Perchloric acid

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

Molecular structure of 7601-90-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$66M
Top SourceChina 46%

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 281119 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 281119, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 46%ChinaDE 17%GermanyMY 12%MalaysiaKR 5%South KoreaTW 5%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Gfs Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS7601-90-3
PubChem CID24247
DTXSIDDTXSID8047004
FormulaClHO4
Mol. Weight100.46 g/mol
SMILESOCl(=O)(=O)=O

Data Sources

DTXSID80470042026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

242472026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/24247/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/24247.json

7601-90-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7601-90-32026-04-25

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

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