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Ferric chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 7705-08-0

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

Molecular structure of 7705-08-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$99M
Top sourceCanada 27%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 282739 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 44 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Freeport-Mcmoran
Kemira Water Solutions
Macdermid
Phibro Animal Health
Pvs Technologies
Show all 6
Usal
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Azelis Us Holdings
Emd Holding
EPA-registered importers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Chemical Distribution Network
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Ferrum Muriaticum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 18 sectors as 10 functional roles.

  • •Flocculating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Utilities (66%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (14%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Paper Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Construction (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Services (3%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flocculating agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in Utilities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Defoamer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flocculating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flocculating agent in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (1%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Flocculating agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Humectant in Utilities (11%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flocculating agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7705-08-0
PubChem CID24380
DTXSIDDTXSID8020622
FormulaCl3Fe
Mol. Weight162.2 g/mol
SMILESCl[Fe](Cl)Cl

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ferric chloride (CAS 7705-08-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7705-08-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8020622. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8020622 PubChem: 24380. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24380 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7705-08-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7705-08-0. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282739 for CAS 7705-08-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/