C.I. Food Yellow 6

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

Molecular structure of 104-23-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$50M
Top SourceIndonesia 23%

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 292700 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292700, which covers 11 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 23%IndonesiaJP 18%JapanMX 16%MexicoCN 13%ChinaKR 8%South Korea
EPA-registered importers (2)
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Archroma U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • 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

DTXSID40417312026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

172242026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/17224/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/17224.json

104-23-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 104-23-42026-04-25

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

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