C.I. Food Yellow 6

CAS 104-23-4

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$50M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndonesia 23%

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. 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 292700 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292700, which covers 89 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).

ID 23%IndonesiaJP 18%JapanMX 16%MexicoCN 13%ChinaKR 8%South Korea

Germany
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Belgium
Latvia
Ukraine

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.

Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland

Archroma U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS104-23-4

PubChem CID17224

DTXSIDDTXSID4041731

FormulaC12H11N3O3S

Mol. Weight277.3 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1N)N=NC2=CC=C(C=C2)S(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4041731Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 17224Retrieved 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

C.I. Food Yellow 6 (CAS 104-23-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/104-23-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4041731. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4041731 PubChem: 17224. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17224 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 104-23-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 104-23-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292700 for CAS 104-23-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/