1,4-Dichlorobenzene

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

Molecular structure of 106-46-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$49M
Top SourceGermany 52%

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 290391 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 290391, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 52%GermanyIN 37%IndiaCN 6%ChinaIL 2%IsraelMX 2%Mexico
EPA-registered importers (5)
Marubeni · JP Japan
Celanese
Lanxess
Marubeni America
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberConsumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Deodorizer in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$75.36 / 2.5 kg
Purity99%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.053 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.053 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.22100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.29100 g99.5%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.46100 g99.98%
MolnovaChina$52.00500 mg99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS106-46-7
PubChem CID4685
DTXSIDDTXSID1020431
FormulaC6H4Cl2
Mol. Weight147 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1Cl)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID10204312026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

46852026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/4685/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/4685.json

106-46-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 106-46-72026-04-25

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

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