Zinc sulfate
Drug ingredientThis 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$179M
Top SourceMexico 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 283329 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 283329, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
MX 46%MexicoCN 19%ChinaCA 11%CanadaIN 9%IndiaFI 4%Finland
- Italy
- South Africa
- Colombia
- United Kingdom
- Peru
- Czech Republic
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- Sweden
- Belgium
- Singapore
- Netherlands
- Hungary
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Advanced Micronutrient Products
Avantor
Bekaert
Cameron Chemical
Condy Holdings
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J.R. Simplot
Nalco- An Ecolab
Nucor
Nyrstar
Old Bridge Chemicals
Ultra Yield Micronutrients
EPA-registered importers (13)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ch Biotech R&D · TW Taiwan
Albemarle
Cascade Columbia
Ch Biotech
George S. Coyne Chemical
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Icl Specialty Products North America
International Chemical Group
Quadra Chemicals
Redox
United Mineral And Chemical
United Refining
Valagro Usa
Valudor Products
32 FDA-registered drug labelers
American Regent, Inc.
Amerisource Bergen Drug Corp.
AmerisourceBergen
Best Choice (Valu Merchandisers Company)
Better Living Brands LLC
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Discount Drug Mart
Discount Drug Mart, Inc.
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Geiss, Destin & Dunn, Inc.
Gland Pharma Limited
HEB Grocery Company., LP
KC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kroger
Meijer Distribution, Inc.
Meijer, Inc.
Piramal Critical Care Inc.
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
PureTek Corporation
Quality Choice
Retail Business Services, LLC.
Rite Aid Corporation
Seton Pharmaceuticals
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Topco Associates LLC
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Walgreen Co.
Walmart, Inc.
WinCo Foods, LLC
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsElectronicsPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningWaterTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 32 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Equate Multi-Symptom Relief Eye Drops
- •Equaline Multi-Symptom Eye Drops
- •ZINC Sulfate
- •GNP Eye Drops Seasonal Relief
- •Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief
- •Multrys
- •Rite Aid Multi-Symptom Relief Eye Drops
- •Signature Care Eye Drops A.C.
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- •Kroger Eye Drops Seasonal Relief
- •Topcare Health Ultra Itch Relief Astringent Eye Drops
- •Se-Tan PLUS
- •PureVit DualFe Plus
- •Walgreens Multi-Symptom Relief Eye Drops
- •Quality Choice Eye Drops Irritation Relief
- •Clear Eyes Complete 7 Sympton Relief
- •CVS Multi-Symptom Eye Drops
- •Good Neighbor Pharmacy Eye Drops Multi-Symptom Relief
- •GoodSense Eye Drops Irritation Relief
- •CVS Astringent Eye
- •Meijer Multi-Symptom Relief
- •Equaline Eye Drops A.C.
- •Discount Drug Mart Eye Drops Multi-Symptom Relief
- •Best Choice Eye Drops A.C.
- •CareOne Itchy Relief Eye Drops 15mL
- •Meijer Seasonal Itching and Redness Relief
- •Medics Choice Eye Drops Seasonal Relief
- •Dexatran
- •Walgreens Eye Drops Seasonal Relief 15mL
- •Discount Drug Mart Eye Drops A.C.
- •Winco Irritation Relief Eye
- •HEB A.C. Eye Drops
- •Tralement
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 19 sectors as 15 functional roles.
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Services (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in ServicesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Paper ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Utilities (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (83%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Refineries (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (8%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Services (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Other (6%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Paper Manufacturing (65%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (99%)Processing as a reactant
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Finishing agents in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Adsorbent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Preservative in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Coalescing agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS7733-02-0
PubChem CID24424
DTXSIDDTXSID2040315
FormulaO4SZn
Mol. Weight161.4 g/mol
SMILES[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
Data Sources
DTXSID20403152026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
244242026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/24424/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/24424.json
7733-02-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 7733-02-02026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json