Stannous chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 7772-99-8

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

Molecular structure of 7772-99-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$424M
Import volumeZero
Top sourceCanada 26%

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, 320649 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, 320649, which covers 88 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 26%CanadaDE 20%GermanyMX 10%MexicoCN 6%ChinaJP 6%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Advance Research Chemicals
Macdermid
Mason
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Curium US LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthEnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Technescan PYP
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Chelating 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
  • •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7772-99-8
PubChem CID24479
DTXSIDDTXSID8021351
FormulaCl2Sn
Mol. Weight189.61 g/mol
SMILESCl[Sn]Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

Stannous chloride (CAS 7772-99-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7772-99-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8021351. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8021351 PubChem: 24479. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24479 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7772-99-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7772-99-8. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282739,320649 for CAS 7772-99-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/