Nitroguanidine

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

Molecular structure of 556-88-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$133M
Top SourceChina 47%

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 292990 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292990, which covers 10 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 47%ChinaDE 20%GermanyIN 14%IndiaGB 4%United KingdomKR 4%South Korea

Why It Matters

Sectors
Defense
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS556-88-7
PubChem CID86287517
DTXSIDDTXSID4024222
FormulaCH4N4O2
Mol. Weight104.07 g/mol
SMILESC(=N)(N)N[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

DTXSID40242222026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

862875172026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/86287517/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/86287517.json

556-88-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 556-88-72026-04-25

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

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

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