Zinc acetate
Drug ingredientCAS 557-34-6
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$64M
Top sourceNetherlands 37%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291529 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 45 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).
NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom
- Finland
- Belgium
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Turkey
- Sweden
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Nachurs Alpine Solutions
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Basf
Venator Chemicals
Verdant Specialty Solutions
75 FDA-registered drug labelers
Amerisource Bergen
AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION
AURORIUM LLC
Bausch Health US, LLC
Bestmade Natural Products
Better Living Brands, LLC
Bionpharma Inc.
Blistex Inc.
Cardinal Health 110, LLC. dba Leader
Cardinal Health, 110 dba Leader
Chain Drug Marketing Association
Chain Drug Marketing Association Inc
CoreTex Products Inc
CVS
CVS Pharmacy
Derma Care Research Labs, LLC
Dickinson Brands Inc.
Discount Drug Mart
Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FRONT PHARMACEUTICAL PLC
Geiss, Destin & Dunn, Inc
Global Calcium Private Limited
H E B
Humco Holding Group, Inc.
HY-VEE, INC
Jost Chemical Co.
Kenvue Brands LLC
Kroger
Kroger Co.
Kroger Company
L. Perrigo Company
Laboratorium Ofichem BV
Magnesium Products, Inc.
Major Pharmaceuticals
Meijer Distribution Inc
Meijer, Inc.
New World Imports, Inc
Nice-Pak Products, LLC
OL PHARMA TECH, LLC
Old East Main Co.
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Perrigo Direct, Inc
Pharma Nobis, LLC
Pharmacy Value Alliance LLC
R & R Lotion, Inc
Regenerex Pharma INC
Retail Business Services, LLC
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Rite Aid
Rugby Laboratories
Safeway
Savvy Care and Cosmetics
Sheffield Pharmaceuticals LLC
Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC
Silver Star Brands
STRATEGIC SOURCING SERVICES LLC
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Target Corporation
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
The Kroger Co.
TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC
Trifecta Pharmaceuticals USA, LLC.
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI
Universal Distribution Centre LLC
Valu Merchandisers
VALU MERCHANDISERS, CO
Veridian Healthcare
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
WALGREEN CO
WALGREEN COMPANY
Walgreens Company
Walmart Inc
Westlake HB Pharma LLC
WinCo Foods, LLC
Zhejiang Jingwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 67 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Galzin
- •Banophen
- •Clear Anti-Itch
- •Diphenhydramine HCl and Zinc Acetate
- •Equate Anti Itch
- •Industrial Itch and Pain Relief
- •CoreTex Anti-Itch Gel
- •itch relief
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- •CVS Extra Strength Itch Stopping
- •CVS Regular Strength Itch Stopping
- •Benadryl Original Strength Itch Stopping
- •leader anti itch
- •Warrior First Aid Anti Itch
- •Extra Strength Itch Relief
- •topcare anti itch
- •Shopko Anti-Itch
- •Calaclear
- •Discount Drug Mart Extra Strength Itch Stopping
- •Extra Strength WAL-DRYL ITCH Relief
- •Anti-itch
- •Good neighbor Pharmacy Itch Relief
- •Caladryl Clear
- •Itch Relief Cream
- •Walgreens Original Strength Anti Itch
- •Benadryl Extra Strength Itch Relief
- •Rugby Caldyphen Clear
- •Westlake Itch Relief
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM40
- •Dr. Sheffield Anti Itch Cream
- •signature care itch relief
- •Careall Anti-Itch
- •WinCo Original Strength Anti-Itch
- •Mucus-Clear Flu Relief
- •Anti-Itch Cream
- •Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride and Zinc Acetate
- •foster and thrive anti itch cream
- •Humco Calaclear
- •TheraCare 2% Diphenhydramine Anti-Itch Cream
- •Xcellderma
- •Rite Aid Cala Itch Relief
- •Quality Choice Itch Relief
- •CVS Itch Relief
- •Itch stopping Cream
- •Family Wellness
- •Benadryl Extra Strength Itch Cooling
- •DCH Calaspray Itch Relief
- •Savvy Itch Stopping
- •Blistex Ivarest Poison Ivy Itch
- •Rite Aid Itch Relief
- •Rite Aid Extra Strength Itch Stopping
- •TN Dickinsons Pain and Itch Relief
- •GNP Extra Strength Anti-Itch Cream
- •Extra Strength Itch Stopping
- •Discount Drug Mart Regular Strength Itch Stopping
- •calahist clear
- •Foster and Thrive Caldyphen Clear
- •Caring Mill Anti-Itch Cream
- •good sense itch relief
- •GoodSense Anti-Itch
- •I.C. Ivy Block
- •Best Choice Itch Relief
- •Equate Calaspray
- •TopCare Calaclear
- •ItchZap
- •Walgreens Anti Itch Cream
- •Benadryl Extra Strength Itch Stopping
- •Calamine Clear
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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Binder in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$9.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors7 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
6 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.24 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.92 | 25 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $8.40 | 5 g | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS557-34-6
PubChem CID11192
DTXSIDDTXSID8038770
FormulaC4H6O4Zn
Mol. Weight183.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8038770Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 11192Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Zinc acetate (CAS 557-34-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/557-34-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8038770. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8038770 PubChem: 11192. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11192 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 557-34-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 557-34-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291529 for CAS 557-34-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/