Ammonium perchlorate

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

Molecular structure of 7790-98-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$12M
Top SourceCanada 43%

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 282990 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282990, which covers 8 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 43%CanadaIN 23%IndiaCN 17%ChinaBR 10%BrazilSE 3%Sweden
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
American Pacific
Northrop Grumman
EPA-registered importers (1)
Gfs Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$3.20/gAK Scientific, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$80.00 / 25 g
Purity98%
Vendors3 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

2 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$6.9225 g99.999%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$6.9225 g99.999%

Chemical Identity

CAS7790-98-9
PubChem CID24639
DTXSIDDTXSID4024515
FormulaClH4NO4
Mol. Weight117.49 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O

Data Sources

DTXSID40245152026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

246392026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/24639/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/24639.json

7790-98-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7790-98-92026-04-25

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

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