitro-DUR
  • •Motion Sickness
  • •Cranial Sacral Drops 5003
  • •Circulation
  • •Nitroglycerin IN Dextrose
  • •Angina Drops 2083
  • •Migraine Ease
  • •Energy Complex
  • •BM Glonoine
  • •HA HP
  • •Hangover Help
  • •Dizzi-V
  • •Tinnitus
  • •Rectiv
  • •Migraine Drops 2140
  • •Hyten Formula
  • •Cardioforce I
  • •Cold Hands - Feet
  • •Menopause
  • •Ear Ringing
  • •Headache
  • •Headache-Migraine
  • •D-47
  • •Hypertension Drops 2132
  • •Epl-Cell Repair
  • •Nitroglycerin Transdermal Infusion System
  • •Viscumforce
  • •Headache Tonic
  • •D-12
  • •Cyclease Menopause
  • •Headache Drops 2027
  • •Arsenicum Combination 9251
  • •Headek Nasal
  • •Arterioforce I
  • •Nitro-TIME
  • •Vitality
  • •CardCare
  • •Crataegus Combination 9220
  • •RAU Viscum
  • •HBP
  • •D-99
  • •Migraine Relief
  • •Pericardium Triple Warmer Meridian Opener
  • •Headache HP
  • •Headache and Migraine Relief
  • •D-112
  • •Glautarakt
  • •MenoPower
  • •Menopause Relief
  • •Nitro-BID
  • •Homeoplex D
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM116
  • •Heart/Fatigue
  • •OHM Menopause
  • •Migraine Headache Therapy
  • •Adjustment Disorders Formula 2097
  • •Cactus Combination 9213
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • •Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS55-63-0
PubChem CID4510
DTXSIDDTXSID1021407
FormulaC3H5N3O9
Mol. Weight227.09 g/mol
SMILESC(C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

DTXSID10214072026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

45102026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/4510/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/4510.json

55-63-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 55-63-02026-06-13

https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json

Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json

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