Benzyl chloride

CAS 100-44-7

U.S. production volumes are classified 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, 2024$108M

Top sourceChina 77%

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 290399 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290399, which covers 178 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).

CN 77%ChinaIN 7%IndiaDE 7%GermanyJP 5%JapanIT 2%Italy

Ukraine
United Kingdom
Israel
Taiwan
Russia
Hong Kong
Canada
Ireland
Latvia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)

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

Cellmark Basic Materials

Clariant

Harcros Chemicals

Lamberti Usa, Incorporated

Polymer Additives

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Lanxess

Starchem Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals

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 4 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS100-44-7

PubChem CID7503

DTXSIDDTXSID0020153

FormulaC7H7Cl

Mol. Weight126.58 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0020153Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7503Retrieved 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

Benzyl chloride (CAS 100-44-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/100-44-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0020153. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0020153 PubChem: 7503. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7503 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 100-44-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 100-44-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290399 for CAS 100-44-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/