Chromic(VI) acid

CAS 7738-94-5

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production180.3K lb

Import value, 2024$16M

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceGermany 52%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 281990 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 180.3K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 41.4K lb · Imports 105.5K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 281990, which covers 7 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).

DE 52%GermanyCN 35%ChinaIN 8%IndiaCA 4%CanadaKZ 1%Kazakhstan

Spain
Italy
South Korea
Japan

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Koch

Koch Industries

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Umicore Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsTransportationPlastics & Rubber

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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.

•Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Plating agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Plating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Refrigerants in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7738-94-5

PubChem CID24425

DTXSIDDTXSID8034455

FormulaCrH2O4

Mol. Weight118.01 g/mol

SMILESO[Cr](=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8034455Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 24425Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Chromic(VI) acid (CAS 7738-94-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7738-94-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8034455. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8034455 PubChem: 24425. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24425 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7738-94-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7738-94-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 281990 for CAS 7738-94-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/