1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 108-70-3
US ProductionZero
Import Value$108M
Top SourceChina 77%

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 290399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290399, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

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

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$250.00 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.28500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.28500 g99%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.42250 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$1960.00100 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-70-3
PubChem CID7950
DTXSIDDTXSID8026195
FormulaC6H3Cl3
Mol. Weight181.4 g/mol
SMILESC1=C(C=C(C=C1Cl)Cl)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID80261952026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

79502026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7950/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7950.json

108-70-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 108-70-32026-04-25

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

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